FORMED: 1977, New York, NY DISBANDED: 1985

Chic was the best and most influential disco band of the latter half of the '70s, earning hits with both their own records and the outside productions of co-leaders Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. Beginning their career as the Big Apple Band, the group changed their name to Chic in 1977 after Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band had a number one hit with "A Fifth of Beethoven." Along with the change in name came a change in music, from fusion to disco. Edwards (bass), Rodgers (guitar), and Tony Thompson (drums) hired Norma Jean Wright and Alfa Anderson to sing, and they recorded a demo of "Dance Dance Dance." Atlantic picked it up in late 1977 after a series of rejections from other record labels; the single sold a million copies in one month, catapulting Chic into the forefront of the disco scene. After Wright left for a solo career, Luci Martin joined the band. Chic's biggest hits -- "Le Freak" (number one), "I Want Your Love" (number seven), and the "Good Times" (number one) -- came in 1978-1979, and as disco started to fade, so did the group's popularity. Still, Chic's influence was apparent throughout the '80s; "Good Times" alone spawned Queen's hit "Another One Bites the Dust" (a complete rip-off), and Sugarhill Gang used the record as the foundation for "Rapper's Delight," arguably the first rap single. Nile Rodgers was one of the most successful producers of the early '80s, scoring hits with David Bowie's Let's Dance, Madonna's Like a Virgin, and Mick Jagger's solo debut, She's the Boss. Edwards' solo productions weren't as consistent as Rodgers', but the Power Station's album (which featured Tony Thompson on drums) was a hit. Chic re-formed in 1992, but failed to recapture the fire of its glory days. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All-Music Guide

Chic Tribute

LOOK	ALBUM	YEAR
	Chic	1977
	C'est Chic	1978
	Risque	1979
	Real People	1980
	Take it Off	1981
	Tongue in Chic	1982
	Believer	1983
	The Best of Chic, Dance, Dance, Dance	1991
	Chic-ism	1992
	The Best of Chic Volume 2	1992
	Chic Freak and More Treats	1996
	Live at the Budokan	1999

1977 Chic

01. Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) 02. S�o Paulo 03. You Can Get by 04. Everybody Dance

05. Est-ce Que C'est Chic 06. Falling in Love with You 07. Strike up the Band

1978 C'est Chic

01. Chic Cheer 02. Le Freak 03. Savoir Faire 04. Happy Man

05. I Want Your Love 06. At Last I Am Free 07. Sometimes You Win 08. (Funny) Bone

1979 Risque

01. Good Times 02. A Warm Summer Night 03. My Feet Keep Dancing 04. My Forbidden Lover

05. Can't Stand to Love You 06. Will You Cry (When You Hear this Song) 07. What about Me

1980 Real People

01. Open up 02. Real People 03. I Loved You More 04. I Got Protection

05. Rebels Are We 06. Chip off the Old Block 07. 26 08. You Can't Do it Alone

1981 Take it Off

01. Stage Fright 02. Burn Hard 03. So Fine 04. Flash Back 05. Telling Lies

06. Your Love Is Cancelled 07. Would You Be My Baby 08. Take it off 09. Just out of Reach 10. Baby Doll

1982 Tongue in Chic

01. Hangin 02. I Feel Your Love Comin on 03. When You Love Someone 04. Chic (Everybody Say)

05. Hey Fool 06. Sharing Love 07. City Lights

1983 Believer

01. Believer 02. You Are Beautiful 03. Take a Closer Look 04. Give Me the Lovin'

05. Show Me Your Light 06. You Got Some Love for Me 07. In Love with Music 08. Party Everybody

1991 The Best of Chic, Dance, Dance, Dance

01. Dance, Dance, Dance 02. Everybody Dance 03. Strike up the Band 04. Chic Cheer 05. Le Freak 06. I Want Your Love

07. Good Times 08. My Feet Keep Dancing 09. My Forbidden Lover 10. Soup for One 11. Savoir Faire

1992 Chic-ism

01. Chic Mystique 02. Your Love 03. Jusagroove 04. Something You Can Feel 05. One and Only One 06. Doin' That Thing to Me 07. Chicism

08. In it to Win it 09. My Love's for Real 10. Take My Love 11. High 12. M. M. F. T. C. F. 13. Chic Mystique (Reprise)

1992 The Best of Chic Volume 2

01. Rebels Are We 02. What about Me 03. 26 04. Will You Cry 05. Stage Fright 06. Real People 07. Hangin' 08. Give Me All the Lovin' 09. At Last I Am Free

10. Just out of Reach 11. When You Love Someone 12. Your Love Is Cancelled 13. Believer 14. You Are Beautiful 15. Flash Back 16. You Can't Do it Alone 17. Tavern on the Green

1996 Chic Freak and More Treats

01. Everybody Dance 02. Dance, Dance, Dance 03. Let's Dance 04. Le Freak 05. Upside down 06. Do That Dance 07. He's the Greatest Dancer

08. Good Times 09. I Want Your Love 10. Music Is My House 11. We Are Family 12. Do That Dance (Dancehall/rap Remix) 13. Just One World

1999 Live at the Budokan

01. Bernard Introduction 02. Band Introduction 03. Le Freak 04. Dance Dance Dance (Intro) 05. Dance Dance Dance 06. I Want Your Love 07. Sister Sledge (Intro) 08. He's the Greatest Dancer 09. We Are Family (Intro) 10. We Are Family

11. Do That Dance 12. Good Times (Intro) 13. Good Times 14. Rapper's Delight 15. Stone Free (Intro) 16. Stone Free 17. Chic Cheer 18. Backstage 19. Bernard #2