''Chic Freak and More Treats'' is a

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originally released in Japan in 1996 as a solo project by

Nile Rodgers Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, record producer and composer. The co-founder of Chic, Rodgers has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million ...

, and internationally re-issued as Chic in 2003. The album contains re-interpretations of some of Chic's greatest hits and also some of the tracks produced by Rodgers 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 ...

for

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and

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. ''Chic Freak and More Treats'' features guest vocals by

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and

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and was to be Edwards' last studio project.

Track listing

All tracks written by

and

unless otherwise noted. #"Everybody Dance" (feat.

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 ...

) – 5:05 #"Dance Dance Dance" (feat. Sylver Logan Sharp) (Edwards, Kenny Lehman, Rodgers) – 4:38 #"Let's Dance" (feat. Christopher Max) (

) – 4:43 #"Le Freak" (feat. Sylver Logan Sharp) – 4:35 #"Upside Down" (feat.

) – 3:44 #"Do That Dance" (feat.

, Sylver Logan Sharp, The Crowell Sisters) (Le Bon, Garrett Oliver, Tanya Ramtulla, Rodgers) – 3:56 #"He's the Greatest Dancer" (feat.

) – 4:18 #"Good Times" (feat. Sylver Logan Sharp) – 4:48 #"I Want Your Love" (feat. Sylver Logan Sharp) – 5:26 #"Music Is My House" (feat. Christopher Max & Sylver Logan Sharp) (Oliver, Rodgers) – 4:09 #"We Are Family" (feat. Sylver Logan Sharp) – 5:54 #"Do That Dance" (Dancehall Rap) (feat. Wayne Thompson) (Le Bon, Oliver, Ramtulla, Rodgers) – 3:51 #"Just One World" (feat. Christopher Max & Sylver Logan Sharp) (Gordon, Oliver, Rodgers) – 4:20

Personnel

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Nickolas Ashford Ashford & Simpson were an American husband-and-wife songwriting-production team and recording duo of Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1941 – August 22, 2011) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946). Ashford was born in Fairfield, South Carolina, ...

& Valerie Simpson) –

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(track 5) Nile Rodgers - ''Chic Freak and More Treats'' (1996) album releases & credits
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* The Crowell Sisters – lead vocals (track 6) *

– lead vocals (track 6) * Christopher Max – lead vocals (tracks 3, 10, 13) *

– lead vocals (track 7) *

– lead vocals (tracks 1, 2, 4, 8-10, 13) * Wayne Thompson –

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(track 12) * Christine Gordon –

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* Suzette Henry – backing vocals * Jill Jones – backing vocals * Audra Lomax Parker – backing vocals * Tanya Ramtulla – backing vocals *

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, backing vocals *

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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 ...

* Chazz Oliver –

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, programming * Richard Hilton – keyboards, programming *

Omar Hakim Omar Hakim (born February 12, 1959) is an American jazz, jazz fusion and pop music drummer, producer, arranger and composer. He has worked with Weather Report, David Bowie, Foo Fighters, Sting, Madonna, Dire Straits, Bryan Ferry, Journey, Kate B ...

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Production

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* Chazz Oliver – producer * Gary Tole –

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* Alec Head – additional engineer * Carl Glanville – additional engineer * Richard Hilton – additional engineer * Roger Arnold – additional engineer * Recorded at Le Crib, Sony Studios and Right Track Recording * Mixed at Right Track Recording by Gary Tole, Pat Dillett, Larry Alexander * Mastering by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk NYC

References

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