Very Best of Chic

Chic | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 14, 2000)
• Original Release Date: March 14, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B00004R5ZR
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #35,018 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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39 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Music, Flawed Collection., March 10, 2004

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The Groove (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Very Best of Chic (Audio CD)

Chic is clearly one of the most influential groups of the 1970s, thanks to the innovative songwriting and production team of Nile Rodgers and the late Bernard Edwards. This compilation is a collection of the band's hits, and on the surface, it looks flawless. Many of the group's big singles ("Dance Dance Dance," "I Want Your Love," and "Le Freak") appear and this actually has more tracks than the band's previous retrospective, 1991's "Dance Dance Dance." So "The Very Best of Chic" is the better album to get, right? Well, not so fast. On this album, some of the tracks are edited and don't feature the original 12-inch version. What's more, is that "The Very Best of Chic" is missing at least two key songs that appeared on 1991's "Dance, Dance, Dance": the excellent "Chic Cheer" and "Strike Up the Band." Of course, this CD isn't necessarily bad, and it serves as a good introduction to the novice listener. But 1991's "Dance Dance Dance" is really the superior album and is much better than "The Very Best of Chic." Try getting that one instead.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Sound! Rhino Does it Again!, September 4, 2005

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Frederick Baptist (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Very Best of Chic (Audio CD)

Having bought both versions of their greatest hits, the previous Atlantic version and this one, I'll have to say that this Rhino version is by far the better. The sound has been remastered and the improvement in sound quality is very obvious. Rhino has a way of vastly improving the original sound of almost all of their projects and this one is no exception.

So they don't have the 12" mixes, so what? They made a choice: fewer tracks and longer mixes or more tracks. Personally, given the vastly better sound quality and the greater track selections, this Rhino version is more representative of what Chic has done and what their best work is. I never liked "Chic Cheer" or "Strike Up the Band" anyway and they are definitely not essential tracks as the key tracks are still present on both discs.

If you are looking for a good representation of the band's work and with vastly improved sound quality, this one is it. Highly recommended!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars C'est Fantastique!, June 21, 2000

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Jeffrey Harris (South San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Very Best of Chic (Audio CD)

To call Chic just a disco group pays them a great diservice. One of the most influential and innovative groups of the 70's, Chic's music is still as edgy and progressive today as it was then. This new package contains the full length versions of all the hits like "Good Times", "Le Freak", "I Want Your Love", and "Dance, Dance, Dance", as well as other favorites like "Rebels Are We", and "Soup For One". The booklet has great liner notes and photos of the group. Brilliantly remastered by Rhino's chief engineer Bill Inglot, Chic's music finally sounds as good on CD as the original vinyl did. The definitive greatest hits package of this great band.