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Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah! Nile Rodgers Remasters CHIC Albums for New Box Set

September 19, 2018 By Joe Marchese 4 Comments

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Good times are on the way from the tight-knit musical unit that made everybody dance.  On November 23, Atlantic Records and Rhino will celebrate the 40th anniversary of CHIC's chart-topping, record-breaking "Le Freak" with a new box set.  The CHIC Organization 1977-1979 will arrive in 5-CD and 6-LP formats, bringing together new Nile Rodgers Signature Edition remasters of CHIC's first three albums plus Sister Sledge's CHIC-produced We Are Family and a bonus disc of period single edits and 12-inch mixes.

Both versions of the box include CHIC's first three albums - CHIC (1978), C'est Chic (1978) and Risqué (1978) - which have been newly remastered from the original master tapes by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios. As executive producer, Nile Rodgers oversaw the remastering process with the approval of his late creative partner Bernard Edwards' estate.  Rodgers is currently Chief Creative Adviser at Abbey Road.  The vinyl version was mastered at half-speed and pressed on 180-gram vinyl.

The vinyl set has an exclusive component: a replica of CHIC's first single: a 12-inch promo for "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" that Buddah Records released in 1977 prior to the band signing to Atlantic.  Rodgers and Edwards have always felt the bass and bottom end on the Buddah release was superior to the subsequent Atlantic issue.

The bonus disc on both the CD and vinyl edition features ten 12-inch mixes and 7-inch edits of such floor-fillers as "Good Times," "Le Freak," "I Want Your Love," and "My Forbidden Lover."  The CHIC Organization 1977-1979 also premieres a remastered edition of Sister Sledge's 1979 We Are Family, the very first album Rodgers and Edwards wrote and produced for an outside artist.  (The duo had previously helmed Norma Jean from CHIC vocalist Norma Jean Wright.)  The album's success would pave the way for CHIC collaborations with Diana Ross, David Bowie, Johnny Mathis, Debbie Harry, and others.

Nile Rodgers, who turns 66 years young today, is quoted in the press release: "My life has been everything I ever hoped it could be as a result of the incredible music Bernard and I made together. This has been recognized both critically and commercially as some of the finest of all time and that's everything we hoped for as two young musicians who knew no limits and who's partnership was effortless.  Having the biggest selling single in the history of Atlantic Records, one of the greatest labels of all time, what a dream! It was important to me that we make these the best sounding editions ever as a tribute to 'Nard.  I'm quite certain that Miles Showell and I and the team at Abbey Road succeeded. Forty years later this all feels so fresh."

Both versions of the box set contain essays by authors Touré and Paul Morley, while the vinyl edition includes an additional, exclusive essay by music historian Ashley Kahn.  Morley's essay is truncated in the CD box but offered at its full length in the LP box.

Nile Rodgers and CHIC's new album It's About Time, featuring collaborations with Lady Gaga, Elton John, Teddy Riley and Vic Mensa, is available on Virgin/EMI next Friday, September 28 in the U.K. and October 19 in the U.S., with a final album to follow in February.  You can look for The CHIC Organization 1977-1979 on November 23 from Atlantic/Rhino!  Full Amazon links should be active soon.

The CHIC Organization 1977-1979: Nile Rodgers' Signature Edition Remasters (Atlantic/Rhino, 2018)

5CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
6LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

CD/LP 1: CHIC (Atlantic SD-19153, 1977)

  1. Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
  2. São Paulo
  3. You Can Get By
  4. Everybody Dance
  5. Est-ce que c'est Chic
  6. Falling In Love With You
  7. Strike Up The Band

CD/LP 2: C'est CHIC (Atlantic SD-19209, 1978)

  1. Chic Cheer
  2. Le Freak
  3. Savoir Faire
  4. Happy Man
  5. I Want Your Love
  6. At Last I Am Free
  7. Sometimes You Win
  8. (Funny) Bone

CD/LP 3: Sister Sledge, We Are Family (Cotillion SD-5209, 1979)

  1. He's The Greatest Dancer
  2. Lost In Music
  3. Somebody Loves Me
  4. Thinking Of You
  5. We Are Family
  6. Easier To Love
  7. You're a Friend To Me
  8. One More Time

CD/LP 4: Risque (Atlantic SD-16003, 1979)

  1. Good Times
  2. A Warm Summer Night
  3. My Feet Keep Dancing
  4. My Forbidden Lover
  5. Can't Stand To Love You
  6. Will You Cry (When You Hear This Song)
  7. What About Me

CD/LP 5: Original '77-'79 Remixes and Edits

  1. Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) (7" Edit) (single A-side - Atlantic 3435, 1977)
  2. Everybody Dance (12" Mix) (promo A-side - Atlantic DSKO 109, 1978)
  3. You Can Get By (7" Edit) (single B-side - Atlantic 3469, 1978)
  4. Everybody Dance (7" Edit) (single A-side - Atlantic 3469, 1978)
  5. Le Freak (7" Edit) (single A-side - Atlantic 3519, 1978)
  6. I Want Your Love (7" Edit) (single A-side - Atlantic 3557, 1978)
  7. Good Times (7" Edit) (single A-side - Atlantic 3584, 1979)
  8. My Forbidden Lover (7" Edit) (single A-side - Atlantic 3620, 1979)
  9. My Forbidden Lover (12" Mix) (promo A-side - Atlantic DKSO 207, 1979)
  10. My Feet Keep Dancing (7" Edit) (single A-side - Atlantic 3638, 1979)

12" Single (exclusive to vinyl box): Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) b/w São Paulo (Buddah Records DSC 121, 1977)

Categories: News Formats: CD, Vinyl Genre: Disco/Dance, Pop 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. LeVan says

    September 19, 2018 at 2:38 pm

    Wow this is great! The albums after would’ve been nice they’re great also.

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  2. Joe Mac Pherson says

    September 19, 2018 at 3:38 pm

    This is so wonderful, and for me, strange. Quite honestly, last week, one day I was thinking about how many albums from established recording artists are finally getting reissued, and given the deluxe treatment. CHIC was actually what danced through my thoughts, because as of last week, their catalogue was never presented as such. Now it's a new week, and Voila! CHIC are coming out with a fab reissue!! Surprise, surprise! You know I'm ready for this. I'm ready to dance again!
    I hope their 80's releases are brought back, too. CHIC! You Are Beautiful, to me!
    Joe Marchese, Thank You for posting the news!

    Reply
  3. ISH says

    September 19, 2018 at 5:17 pm

    Well I recently picked up one of those mini lp sleeve boxes of Chic's first five albums so this is slightly frustrating, but still I couldn't help notice how in dire need of remastering the contents were. so I will shell out for this. Oh well! Wonder why the other Chic Sister Sledge album wasn't included?

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  4. Larry Davis says

    September 20, 2018 at 5:49 am

    A LEEETLE pricey but def worth it...have a strong feeling that the 80s albums will get a follow-up box, with the solo albums thrown in, because those are tougher to find...I have the cheap Sister Sledge We Are Family remaster with 4 bonus 12"s added on...with the new album out soon...and final album in February (er what??) I guess Nile wants to go out on a high note...i may get both sets because of wanting the CD version plus the full essay and bonus Buddah 12"...

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