''Chic-ism'' is the eighth studio album by American R&B band

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, released on the

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label in 1992. The album includes singles "

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" (#1 US Club Play, #48 R&B) and "Your Love" (#3 US Club Play). Nine years after Chic's final 1983 album '' Believer'', during which

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and

Bernard Edwards Bernard Edwards (October 31, 1952 – April 18, 1996) was an American bass player and record producer, known primarily for his work in disco music with guitarist Nile Rodgers, with whom he co-founded Chic. In 2017, Edwards was selected as the ...

had worked as songwriters and producers for artists such as

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, Robert Palmer, and

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, and the Chic back catalogue and its musical legacy had been re-evaluated by both music critics and the general public, Edwards and Rodgers reunited for a long-awaited eighth Chic album and the following years would see the two touring the world with their new line-up of the band. ''Chic-ism'' was digitally remastered and re-issued by

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in 2006.

Track listing

All songs written by

and

except as indicated. #"

" – 6:27 (Nile Rodgers/Bernard Edwards/Princesa) #"Your Love" – 5 :54 #"Jusagroove" – 3:41 #"Something You Can Feel" – 4:31 (Nile Rodgers/Bernard Edwards/Princesa) #"One and Only One" – 4:27 #"Doin' That Thing to Me" – 4:05 #"Chicism" – 4:06 (Nile Rodgers/Bernard Edwards/Princesa) #"In It to Win It" – 5:45 #"My Love's for Real" – 4:52 #"Take My Love" – 5:36 #"High" – 4:29 #"M.M.F.T.C.F." – 4:36 #"Chic Mystique (Reprise)" – 4:05 (Nile Rodgers/Bernard Edwards/Princesa)

Personnel

Sylver Logan Sharp Sylver Logan Sharp is an American singer, songwriter and actress, she was the lead vocalist with Nile Rodgers and Chic since the early 1990s and continued to tour with them until 2010. In 2005, her song "All This Time", written by Jonathan Peter ...

–

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

(tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13) * Jenn Thomas – lead vocals (tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13) * Princessa (Jennece S. Moore) – lead vocals/

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(tracks 1, 4, 7, 13) * Tawatha Agee –

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

* Briz – vocals * Michelle Cobbs – vocals * Dennis Collins – vocals * Fonzi Thornton – vocals * Brenda White King – vocals *

–

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

, vocals * Richard Hilton –

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, programming * Andreas Levin – programming *

–

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

, vocals *

Sterling Campbell Sterling Campbell (born May 3, 1964) is an American drummer and songwriter who has worked with numerous high-profile acts, including The B-52s, Duran Duran, Soul Asylum, Cyndi Lauper, Nena, Grayson Hugh, Spandau Ballet, Gustavo Cerati and Dav ...

–

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

* Sonny Emory – drums * Geraldo Velez –

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Exc ...

Stan Harrison Stan Harrison (born December 8, 1953) is an American saxophonist who is also accomplished in playing other woodwind instruments, namely the horn, flute and clarinet. He has also written music for television. Harrison released his first solo album ...

– alto & tenor

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* Steve Elson – alto, tenor & baritone saxophone *

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–

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, piccolo trumpet * Alfred Brown –

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* Elena Barere – strings * Fred Zlotkin – strings * Gerald Tarack – strings * Julien Barber – strings * Juliet Haffner – strings * Marti Sweet – strings * Matthew Raimondi – strings * Max Ellen – strings * Mitsue Takayama – strings * Regis Iandiorio – strings * Richard Locker – strings * Richard Sortomme – strings * Winterton Garvey – strings *

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– conductor (strings)

Production

– producer *

Bob Ludwig Robert C. Ludwig (born c. 1945) is an American mastering engineer. He has mastered recordings on all the major recording formats for all the major record labels, and on projects by more than 1,300 artists including Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Qu ...

– mastering * Dave O'Donell – mixing * Jon Goldberger – mixing * Jeff Gold, Robin Lynch – art direction and design * Stéphane Sednaoui – photography

Charts

References

{{Authority control 1992 albums Chic (band) albums Albums produced by Nile Rodgers Albums produced by Bernard Edwards Warner Records albums