Take It Off (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Take It Off
Type = Studio album
Artist = Chic

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Background = Orange
Released = November 16 1981
Recorded = 1981
Genre = Disco / Funk / R&B / Jazz / Samba
Length = 45:06
Label = Atlantic Records
Producer = Nile Rodgers,
Bernard Edwards
Reviews = Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://wc08.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:azfqxqw5ld6e] |
Last album = "Real People"
(1980)
This album = "Take It Off"
(1981)
Next album = "Soup For One"
(1982)

"Take It Off" is the fifth studio album by American R&B band Chic, released on Atlantic Records in late 1981. The album includes the single "Stage Fright" which did reach #35 on the US R&B chart, it was however the first Chic single failing to enter the US Pop charts, and the "Take It Off" album only proved to be moderately successful as well, stalling at #124 on the US albums chart and #36 on the R&B chart.
"Take It Off" was one of three albums to be 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" - which remains unreleased.
"Take It Off" was transferred to compact disc and re-released by Atlantic Records/Warner Music in 1991.
The album was digitally remastered and re-issued by Wounded Bird Records in 2006.

Tracklisting

"All tracks written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers."
Side A:

# "Stage Fright" - 3:55 audio|Chic - Stage Fright.ogg|Listen
# "Burn Hard" - 5:12
# "So Fine" - 4:10
# "Flash Back" - 4:28
#"Telling Lies" - 2:28Side B:

#"Your Love Is Cancelled" - 4:12
#"Would You Be My Baby" - 3:34
#"Take It Off" - 5:12
#"Just Out Of Reach" - 3:45 audio|Chic - Just Out Of Reach.ogg|Listen
#"Baby Doll" - 3:10

Personnel

* Alfa Anderson - vocals
* Bernard Edwards - vocals
* Fonzi Thornton - vocals
* Jocelyn Brown - vocals
* Luci Martin - vocals
* Michelle Cobbs - vocals
* Bernard Edwards - vocals, bass guitar
* Nile Rodgers - vocals, guitar
* Tony Thompson - drums
* Raymond Jones - keyboards
* Rob Sabino - keyboards
* Sammy Figueroa - percussion
* Manolo Badrena - percussion
* Roger Squitero - percussion
* Lenny Pickett - saxophone
* Michael Brecker - saxophone
* Ronnie Cuber - saxophone
* Vinny Della Rocca - saxophone
* Randy Brecker - trumpet, flugelhorn
* Ray Maldonado - trumpet, flugelhorn

Production

* Bernard Edwards - producer for Chic Organization Ltd.
* Nile Rodgers - producer for Chic Organization Ltd.
* Bill Scheniman - sound engineer
* Jason Corsaro - sound engineer
* Dennis King - mastering
* Recorded and mixed at Power Station NYC.
* Mastered at Atlantic Studios NYC.

US Singles

"Stage Fright"

* "Stage Fright" (7" Edit) - 3:39 /"So Fine" - 4:10 (Atlantic 7" 3887, 1981)
* "Stage Fright" 3:55 / "So Fine" - 4:10 (Atlantic promo 12" DMD 306, 1981)