Live at the Budokan (Chic album)

Live at the Budokan is a live album by American band Chic, released on Nile Rodgers' label Sumthing Else in 1999.

Live at the Budokan
Live album by
ReleasedFebruary 23, 1999
RecordedApril 17, 1996
VenueBudokan (Tokyo)
GenreDisco, funk, R&B, jazz, samba, pop, pop rock, rock
Length66:53
LabelSumthing Else
ProducerNile Rodgers
Chic chronology
Chic Freak and More Treats
(1996)
Live at the Budokan
(1999)
A Night in Amsterdam
(2006)
Alternative cover
Re-release with alternative cover.
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention) [2]

The album contains the concert at Tokyo's Budokan on April 17, 1996, that was to be the last performance by fellow Chic member Bernard Edwards who died the following day. The concert was a celebration of the Chic legacy and featured an all-star line-up with guest appearances by Sister Sledge, Slash from Guns N' Roses and Steve Winwood and was released three years after its recording, in unedited form including the spoken introductions by both Edwards and Rodgers.

The concert was released on DVD in 2006 and the Budokan album has been re-issued as Chic in Japan and Live in Japan.

Track listing

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  1. Bernard Introduction – 1:09
  2. Band Introduction – 0:33
  3. "Le Freak" (Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers) – 5:14
    • Performed by Chic & Slash
  4. "Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (Intro) (Edwards, Kenny Lehman, Rodgers) – 0:31
  5. "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (Edwards, Lehman, Rodgers) – 7:04
  6. "I Want Your Love" (Edwards, Rodgers) – 6:17
  7. Sister Sledge (Intro) – 0:12
  8. "He's the Greatest Dancer" (Edwards, Rodgers) – 4:37
  9. We Are Family (Intro) – 0:22
  10. "We Are Family" (Edwards, Rodgers) – 10:06
    • Performed by: Chic & Sister Sledge
  11. "Do That Dance" (Garrett Oliver, Tanya Ramtulla, Rodgers) – 3:24
  12. Good Times (Intro) – 0:15
  13. "Good Times"/"Rapper's Delight" (Edwards, Rodgers) – 7:12
  14. Stone Free (Intro) – 0:21
  15. "Stone Free" (Jimi Hendrix) – 4:22
  16. "Chic Cheer" (Edwards, Rodgers) – 14:20
  17. Backstage – 0:23
  18. Bernard #2 – 0:31

Personnel

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Production

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  • Producer – Nile Rodgers
  • Recorded & mixed by Gary Tole
  • Recorded live at the Budokan and mixed at Wonder Station Studios, Tokyo, Japan
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York
  • Mastered by George Marino

References

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  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Chic - Live at the Budokan (rec. 1996, rel. 1999) album review | AllMusic". allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide Reviews: Chic". www.robertchristgau.com.