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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 ]
Chic and Nile Rodgers played the iTunes Festival in London on September 14, 2013. They opened British The X Factor live show on 2 November 2013 for Disco week. They performed a medley of hits including "Le Freak", "He's the Greatest Dancer" and "Good Times". Rodgers announced in 2013 that he was working on a new Chic album, based on ...
Bernard Edwards (October 31, 1952 – April 18, 1996) was an American musician, songwriter and record producer, known primarily for his work in disco music with guitarist Nile Rodgers, with whom he co-founded Chic.
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 ...
From there, Anderson would go on to record other notable hits like “Le Freak” and “Good Times,” bringing Chic to the mainstream. “Le Freak,” one of the band’s most successful singles ...
Anderson became a lead singer when one of Chic's original leads, Norma Jean Wright, left the group in 1978. [7] Along with fellow lead Luci Martin, Chic would go on to produce many more charted hits, including the multi platinum "Le Freak" (1978) and "Good Times" (1979), as well as "My Forbidden Lover" (1979).
"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".
C'est Chic includes the band's signature hit "Le Freak", which topped the US Hot 100 chart, US R&B, and US Club Play in October 1978, [4] selling six million copies in the US. The album also contains the hit single " I Want Your Love " (number 5 R&B, [ 4 ] number 7 Pop, [ 4 ] number 4 UK [ 5 ] ).