Chic-ism (Reissue)

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Chic: Sylver Logan Sharp, Jenn Thomas (vocals); Nile Rodgers (guitar, vocals); Bernard Edwards (bass, vocals). Additional personnel: Princesa (rap); Steve Elson (soprano, tenor & baritone saxophones); Stan Harrison (alto & tenor saxophones); Mac Gollehon (trumpet, flugelhorn); Richard Hilton (keyboards, programming); Sonny Emory, Sterling Campbell (drums); Gerardo Velez (percussion); Andres Levin (programming); Fonzi Thornton, Michelle Cobbs, Brenda White-King, Tawatha Agee, Dennis Collins, Briz (background vocals). Strings: Elena Barere, Marti Sweet, Juliet Haffner, Mitsue Takayama, Julien Barbar, Frederick Zlotkin, Richard Locker, Max Ellen, Al Brown, Winterton Garvey, Regis Iandiorio, Gerald Tarack, Matthew Raimondi, Richard Sortomme. Engineers: Jon Goldberger, David O'Donnell, Steve Boyer, Patrick Dillett, Richard Hilton, Tom Durack. Recorded at Skyline Studios and The Power Station, New York. All songs written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers except "Chic Mystique," "Something You Can Feel" and "Chicism" (Nile Rodgers/Bernard Edwards/Princesa). Personnel: Nile Rodgers (vocals, guitar); Fonzi Thornton, Dennis Collins , Tawatha Agee, Michelle Cobbs (vocals, background vocals); Brenda White-King, Jenn Thomas, Brenda King, Sylver Logan Sharp, Bernard Edwards (vocals); Princessa (rap vocals); Julien Barber, Winterton Garvey, Al Brown & His Tunetoppers, Gerald Tarack, Marti Sweet, Mitsue Takayama, Al Brown, Elena Barere, Juliet Haffner, Regis Iandiorio, Richard Locker, Matthew Raimondi, Richard Sortomme, Frederick Zlotkin, Max Ellen, Oscar James (strings); Steve Elson (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Stan Harrison (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Mac Gollehon (trumpet, piccolo trumpet, flugelhorn); Richard Hilton (keyboards, programming); Sonny Emory, Sterling Campbell (drums); Geraldo Velez, Gerardo Velez (percussion); Andres Levin (programming); Briz (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Dave O'Donnell ; Jon Goldberger . Arrangers: Nile Rodgers ; Bernard Edwards . While the death of disco in the late `70s appeared to be a doom sentence for bands like Chic, for group leaders Nile Rogers and Bernard Edwards it presented a unique opportunity to stretch out into production for artists as diverse as the B-52's, Diana Ross, and Robert Palmer, and star-studded side-projects such as the Honeydrippers and Power Station. Even as hip-hop and dance music usurped many of Chic's skeletal funk innovations in the `80s, the group remained a vital behind-the-scenes influence for many of those styles. By 1992, the timing seemed right for a reunion of sorts, and CHIC-ISM (the group's final studio album) doesn't miss a beat with its of-the-era contemporary R&B and house sound. While not breaking any new ground, songs like "High" (almost a reprise of "Good Times") and the strings-driven instrumental "M.M.F.T.C.F" are a compelling recap of what made Chic's hit-making formula so enjoyable in the first place.
エディション : Reissue
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)