Nile Rodgers & Chic - It's About Time (2018)
mijn stem
11 stemmen
Verenigde Staten
R&B / Dance
Label: Virgin EMI
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Till the World Falls (5:17)
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Boogie All Night (3:30)
met NAO
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Sober (3:08)
met Craig David en Stefflon Don
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Do You Wanna Party (3:21)
met LunchMoney Lewis
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Dance with Me (3:30)
met Hailee Steinfeld
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I Dance My Dance (3:27)
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State of Mine (It's About Time) (4:42)
met Philippe Saisse
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Queen (3:55)
met Elton John en Emeli Sandé
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I Want Your Love (4:56)
met Lady Gaga
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"New Jack" Sober [Teddy Riley Version] (3:12)
met Craig David en Stefflon Don
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geplaatst: 7 september 2018, 08:49 uur
Het eerste album van (Nile Rodgers &) Chic sinds 1992. De twee nummers die zijn vrijgegeven, "Till the World Falls" en "Sober", vind ik - tegen alle verwachtingen in - beide goed. Met name die laatste vind ik erg leuk; een soort hedendaags New Jack Swing-nummer. Hoop wel dat ze de nieuwe versie van "I Want Your Love" met Lady Gaga niet al te veel verkloot hebben, want deze klassieker was al perfect zoals hij was.
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geplaatst: 7 september 2018, 09:44 uur
Rodgers' ode aan Prince "Prince Said It" heeft het album uiteindelijk niet gehaald, net als z'n ode aan Bowie.
Titel is mede geinspireerd door een gesprek dat Rodgers had over "de tijd" met de inmiddels overleden Sir Stephen Hawking.
"I came up with the album title before David [Bowie] and Prince died, and maybe even before Michael [Jackson] died, or right after.
"Then I find myself talking to Stephen Hawking about how time is the most important measurement in the universe and, of course, I've always loved a double entendre in a title and obviously it's about time I put out an album."
Nile also explained his motivation behind releasing the album, saying that surviving two cancer scares has led him to reconsider his priorities.
He said: "I've survived cancer twice. It makes you think about your mortality, and you do always want to make sure you're not forgotten.
"Making an album is a solid, tangible thing. It's making the whole movie, not just making trailers."
One of the tracks on the new album - which is scheduled for release on September 28 - is a duet featuring Elton and Emeli on a song called 'Queen', which was actually written for Diana Ross in 1983.
Revealing the story behind the track, Nile explained: "The song was inspired by her but she said, 'I can't sing it. If I sing a song called 'Queen', they're really going to think I'm a diva'.
"I said, 'The song is not about you, it's because of you.'"
Titel is mede geinspireerd door een gesprek dat Rodgers had over "de tijd" met de inmiddels overleden Sir Stephen Hawking.
"I came up with the album title before David [Bowie] and Prince died, and maybe even before Michael [Jackson] died, or right after.
"Then I find myself talking to Stephen Hawking about how time is the most important measurement in the universe and, of course, I've always loved a double entendre in a title and obviously it's about time I put out an album."
Nile also explained his motivation behind releasing the album, saying that surviving two cancer scares has led him to reconsider his priorities.
He said: "I've survived cancer twice. It makes you think about your mortality, and you do always want to make sure you're not forgotten.
"Making an album is a solid, tangible thing. It's making the whole movie, not just making trailers."
One of the tracks on the new album - which is scheduled for release on September 28 - is a duet featuring Elton and Emeli on a song called 'Queen', which was actually written for Diana Ross in 1983.
Revealing the story behind the track, Nile explained: "The song was inspired by her but she said, 'I can't sing it. If I sing a song called 'Queen', they're really going to think I'm a diva'.
"I said, 'The song is not about you, it's because of you.'"
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geplaatst: 29 september 2018, 08:52 uur
90's throwback "Sober" is wel een belachelijk slecht nummer zeg. Klinkt alsof het in 1994 is opgenomen en Craig David er even gauw z'n zangpartijen overheen heeft gegooid. Verwacht niet te veel meer van dit album na alles dat ik al gelezen en gehoord heb.
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geplaatst: 21 oktober 2018, 17:27 uur
Rodgers had het gewoon moeten laten bij Chic in de 70's en zijn hits in de 80's. It's About Time is een nutteloze verzameling nummers, die door de veelheid aan gastvocaliste(s)n als los zand aan elkaar hangt. En dat jengelende gitaarriedeltje kennen we nu wel.
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