C'est Chic
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C'est Chic is a landmark 1978 disco album by the band Chic, featuring the hit single "Le Freak" and helping define the sound of late-1970s dance music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| C'est Chic canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disco album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Chic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Billboard Year-End Number One R&B Album 1979 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certification |
BPI Silver
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RIAA Platinum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboard200 | 4 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSRBAlbums | 1 ⓘ |
| contributor |
Alfa Anderson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bernard Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ Luci Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Nile Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ Norma Jean Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs | landmark disco album ⓘ |
| followedBy | Risqué NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
R&B
ⓘ
disco ⓘ funk ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | late-1970s dance music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
(Funny) Bone
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At Last I Am Free NERFINISHED ⓘ Chic Cheer NERFINISHED ⓘ Happy Man NERFINISHED ⓘ I Want Your Love NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Freak NERFINISHED ⓘ Savoir Faire NERFINISHED ⓘ Sometimes You Win NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesHitSingle | Le Freak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
dance music
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post-disco ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 40 minutes ⓘ |
| mainSongwriter |
Bernard Edwards
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nile Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Le Freak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| performer | Chic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Chic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Bernard Edwards
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nile Rodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1978 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Atlantic Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1978-08-11 ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
groove-oriented bass lines
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rhythm guitar-driven sound ⓘ string-heavy arrangements ⓘ |
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