Take It Off (album)

Take It Off is the fifth studio album by American R&B band Chic, released on Atlantic Records in November 16, 1981. It includes the single "Stage Fright", which reached #35 on the US R&B chart, but was the first Chic single failing to enter the US Pop charts, and this 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
Studio album by
Chic
ReleasedNovember 16, 1981
Recorded1981
StudioThe Power Station (Manhattan, New York City)
GenrePost-disco, R&B
LabelAtlantic
ProducerNile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards
Chic chronology
Real People
(1980)		 Take It Off
(1981)		 Soup for One
(1982)
Singles from Take It Off
  1. "Stage Fright"
    Released: 1981

Take It Off was one of three albums 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 CD and re-released by Atlantic Records/Warner Music in 1991. It was digitally remastered and reissued by Wounded Bird Records in 2006.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Robert Christgau(A-) [2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers.

Side A
  1. "Stage Fright" – 3:55 Listen 
  2. "Burn Hard" – 5:12
  3. "So Fine" – 4:10
  4. "Flash Back" – 4:28
  5. "Telling Lies" – 2:28

Side B
  1. "Your Love Is Cancelled" – 4:12
  2. "Would You Be My Baby" – 3:34
  3. "Take It Off" – 5:12
  4. "Just Out of Reach" – 3:45 Listen 
  5. "Baby Doll" – 3:10

Personnel

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
  • Sandi Young – art direction
  • Tony Wright – cover art
  • Recorded and mixed at The Power Station, NYC.
  • Mastered at Atlantic Studios, NYC.

Chart performance
Chart (1982) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[3] 124
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 36
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References
  1. AllMusic Review by Alex Henderson
  2. Christgau's Consumer Guide
  3. "Chic Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. "Chic Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
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