36:
301:
France in 2006 including bonus tracks which are remixes dating from 1992 and the unreleased US promo version of "Your Love Is Good," whose instrumental can also be found on an outtake from Chic's 2010 box set "The Chic
Organization" (there was also an alternate version that featured a piano break in
237:
includes the hit "Spacer" which reached No. 18 on the UK charts in early 1980 and was a Top 10 hit in most of Europe, selling more than 5 million copies worldwide. The album displays some elements unusual in Chic productions, such as prominent guitar solos in place of the
709:
328:
and unknown out-takes from the recording sessions. In 2013, the two reunited for the first time since the album was released to do a brief acoustic version of "Spacer."
309:'s recordings was released in 2006 and a new remix of "Spacer" was included. The "Freak Out - Respect to CHIC" remix using the original instrumental and vocal tracks.
980:
1052:
988:
242:
that were normally a staple part of the Chic sound, and some unusual lyrical subject matter, such as the sci-fi themed "Spacer" and a humorous song about
592:" which reached Number 13 in the UK Singles Chart and which was one of three hits by Alcazar in the UK chart to have sampled a production by
1087:
1245:
1068:
593:
1240:
1036:
316:
The original
American tapes have been digitally remastered for the first time and released on a deluxe edition in October 2008 by
1004:
1255:
1028:
17:
1060:
953:
558:
75:
1250:
1235:
934:
601:
745:
1178:
1108:
606:
1094:
257:
was one of four albums to be written and produced by
Edwards and Rodgers in 1980, the other three being
1012:
302:
place of the Chic guitar riffs). The latter also had been rerecorded by Sheila on numerous occasions.
902:
627:
589:
610:, while Crew 7 & Jaques Raupé released a dance version of "Spacer" on the Kontor Records label.
1150:
218:
170:
48:
665:
1020:
780:
651:
632:
448:
1208:
1115:
996:
321:
310:
306:
570:
The single "Spacer" was ranked at number eight among the top "Tracks of the Year" for 1979 by
1044:
918:
479:
35:
1230:
1129:
961:
147:
8:
1201:
1157:
894:
886:
597:
467:
273:
263:
1143:
1122:
828:
738:
691:
799:
530:
485:
239:
878:
1195:
425:
230:
101:
833:
766:
549:
524:
516:
439:
337:
222:
163:
154:
143:
910:
807:
585:
581:
577:
534:
500:
475:
647:
221:, released on June 27, 1980. The album which was both written and produced by
1224:
1171:
1136:
870:
823:
787:
731:
294:
283:
258:
576:
and was sampled more than twenty years later by the team behind
Europop act
862:
773:
545:
520:
457:
341:
325:
317:
298:
243:
226:
159:
137:
845:
754:
496:
443:
419:
268:
234:
83:
1164:
818:
293:
was first released on compact disc in 1996 by both East-West Music and
278:
313:
re-recorded "Spacer" only once in 1998 and six remixes were released.
840:
1101:
926:
452:
320:
France. It includes a 32-page booklet with exclusive interviews of
648:"[Sheila & Nile Rodgers] Spacer : 30 years later"
461:
111:
91:
43:
106:
96:
669:
572:
628:"SHEILA & B. DEVOTION - full Official Chart History"
1053:
Good Times: The Very Best of the Hits & the
Remixes
723:
989:
Freak Out: The
Greatest Hits of Chic and Sister Sledge
981:
Les Plus Grands Succès De Chic: Chic's
Greatest Hits
390:"Your Love Is Good" (Original US 12" Promo) - 4:50
1222:
23:1980 studio album by Sheila and B. Devotion
604:" as the lead single from her UK Top 10 album
739:
493:Marianne Carroll (The Chic Strings) - strings
1088:Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)
746:
732:
34:
1037:The Very Best of Chic & Sister Sledge
490:Karen Milne (The Chic Strings) - strings
472:Raymond Jones - keyboards, Fender Rhodes
692:"ALCAZAR - full Official Chart History"
396:"Spacer" (Lost in Space Dub Mix) - 6:09
385:Bonus tracks 2006 French deluxe edition
358:"Charge Plates and Credit Cards" - 4:26
217:is the final album by French disco act
1223:
1005:Dance, Dance, Dance: The Best of Chic
727:
565:
505:Kris Bryant - lights producer- intern
297:. A remastered edition was issued by
1029:Dance, Dance, Dance & Other Hits
399:"Spacer" (Down to Earth Mix) - 7:29
393:"Spacer" (Lost in Space Mix) - 6:45
16:For other albums of this name, see
13:
1246:Albums produced by Bernard Edwards
402:"Spacer" (Remix Radio Edit) - 0:02
18:King of the World (disambiguation)
14:
1267:
1056:(Chic & Sister Sledge) (2005)
710:"CREW 7 JAQUES RAUPÉ with spacer"
484:Cheryl Hong (The Chic Strings) -
1061:The Definitive Groove Collection
654:from the original on 2021-12-21.
