DIANA ROSS / DIANA / LP /

(US / MOTOWN / M8-936M1 / 1980)

CHIC印の特大ダンスクラシック・アルバム！「I’M COMING OUT」！
CHICのBERNARD EDWARDS & NILE RODGERSをプロデューサーに迎えた、MOTOWNからとしてはラストとなる1980年作。冒頭のギター・カッティング＋シャウトアウト＋ドラムが響くだけでハンズアップしたくなる「I’M COMING OUT」はTHE NOTORIOUS B.I.G. FEAT. PUFF DADDY, MASE AND KELLY PRICE「MO MONEY MO PROBLEMS」ネタであり、カミングアウトを掲げたメッセージ・ソングとしてLGBTコミュニティでも重要な楽曲。先日の『RED BULL DANCE YOUR STYLE WORLD FINAL 2022』のセミファイナルで使用され、THE D SORAKI氏のダンスと共に改めて興奮を覚えた方も多いかと思います。「UPSIDE DOWN」はMC LYTE FEAT. MISSY ELLIOTT「COLD ROCK A PARTY」、MYSTIDIOUS MISFITSS「UPSIDE DOWN」ネタとしてもお馴染み。「FRIEND TO FRIEND」はM.O.P. FEAT. RELL「WHAT I WANNA BE」やFAT JOHN「TRANQUILIZER」などでもサンプリングされました。「TENDERNESS」など、全8曲を収録。US ORIGINAL盤！

TRACKLIST
A1 UPSIDE DOWN 4:05
A2 TENDERNESS 3:50
A3 FRIEND TO FRIEND 3:19
A4 I’M COMING OUT 5:23
B1 HAVE FUN (AGAIN) 5:57
B2 MY OLD PIANO 3:57
B3 NOW THAT YOU’RE GONE 3:58
B4 GIVE UP 3:45

PHONOGRAPHIC COPYRIGHT ℗ – MOTOWN RECORD CORPORATION
COPYRIGHT © – MOTOWN RECORD CORPORATION
PUBLISHED BY – CHIC MUSIC, INC.
RECORDED AT – POWER STATION
RECORDED AT – ELECTRIC LADY STUDIOS
RECORDED AT – MOTOWN RECORDING STUDIOS
MIXED AT – POWER STATION
MIXED AT – ARTISAN SOUND RECORDERS
MASTERED AT – ATLANTIC STUDIOS

BACKING VOCALS – ALFA ANDERSON, FONZI THORNTON, LUCI MARTIN, MICHELE COBBS*
BASS – BERNARD EDWARDS
CONCERTMASTER – GENE ORLOFF
DESIGN – RIA LEWERKE-SHAPIRO
DRUMS – TONY THOMPSON
ENGINEER – BILL SCHENIMAN, JAMES FARBER, NEIL DORFSMAN, RALPH OSBORN
ENGINEER [ASSISTANT] – ABDOULAYE SOUMARE, JEFF HENDRICKSON, LUCY LAURIE, PETER ROBBINS
GUITAR – NILE RODGERS
KEYBOARDS – ANDY SCHWARTZ, RAYMOND JONES
MASTERED BY – DENNIS KING
PHOTOGRAPHY BY [COVER] – FRANCESCO SCAVULLO
PHOTOGRAPHY BY [INSIDE] – DOUGLAS KIRKLAND
PRODUCER, WRITTEN-BY, ARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR – BERNARD EDWARDS & NILE RODGERS
SAXOPHONE – EDDIE DANIELS
STRINGS [THE CHIC STRINGS] – CHERYL HONG, KAREN MILNE, VALERIE HEYWOOD
TROMBONE – MECO MONARDO
TRUMPET – BOB MILLIKEN