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Risqué
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Risqué is Chic's third studio album and was released in July 1979 on Atlantic. Producers Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers recorded everything at The Power Station in New York, with additional work at Electric Lady Studios. The album contains three hits: Good Times, My Forbidden Lover and My Feet Keep Dancing. Good Times reached number one on the US pop and R&B charts. In My Feet Keep Dancing, tap dancers tap along.
Reviewers praised the lyrics and the tone. The beat sounded firmer and the vocals were arranged to demand attention. A BBC reviewer called the album Chic's most sustained artistic statement, a celebration of a 1970s that collapsed under its own excess. Risqué also influenced hip hop, art rock and new wave. Good Times was widely sampled, most famously in Rapper's Delight by The Sugarhill Gang, the first rap single in the top 40.
Listening
Track list
- 1Good Times8:15Apple Music ↗
- 2A Warm Summer Night6:05Apple Music ↗
- 3My Feet Keep Dancing6:39Apple Music ↗
- 4My Forbidden Lover4:34Apple Music ↗
- 5Can't Stand to Love You2:57Apple Music ↗
- 6Will You Cry (When You Hear This Song)4:09Apple Music ↗
- 7What About Me4:14Apple Music ↗
30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