Risqué

Critic Score
Based on 3 reviews
1979 Ratings: #39 / 221
User Score
Based on 333 ratings
1979 Ratings: #159
July 30, 1979 / Release Date
LP / Format
Atlantic / Label
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60

Decent.

lobotomy
78

ROLLING STONE #414
great disco 80s album, with some obvious standouts. track lengths were a bit long, wish they were shorter..
fav: a warm summer night
least fav: will you cry (when you hear that song)
overall: 7.8/10

Calvino
71

I don't know why this album wanted me to listen to it so bad, so today I was in a disco kinda mood so I decided to finally pick it up and give it a spin and man was a pleasantly surprised. It's definitely a slow burn album so if you don't like more drawn out and chill then skip this project. I do think most of the songs run just a bit long but are all still good and enjoyable if you are just laying around a pool or having the sun shine down on your face. I also think My Feet Keep Dancing ... read more

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100

Released in the late summer of 1979, Chic’s third studio album—*Risqué*—stands as a monumental, ultra-sophisticated paradigm shift in popular music—a masterclass in rhythmic architecture that elevated disco to the level of high art and forged the definitive blueprint for the future of hip-hop, new wave, and modern dance music. While the broader cultural landscape was fractured by the aggressive "Disco Sucks" backlash, Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards did ... read more

jadens
75

#414 Rolling Stone’s “Greatest 500 Albums of All Time”

“These are the good times
Leave your cares behind”

Added to Playlist:
Good Times
A Warm Summer Night
My Forbidden Lover
Will You Cry (When You Hear This Song)
What About Me

High 3.5

8 May, 2025

Bluerosecase
65

First tracks a banger but it falls off pretty hard after that

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