Tongue in Chic is the sixth studio album by American R&B band Chic, released on Atlantic Records in 1982.[3] The album includes the singles "Hangin'" (R&B #48) and "I Feel Your Love Comin' On" (issued only in the Netherlands). Tongue in Chic peaked at No. 173 on the Billboard 200.[6]

Tongue in Chic
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1, 1982
RecordedApril – August 1982
StudioPower Station, New York City
GenrePost-disco, R&B
Length32:42
LabelAtlantic
ProducerNile Rodgers,
Bernard Edwards
Chic chronology
Soup For One
(1982)
Tongue in Chic
(1982)
Believer
(1983)
Alternative cover
Singles from Tongue in Chic
  1. "Hangin'"
    Released: November 1982
  2. "I Feel Your Love Comin' On"
    Released: December 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauA−[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
Spin Alternative Record Guide6/10[5]

The album was the second of two projects to be written and produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers in 1982, the other being the soundtrack to movie Soup for One.

Tongue in Chic was transferred to compact disc and re-released by Atlantic Records/Warner Music in 1991. The album was digitally remastered and re-issued by Wounded Bird Records in 2003.

Critical reception

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The Spin Alternative Record Guide wrote that the album "offers some extended nasty grooves that would soon be watered down for Bowie's Let's Dance, but the songwriting falters halfway."[5]

Track listing

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All tracks written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers.

Side A
  1. "Hangin'" – 5:12 Listen
  2. "I Feel Your Love Comin' On" – 6:52
  3. "When You Love Someone" – 5:06
Side B
  1. "Chic (Everybody Say)" – 4:46
  2. "Hey Fool" – 3:40
  3. "Sharing Love" – 2:40
  4. "City Lights" – 4:26

Personnel

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Production

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References

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  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Tongue in Chic – Chic | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau - Consumer Guide Reviews: Chic". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 329.
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 129.
  5. ^ a b Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 81–82.
  6. ^ "Chart History Chic". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2021.