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- Artist(s): Nile, Chic
- Summary: The first Chic album in over 25 years features guest appearances from Cosha, Craig David, Danny L Harle, Lady Gaga, LunchMoney Lewis, Vic Mensa, Mura Masa, NAO, Philippe Saisse, Emeli Sandé, Hailee Steinfeld, and Stefflon Don.
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- Record Label: Virgin EMI
- Genre(s): R&B, Contemporary R&B
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Positive: 3 out of 10
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Mixed: 7 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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Oct 1, 2018It’s About Time is a masterly collection of relentlessly upbeat floor-fillers, even if the song titles--Boogie All Night, Dance With Me, Do You Wanna Party?--occasionally verge on self-parody.
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Q MagazineSep 27, 2018Timeless and effortless, it's unmistakably them. C'est Chic. [Nov 2018, p.112]
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Sep 28, 2018After this long of a layoff, we’d probably be satisfied if a new Chic record simply ticked all of the expected Chic-shaped boxes and nothing more. However, for its first two-thirds at least, It’s About Time never settles for a pure nostalgia play.
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Sep 27, 2018Even when they the songs are nearly anonymous, Nile Rodgers’ guitar is buoyant and propulsive, and his playing is an unalloyed joy throughout. And there are points where the songwriting clicks, hitting a sweet spot between then and now.
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UncutSep 27, 2018Too many songs sport frumpier styles. [Nov 2018, p.34]
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Sep 27, 2018It’s About Time has joyous, feel-good highlights and low points that could have been worse.
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Sep 27, 2018Rodgers doesn’t allow his pals to freshen the old formula, reducing them to audio clutter.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1