408:"Spacer" (Trevor Is King) - 5:49
331:
1241:Albums produced by Nile Rodgers
666:"Albums and Tracks of the Year"
436:Michelle Cobbs - backing vocals
430:Fonzi Thornton - backing vocals
702:
684:
658:
640:
620:
588:. This record by Alcazar was "
527:for the CHIC Organization Ltd.
1:
613:
509:
249:
607:Songs from the Kitchen Disco
466:Andrew Barrett (Schwartz) -
433:Luci Martin - backing vocals
412:
7:
405:"Spacer" (DMC Remix) - 1:24
10:
1272:
1256:Warner Music France albums
1013:The Best of Chic, Volume 2
542:Larry Alexander - engineer
377:"Your Love Is Good" - 4:38
371:"King of the World" - 4:37
15:
1188:
1079:
972:
945:
854:
761:
602:Crying at the Discotheque
590:Crying at the Discotheque
539:Bill Scheniman - engineer
177:
169:
153:
136:
120:
82:
71:
63:
55:
42:
33:
28:
753:
584:) for the Swedish group
557:Recorded & mixed at
305:An 18 CD box-set of all
281:' multiplatinum selling
815:Nathaniel S. Hardy, Jr.
696:Official Charts Company
633:Official Charts Company
554:John Shaw - photography
271:'s fourth studio album
1251:Carrere Records albums
1236:Sheila (singer) albums
1209:Lady (Hear Me Tonight)
997:Megachic: Best of Chic
336:All tracks written by
219:Sheila and B. Devotion
183:Sheila and B. Devotion
171:Sheila and B. Devotion
49:Sheila and B. Devotion
1045:The Very Best of Chic
600:released a cover of "
594:The Chic Organization
1130:My Feet Keep Dancing
962:A Night in Amsterdam
559:Power Station Studio
374:"Cover Girls" - 3:17
954:Live at the Budokan
598:Sophie Ellis-Bextor
264:Love Somebody Today
1123:My Forbidden Lover
829:Sylver Logan Sharp
1218:
1217:
800:Norma Jean Wright
531:Bob Clearmountain
380:"Don't Go" - 4:32
291:King of the World
255:King of the World
214:King of the World
210:
209:
206:
205:
191:King of the World
29:King of the World
1263:
1202:Rapper's Delight
1189:Related articles
1109:I Want Your Love
748:
741:
734:
725:
724:
718:
717:
706:
700:
699:
688:
682:
681:
679:
677:
662:
656:
655:
644:
638:
637:
624:
424:Alfa Anderson -
179:
178:
132:
131:
127:
38:
26:
25:
1271:
1270:
1266:
1265:
1264:
1262:
1261:
1260:
1221:
1220:
1219:
1214:
1184:
1095:Everybody Dance
1075:
1021:Everybody Dance
968:
941:
935:It's About Time
850:
834:Luther Vandross
767:Bernard Edwards
757:
752:
722:
721:
708:
707:
703:
690:
689:
685:
675:
673:
664:
663:
659:
646:
645:
641:
626:
625:
621:
616:
568:
525:Bernard Edwards
512:
440:Bernard Edwards
415:
361:"Misery" - 3:02
355:"Mayday" - 3:44
352:"Spacer" - 6:15
338:Bernard Edwards
334:
252:
223:Bernard Edwards
201:
194:
185:
164:Bernard Edwards
129:
125:
124:
116:
78:, New York City
51:
24:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1269:
1259:
1258:
1253:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1216:
1215:
1213:
1212:
1205:
1198:
1192:
1190:
1186:
1185:
1183:
1182:
1175:
1168:
1161:
1154:
1147:
1140:
1133:
1126:
1119:
1112:
1105:
1098:
1091:
1083:
1081:
1077:
1076:
