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Take It Off (album)

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Take It Off
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 16, 1981
Recorded1981
StudioPower Station, New York City
GenrePost-disco, funk[1]
LabelAtlantic
ProducerNile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards
Chic chronology
Real People
(1980)
Take It Off
(1981)
Soup for One
(1982)
Singles from Take It Off
  1. "Stage Fright"
    Released: December 1981[2]

Take It Off is the fifth studio album by American band Chic.[1] It was released on Atlantic Records in November 16, 1981. It includes the single "Stage Fright", which reached number 35 on the US R&B chart, but was the first Chic single failing to enter the US Pop charts, and this album only proved to be moderately successful as well, stalling at number 124 on the US albums chart and number 36 on the R&B chart.

Take It Off was one of three albums written and produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers in 1981, the other two being Blondie lead singer Debbie Harry's debut solo album Koo Koo and Johnny Mathis' I Love My Lady.

Take It Off was transferred to CD and re-released by Atlantic Records/Warner Music in 1991. It was digitally remastered and reissued by Wounded Bird Records in 2006.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Robert ChristgauA−[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[1]

Writing in The Boston Phoenix, Milo Miles said that the album "marks the welcome return of Chic as a team. ... In a period of black music dominated by sporadic upheavals of singles from the underground and cautiously bland albums from the mainstream, Take It Off stands out as a collection of 10 distinct cuts that hang together with formidable consistency."[5]

Track listing

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All tracks written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers.

Side A

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  1. "Stage Fright" – 3:55 Listen
  2. "Burn Hard" – 5:12
  3. "So Fine" – 4:10
  4. "Flash Back" – 4:28
  5. "Telling Lies" – 2:28

Side B

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  1. "Your Love Is Cancelled" – 4:12
  2. "Would You Be My Baby" – 3:34
  3. "Take It Off" – 5:12
  4. "Just Out of Reach" – 3:45 Listen
  5. "Baby Doll" – 3:10

Personnel

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Production

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Chart performance

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Chart (1982) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 124
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 36

References

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  1. ^ a b c The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 129.
  2. ^ "Chic singles".
  3. ^ AllMusic Review by Alex Henderson
  4. ^ "Chic". Robert Christgau.
  5. ^ Miles, Milo (26 January 1982). "Dancing Chic to Chic". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Chic Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Chic Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 June 2020.