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Years later in his autobiography, Rodgers described his feelings about the album at the time "I knew it was a flop right away. I'd been so afraid of being labelled a disco musician that I was too tentative about the album's direction. And the songs weren't hooky enough. Over all, I wasn't clear
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productions, and is also looser, raunchier and more fun to listen to than Chic usually is." However, while he was very complimentary to the album in terms of pure groove, he felt that it was lacking in passion and somewhat "contrived", particularly in comparison to other recent funk albums by
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The album ended up having the opposite effect, contributing to Chic's disbanding as
Rodgers and Edwards pursued their personal projects. However, upon reviving Chic in 2015, Rodgers created the "Land of the Good Groove" record label.
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is Nova Joisea. Some of Lower
Manhattan's streets and avenues are shown as Twenty-Thirdium, Houstanus, Canalus and Via Broadicus. Other areas include Tribeccium, Terra Financicus and Villagius Easticus.
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will revive the semiconscious Chic, whose career is at a low point, and transport Nile
Rodgers and Bernard Edwards back to the top of the charts with their next album."
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gave the album a rare 10/10 score calling it "Amazing! Incredible!...the best thing I've heard in five years. If
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commented that the album "comes closer to breaking a syncopated sweat than any recent
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Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco and
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is half as good it will be excellent". Greg Tate of
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382:"The Land of the Good Groove"
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562:Frank Simms
481:"Most Down"
304:David Bowie
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625:References
618:Bob Ludwig
611:– producer
597:Production
590:Rob Sabino
548:Sarah Dash
300:Smash Hits
288:Smash Hits
210:New Jersey
183:Background
130:chronology
536:Personnel
393:"Yum-Yum"
217:Reception
202:dog latin
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321:The Time
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206:Brooklyn
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