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Freak Out! Vintage-Style CHIC Mixes Shine On New Dimitri From Paris Set

August 20, 2018 By Joe Marchese 2 Comments

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In 2010, Dimitri from Paris was invited to remix a number of tracks from the venerable CHIC catalogue for The CHIC Organization Box Set. Vol. 1: Savoir Faire.  The Turkish-born, French music producer and DJ's remixed takes on classics like "I Want Your Love," "I Feel Your Love Comin' On," Sister Sledge's "Thinking of You" and "Lost in Music," and Norma Jean Wright's "Saturday" were all released as digital singles.  Now, those remixes and more have just been collected on a new set available on 2 CDs, download or streaming (with a vinyl release to follow).  Dimitri From Paris Presents Le CHIC Remix, from Glitterbox Recordings, presents ten tracks in vocal form on CD 1 and those same tracks on CD 2 as instrumentals.

In addition to the songs mentioned above, Le CHIC Remix also includes Dimitri's sizzling dancefloor stylings on CHIC's "Le Freak" and "My Forbidden Lover," Sister Sledge's "He's the Greatest Dancer" and "Got to Love Somebody," and Sheila and B. Devotion's "Your Love Is Good."  All of Dimitri's remixes have been derived from the original master tapes of these seminal 1978-1980 recordings, putting the spotlight on the individual elements in Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards' richly-textured productions that make CHIC's music so eternal.  Three of the remixes have been created especially for this set: "My Forbidden Lover," "He's the Greatest Dancer," and "Got to Love Somebody."  The remaining tracks have all been remastered in 2018.

"That is what I consider a bit of a lifetime achievement - I still can't fully fathom that this is real," comments Dimitri from Paris in the press release.  "I find it quite overwhelming when I realize I was actually allowed to get my hands on those absolute - stone cold - monumental - (insert your own favorite superlative here) - milestones of Dance Music."

Freak out!  These ten CHIC-helmed classics can be heard anew.  You'll find the complete track listing and order links below.  A vinyl release will be announced in the near future.

Dimitri From Paris Presents Le CHIC Remix (Defected Records, 2018) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Disc 1: Vocal - Disc 2: Instrumental

  1. Le Freak - CHIC
  2. Lost In Music - Sister Sledge
  3. I Want Your Love - CHIC
  4. Saturday - Norma Jean Wright
  5. Thinking Of You - Sister Sledge
  6. My Forbidden Lover - CHIC
  7. He's The Greatest Dancer - Sister Sledge
  8. I Feel Your Love Comin' On - CHIC
  9. Got To Love Somebody - Sister Sledge
  10. Your Love Is Good - Sheila & B. Devotion

Tracks 2-5 and 8 previously released on Nile Rodgers Presents The CHIC Organization Box Set Vol. 1: Savoir Faire (Warner Music France 5249827895, 2010)

Categories: News Formats: CD, Digital Download, Digital Streaming Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul Tags: CHIC, Nile Rodgers, Sister Sledge

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with Real Gone Music, has released newly-curated collections produced by Joe from iconic artists such as Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Chet Atkins, and many others. He has contributed liner notes to reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, B.J. Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, and Andy Williams, and has compiled releases for talents including Robert Goulet and Keith Allison of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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Comments

  1. Mounir IDIR says

    August 20, 2018 at 3:55 pm

    What a shame about what dimitri did. He added several claps, cow bells and so on, in the chic's songs. The worse thing he did, he accelerate the tempo of lost in music (my favorite) and he took the 1984 remix (who was bad) to do the remix of the song. I'd rather prefer Mike Mauro for doing the job, he's far better than Dimitri. Only "saturday" by Norma Jean wasn't slaugthered. For the rest...SHAME !!!

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  2. Robert Lett says

    August 23, 2018 at 2:00 pm

    Meh. I would much rather have a follow up to the fab "Nile Rodgers presents The Chic Organization Vol. 1" box set.

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