Today Marks The 46th Anniversary of Chic's 3rd Studio Album “Risqué” Originally Released on July 30, 1979.
“Risqué” is the third studio album by New York City, disco-funk band Chic released in 1979 on Atlantic Records.
The album peaked at #2 on the U.S. Billboard Soul charts, and at #5 on the U.S. Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart.
Three songs were released from the album as singles, "Good Times", "My Forbidden Lover" and "My Feet Keep Dancing".
"Good Times" peaked #1 on both of Billboard’s Hot Soul Singles and Hot 100 charts. The song also peaked at #3 on the U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.
"My Forbidden Lover" peaked at #3 on the U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. The song also reached #15 on the UK singles chart
"My Feet Keep Dancing" peaked at #3 on the U.S. Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. The song failed to enter US Billboard R&B chart Top 40 reaching #42. on the chart.
"Good Times" has been extensively sampled in other artists' works, most notably in the first top 40 rap single, "Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang, that same year. "Will You Cry" was sampled in "Just a Moment" by Nas from the 2004 album Street's Disciple.
The album went platinum in the United States selling over one million units.
Risqué became one of the records that defined the disco era, The album became highly influential not only within the movement, but also in other genres such as hip hop, art rock and new wave.
In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked the album at number 414 on their list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
The album was produced by band leaders Nile Rodgers and Bernard
Track-listing
1. Good Times
2. A Warm Summer Night
3. My Feet Keep Dancing
4. My Forbidden Lover
5. Can't Stand to Love You
6. Will You Cry (When You Hear This Song)
7. What About Me?
By Romie Rome for Musique Funkology.
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