''Believer'' is the seventh

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by American band

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, their last for the

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label, and the last featuring the classic line-up of

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, Alfa Anderson, Luci Martin, and Tony Thompson. The album includes the singles "Give Me the Lovin'" (#57 US R&B), "You Are Beautiful" (issued only in France, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia), and "Party Everybody" (issued only in Canada, Germany, and the Netherlands). The album failed to make much of an impact and shortly after its release the group disbanded. 1983 had seen

releasing his first solo album, '' Adventures in the Land of the Good Groove'' - also largely overlooked, at least on a strictly commercial level. The following production assignment for David Bowie's '' Let's Dance'' (1983) album was to change the future for both Rodgers and his colleague Bernard Edwards completely. ''Believer'' was transferred to compact disc and re-released by

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in 1991. The album was digitally remastered and re-issued by

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in 2006.

Track listing

All tracks written by

and

. ;Side A #"Believer" – 5:06 #"You Are Beautiful" – 4:34 #"Take a Closer Look" – 4:38 #"Give Me the Lovin'" – 4:52 ;Side B #"Show Me Your Light" – 3:57 #"You Got Some Love for Me" – 4:52 #"In Love with Music" – 3:52 #"Party Everybody" – 4:51

Personnel

* Alfa Anderson –

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(A1, A2, A4, B1, B3) * Luci Martin – lead vocals (A1, A2, A3, B1) * Curtis King – vocal * Fonzi Thornton – vocals * Brenda White – vocals *

–

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; lead vocals/

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(B4) * Rob Sabino –

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–

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, vocals * Tony Thompson –

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Production

– producer for Chic Organization Ltd. *

– producer for Chic Organization Ltd. * Jason Corsaro – sound engineer * Lynn Dreese Breslin – art direction *

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– illustration

US Singles

"Give Me the Lovin'"

;Atlantic 7" 89725, 1983 * A. "Give Me the Lovin'" (7" Edit) – 3:38 * B. "You Got Some Love" – 4:52 ;Atlantic promo 12" DMD 693, 1983 * A. "Give Me the Lovin" – 4:52 * B. "Give Me the Lovin'" (7" Edit) – 3:38

References

{{Authority control 1983 albums Chic (band) albums Boogie albums New wave albums by American artists Atlantic Records albums Albums produced by Nile Rodgers Albums produced by Bernard Edwards