C'est Chic

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C'est Chic is the second studio album by American R&B band Chic, released on Atlantic Records in 1978.

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Release

C'est Chic includes the band's classic hit "Le Freak", which topped the US Hot 100 chart, US R&B, and US Club Play in October 1978, selling six million copies in the US alone and is to date both Atlantic Records' and parent company Warner Music's best-selling single ever - a record it's held for 35 years. The album also contains the hit single "I Want Your Love" (#5 R&B, #7 Pop, #4 UK).

C'est Chic reached #4 on Billboard's album chart and topped the US R&B chart for eleven weeks. C'est Chic was Billboard Magazine's 1979 R&B Album of the Year, claiming the number one spot on Billboard's Year End Review. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA, selling over a million copies. In the UK it peaked at #2 and has been certified Gold by the BPI.

The European version was originally called Trés Chic, with the cover featuring a woman wrapped around a neon light tube. It was withdrawn and replaced with the C'est Chic version with a less risqué cover. Trés Chic had a different track listing.

C'est Chic was released on compact disc by Atlantic Records/Warner Music in 1991 (catalogue number 7567-81552-2). The album was digitally remastered and re-issued by Warner Music Japan in 2011.

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Track listing

All songs written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers; except where indicated.

C'est Chic

Side one

1. "Chic Cheer" - 4:42
2. "Le Freak" - 5:23  Listen 
3. "Savoir Faire" - 5:01
4. "Happy Man" - 4:17

Side two

1. "I Want Your Love" - 6:55  Listen 
2. "At Last I Am Free" - 7:08
3. "Sometimes You Win" - 4:26
4. "(Funny) Bone" - 3:41
   • (LP only hidden track- moog solo)

Trés Chic

Side one

1. "Chic Cheer" - 4:42
2. "Le Freak" - 5:23  Listen 
3. "I Want Your Love" - 6:55  Listen 
4. "Happy Man" - 4:17
5. "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (Edwards, Kenny Lehman, Rodgers) - 3:35

Side two

1. "Savoir Faire" - 5:01
2. "At Last I Am Free" - 7:08
3. "Sometimes You Win" - 4:26
4. "(Funny) Bone" - 3:41
5. "Everybody Dance" - 3:22

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Personnel

Certifications and sales

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See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1978 (U.S.)
• List of number-one R&B albums of 1979 (U.S.)
• Billboard Year-End

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References

Source of the article : Wikipedia