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"Le Freak" is a 1978 funk-disco song by American R&B band Chic. It was the band's third single and first Billboard Hot 100 and R&B number-one hit song. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Along with the tracks " I Want Your Love " and "Chic Cheer", "Le Freak" scored number one on the disco charts for seven weeks. [ 4 ]
Good Times: The Very Best of the Hits & the Remixes is a two-disc compilation album, of recordings by American R&B bands Chic and Sister Sledge, released by Warner Music in 2005, an expanded re-release of 1999's single-disc compilation The Very Best of Chic & Sister Sledge. Disc one contains the original recordings made between the years 1973 ...
The Very Best of Chic & Sister Sledge is a compilation album of recordings by American R&B bands Chic and Sister Sledge, released by Rhino Records/Warner Music in 1999. An expanded two-disc edition of the compilation was released by Warner Music in 2005, under the title Good Times: The Very Best of the Hits & the Remixes .
Anderson toured the world performing Chic's No. 1 hits, and sang backup for legends like Luther Vandross and Mick Jagger. Alfa Anderson, Chic singer on 'Le Freak' and 'Good Times,' dies at 78 Skip ...
Alfa Anderson, a vocalist known for her work with the iconic 1970s disco band Chic, has died. She was 78. Niles Rodgers, founder of Chic, shared the news in an Instagram post on Dec. 17. “RIP ...
"Le Freak", featuring Anderson on the lead vocals, was inducted into the 2015 Grammy Hall of Fame. [23] In 2018, the song was added to the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress. [6] [24] In 2018, Mayor Hardie Davis Jr. of Augusta, Georgia gave Anderson the Keys to the City and declared May 5 as Alfa Anderson Day. [6] [25]
Chic: 1978 "Everybody Dance" 38 12 49 — 45 — 6 — 9 BPI: Silver [12] "You Can Get By" — — — — — — — — — "Le Freak" 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 20 2 7 RIAA: 5× Platinum [11] BPI: Platinum [12] MC: 2× Platinum [13] C'est Chic "I Want Your Love" 7 5 10 81 10 27 20 14 4 RIAA: Gold [11] "Chic Cheer ...
"I Want Your Love" is a song by American band Chic from their second studio album C'est Chic (1978). Featuring a solo lead vocal by Alfa Anderson, the song became a very successful follow-up to their hit single "Le Freak". [1]