1074:
1073:
1065:
1057:
1049:
1041:
1033:
1025:
1017:
1009:
1001:
993:
985:
976:
974:
970:
969:
967:
966:
958:
949:
947:
943:
942:
940:
939:
931:
923:
915:
911:Tongue in Chic
907:
899:
891:
883:
875:
867:
858:
856:
852:
851:
849:
848:
843:
837:
836:
831:
826:
821:
816:
813:
812:Michelle Cobbs
810:
808:Fonzi Thornton
804:
803:
796:
791:
784:
777:
770:
762:
759:
758:
751:
750:
743:
736:
728:
720:
719:
701:
683:
657:
639:
618:
617:
615:
612:
582:Alexander Bard
578:Army of Lovers
567:
564:
563:
562:
555:
552:
543:
540:
537:
535:sound engineer
528:
511:
508:
507:
506:
503:
501:concert master
494:
491:
488:
482:
476:Sammy Figueroa
473:
470:
464:
455:
446:
437:
434:
431:
428:
426:backing vocals
422:
414:
411:
410:
409:
406:
403:
400:
397:
394:
391:
387:
386:
382:
381:
378:
375:
372:
368:
367:
363:
362:
359:
356:
353:
349:
348:
333:
330:
251:
248:
208:
207:
204:
203:
199:Little Darlin'
196:
187:
175:
174:
167:
166:
157:
151:
150:
140:
134:
133:
122:
118:
117:
115:
114:
109:
104:
99:
94:
88:
86:
80:
79:
73:
69:
68:
65:
61:
60:
57:
53:
52:
47:
40:
39:
31:
30:
22:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1268:
1257:
1254:
1252:
1249:
1247:
1244:
1242:
1239:
1237:
1234:
1232:
1229:
1228:
1226:
1210:
1206:
1203:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1193:
1191:
1187:
1180:
1179:I'll Be There
1176:
1173:
1172:Chic Mystique
1169:
1166:
1162:
1159:
1155:
1152:
1148:
1145:
1141:
1138:
1137:Rebels Are We
1134:
1131:
1127:
1124:
1120:
1117:
1113:
1110:
1106:
1103:
1099:
1096:
1092:
1089:
1085:
1084:
1082:
1078:
1071:
1070:
1066:
1063:
1062:
1058:
1055:
1054:
1050:
1047:
1046:
1042:
1039:
1038:
1034:
1031:
1030:
1026:
1023:
1022:
1018:
1015:
1014:
1010:
1007:
1006:
1002:
999:
998:
994:
991:
990:
986:
983:
982:
978:
977:
975:
971:
964:
963:
959:
956:
955:
951:
950:
948:
944:
937:
936:
932:
929:
928:
924:
921:
920:
916:
913:
912:
908:
905:
904:
900:
897:
896:
892:
889:
888:
884:
881:
880:
876:
873:
872:
868:
865:
864:
860:
859:
857:
855:Studio albums
853:
847:
844:
842:
839:
838:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
824:Robert Sabino
822:
820:
817:
814:
811:
809:
806:
805:
802:
801:
797:
795:
792:
790:
789:
788:Alfa Anderson
785:
783:
782:
781:Tony Thompson
778:
776:
775:
771:
769:
768:
764:
763:
760:
756:
749:
744:
742:
737:
735:
730:
729:
726:
715:
711:
705:
697:
693:
687:
671:
667:
661:
653:
649:
643:
635:
634:
629:
623:
619:
611:
609:
608:
603:
599:
595:
591:
587:
583:
579:
575:
574:
560:
556:
553:
551:
547:
544:
541:
538:
536:
532:
529:
526:
522:
518:
514:
513:
504:
502:
498:
495:
492:
489:
487:
483:
481:
477:
474:
471:
469:
465:
463:
459:
456:
454:
450:
449:Tony Thompson
447:
445:
441:
438:
435:
432:
429:
427:
423:
421:
417:
416:
407:
404:
401:
398:
395:
392:
389:
388:
384:
383:
379:
376:
373:
370:
369:
365:
364:
360:
357:
354:
351:
350:
346:
345:
344:
343:
339:
332:Track listing
329:
327:
323:
319:
314:
312:
