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01. Ann Margret - Everybody Needs Somebody Sometimes (Part One)
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02. Delegation - Heartache No.9 (Special Remix Version)
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03. Van Jones - Not About That (Show Me Some Respect)
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04. Firefly - Love Is Gonna Be on Your Side
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05. Charanga '76 - Good Times (Como Vamos a Gozar)
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06. Michael Zager Band - Don't Sneak On Me
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07. GQ - Shake
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08. Change - Heaven of My Life
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09. Odyssey - Together
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10. Nightlife Unlimited - Let's Do It Again
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11. She - Easy Money
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12. Ultra Naté - New Kind of Medicine (Original Extended Vocal Mix)
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13. Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band - The Secret Life of Us (The Reflex Revision)
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ARTIST
NEGRO, JOEY
TITLE
Le Freak: Music Inspired by Chic
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
Z RECORDS
CATALOG #
ZEDD 037CD
ZEDD 037CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
10/30/2015
The Z Records label, run by
Dave Lee
aka
Joey Negro
, is arguably the contemporary go-to disco label, and it was only a matter of time before Lee would delve into his vinyl vaults and pull out a selection of tracks inspired by the late-'70s
Chic
sound. "Back when I was listening to commercial radio as a music-mad teenager in 1979/80, their records were omnipresent on the airwaves... when one of their own songs just dropped out of the hit parade, it was replaced by a production for another act -- be it
Diana Ross
,
Sheila & B. Devotion
, or
Sister Sledge
-- it was a constant stream of hits. When I heard songs like
Norma Jean
's 'High Society' (a solo release from one of Chic's singers) blasting out my transistor radio, I knew straight away it was an
Edwards & Rogers
production... the playing and sound of both the guitar and bass was a giveaway, along with the precise vocal phrasing, rippling piano, and discreet string parts. If it was the 12" mix then the bass breakdown and slow instrumental build up in the second half of the record was also part of the blueprint. Generally, Chic songs eschewed ad-libs or long solos; the style is more defined with each instrument having an exact placing -- including the vocals. Records like 'Good Times' and 'We Are Family' weren't just big club hits -- yes, they were massive on dance floors but they were also pop crossovers all around the world... even the rock guys I was friendly with (who generally despised disco) quietly liked Chic and admired their rock solid playing and grooves. I guess the best music has this universal appeal... The only track on here Edwards and Rogers were behind is
Odyssey
's 'Together,' which is one of their more obscure productions... The only actual cover is from
Charanga 76
who released an album in 1979 which featured several raw, Latin disco-style Chic reworks, of which their 'Good Times' was perhaps the best -- otherwise, the likes of
Delegation
's,
Van Jones
's, and
Michael Zager
's are original songs, not pastiches -- just simply great music inspired by Chic's blueprint. Hope you enjoy" --Dave Lee aka Joey Negro, August 2015. Also includes tracks by
Ann Margret
,
Firefly
,
GQ
,
Change
,
Nightlife Unlimited
,
She
Ultra Naté, and
Joey Negro & The Sunburst Band
remixed by
The Reflex
.
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