Album
Real People
1980 · Funk / Soul
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Real People is a Soul & Funk album by Chic, originally released in 1980. On Gatefold: 47 pressings tracked, owned by 6 collectors.
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Real People is the fourth studio album by American band Chic, released on Atlantic Records in 1980. It includes the singles "Rebels Are We" (US R&B #10, Pop #61, July 1980) and "Real People" (#51 R&B, #79 Pop). The album was one of four to be written and produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers in 1980, the other three being Sister Sledge's Love Somebody Today, Sheila and B. Devotion's King of the World including the European hit single "Spacer", and Diana Ross' multi-platinum selling album diana, which includes "Upside Down", "I'm Coming Out" and "My Old Piano". Chic's own album however peaked at #30 on the US Albums chart and #8 on the R&B chart, a modest commercial success in comparison both to the Diana Ross project and their previous albums, most likely due to the so-called "anti-disco backlash". Though in spite of the backlash, all of the album cuts peaked at #29 on the American dance charts. Real People 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 2003.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Open Up3:52
- A2Real People5:20
- A3I Loved You More3:06
- A4I Got Protection6:22
Side B
- B1Rebels Are We4:53
- B2Chip Off The Old Block4:56
- B3263:57
- B4You Can't Do It Alone4:39
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Disco
- polished
- groovy
- funky
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Monarch Record Mfg. Co. pressing denoted by "MO" label code and (MR) stamp in runouts.
Produced for The Chic Organization, Ltd.
Recorded at Power Station Studio, New York, New York
Mastered at Atlantic Studios, N.Y., N.Y.
Mfg. by Atlantic Recording Corp. 75 Rockefeller Plaza N.Y. N.Y.
Guitars and violins by Guitarman, Stuyvesant Music, N.Y.C.
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Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alfa AndersonVOCALS
- Andy SchwartzKEYBOARDS
- Bernard EdwardsBASS
- Bernard Edwards & Nile RodgersWRITTEN-BY, ARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR
- Cheryl HongSTRINGS
- Fonzi ThorntonVOCALS
- Gene OrloffCONCERTMASTER CONDUCTOR STRINGS
- Karen MilneSTRINGS
- Luci MartinVOCALS
- Michelle CobbsVOCALS
- Nile RodgersGUITAR
- Raymond JonesKEYBOARDS
- The Chic StringsSTRINGS
- Tony ThompsonDRUMS
- Valerie HaywoodSTRINGS
6 collectors on Gatefold own this · 47 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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