Dance, Dance, Dance: The Best of Chic

Performer: Chic
Artist: Luther Vandross
Producer: Yves Beauvois (Compilation)
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Chic: Nile Rodgers (vocals, guitar); Bernard Edwards (vocals, bass); Norma Jean, Alfa Anderson, Luci Martin (vocals); Tony Thompson (drums). Additional personnel: Luther Vandross, Robin Clark, Diva Grey (vocals). Recorded at Electric Ladyland Studios and The Power Station, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Jean-Charles Costa. Digitally remastered by Howie Weinberg (August 1991, Masterdisk, New York, New York). This is part of the Atlantic & ATCO Remasters Series. Chic's greatest hits album holds up a lot better than most artifacts of the disco era, a fact that can be attributed, largely, to splendid musicianship; the instrumental core of the group--guitarist Nile Rogers, bassist Bernard Edwards, and drummer Tony Thompson--was as telepathically tight as predecessors like Booker T. and the MGs and perhaps even a bit more inventive. As a result, the group's seamless combination of irresistible rhythmic grooves and catchy pop hooks--heard here to best advantage on such period anthems as "Le Freak" and (especially) "Good Times"--still sounds fresh.

Entertainment Weekly (3/27/92, p.76) - "..a long-overdue collection...all the hits are here.." - Rating: A- Vibe (12/99, p.157) - Included in Vibe's 100 Essential Albums of the 20th Century

Brainchild of guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards, Chic was one of the most successful groups of the disco era, both financially and creatively. Employing sparse, syncopated rhythm tracks as the basis for a slickly produced, yet highly recognizable sound, Chic avoided typical disco blandness, appealing to a wide variety of listeners. After Chic's demise, Edwards and Rodgers became successful producers and Chic's influence continued to be heard in the music of everyone from David Bowie to Duran Duran.

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