308:
303:
300:
296:
295:Rhino Records
292:
288:
286:
285:
280:
276:
275:
270:
266:
265:
260:
259:Sister Sledge
256:
247:
245:
241:
236:
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
215:
200:
197:
193:
192:
188:
184:
181:
180:
176:
172:
168:
165:
161:
158:
156:
152:
149:
145:
141:
139:
135:
123:
119:
113:
110:
108:
105:
103:
100:
98:
95:
93:
90:
89:
87:
85:
81:
77:
76:Power Station
74:
70:
66:
62:
59:June 27, 1980
58:
54:
50:
45:
41:
37:
32:
27:
19:
1158:Soup for One
1151:Stage Fright
1069:Up All Night
1067:
1059:
1051:
1043:
1035:
1027:
1019:
1011:
1003:
995:
987:
979:
973:Compilations
960:
952:
933:
925:
917:
909:
903:Soup For One
901:
893:
885:
877:
869:
861:
798:
793:
786:
779:
774:Nile Rodgers
772:
765:
713:
704:
695:
686:
674:. Retrieved
660:
642:
631:
622:
605:
571:
569:
546:Joe Gastwirt
521:Nile Rodgers
458:Nile Rodgers
342:Nile Rodgers
335:
326:Nile Rodgers
318:Warner Music
315:
304:
299:Warner Music
290:
289:
282:
272:
262:
254:
253:
244:credit cards
229:of American
227:Nile Rodgers
213:
212:
211:
198:
190:
189:
182:
160:Nile Rodgers
44:Studio album
1231:1980 albums
1196:Discography
1144:Real People
946:Live albums
895:Take It Off
887:Real People
846:Robin Clark
794:Luci Martin
596:. In 2020,
580:(including
497:Gene Orloff
444:bass guitar
420:lead vocals
274:Real People
1225:Categories
1116:Good Times
871:C'est Chic
819:Omar Hakim
676:9 November
614:References
561:, New York
515:All songs
510:Production
480:percussion
279:Diana Ross
250:Background
240:breakdowns
173:chronology
841:Diva Gray
714:Nord News
550:mastering
418:Sheila -
413:Personnel
142:Mirage /
1102:Le Freak
927:Chic-ism
919:Believer
652:Archived
566:"Spacer"
517:produced
155:Producer
64:Recorded
56:Released
46: by
1165:Hangin'
1080:Singles
586:Alcazar
486:strings
231:R&B
202:(1981)
195:(1980)
186:(1979)
144:Carrere
102:R&B
1072:(2013)
1064:(2006)
1048:(2000)
1040:(1999)
1032:(1997)
1024:(1995)
1016:(1992)
1008:(1991)
1000:(1990)
992:(1988)
984:(1979)
965:(2006)
957:(1999)
938:(2018)
930:(1992)
922:(1983)
914:(1982)
906:(1982)
898:(1981)
890:(1980)
882:(1979)
879:Risqué
874:(1978)
866:(1977)
672:. 2016
462:guitar
366:Side B
347:Side A
322:Sheila
311:Sheila
307:Sheila
148:Warner
121:Length
72:Studio
468:piano
453:drums
284:Diana
233:band
138:Label
112:samba
92:Disco
84:Genre
863:Chic
755:Chic
678:2016
523:and
340:and
324:and
277:and
269:Chic
235:Chic
225:and
107:jazz
97:funk
67:1979
670:NME
573:NME
519:by
261:'s
1227::
712:.
694:.
668:.
650:.
630:.
548:-
533:-
499:-
478:-
460:-
451:-
442:-
287:.
267:,
246:.
162:,
146:/
130:31
126:34
1211:"
1207:"
1204:"
1200:"
1181:"
1177:"
1174:"
1170:"
1167:"
1163:"
1160:"
1156:"
1153:"
1149:"
1146:"
1142:"
1139:"
1135:"
1132:"
1128:"
1125:"
1121:"
1118:"
1114:"
1111:"
1107:"
1104:"
1100:"
1097:"
1093:"
1090:"
1086:"
747:e
740:t
733:v
716:.
698:.
680:.
636:.
128::
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
