The first time I listened to this was on vinyl, and it was really good so I decided to check out the digital version and not gonna lie, it wasn't as good as the vinyl, but it's still a really solid disco/funk record.
FULL REVIEW: One night, a postman and a guitarist walk onto a train. It sounds like the beginning of some sort of shitty joke you’d find stuffed inside a christmas cracker (what would be the punchline? The postman asking, “Can I be the mail lead”?). Instead, what the world got was Chic Organisation Ltd. Not only would guitarist Nile Rodgers and postman-turned-bassist Bernard Edwards become the two geniuses behind Chic’s entire discography, but they would also go on to ... read more
Favorite Tracks:
Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah Yowsah Yowsah) - São Paulo - Everybody Dance - Strike Up The Band
A lovely debut and a straight up disco-funk classic. The lyrics are fun and the grooves are very danceable. It’s the kind of record that knows exactly what it wants to do and does it well. I really enjoy Chic’s sound and this album lays the foundation perfectly.
| 1 | Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah Yowsah Yowsah) 8:30 | 93 |
| 2 | São Paulo 4:30 | 88 |
| 3 | You Can Get By 5:20 | 82 |
| 4 | Everybody Dance 6:40 | 93 |
| 5 | Est-ce que c'est Chic 3:38 | 78 |
| 6 | Falling in Love With You 3:55 | 85 |
| 7 | Strike Up the Band 5:10 | 86 |