It's About Time (Chic album)

It's About Time is the ninth studio album by the American band Chic released on September 28, 2018 through Virgin EMI Records. It was written and conducted by Chic guitarist Nile Rodgers.[4][5][6] The lead single, "Till the World Falls", featuring Mura Masa, Cosha and Vic Mensa, was released on June 22, 2018.[2][7]

It's About Time
Studio album by
Nile Rodgers & Chic
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2018[1]
Recorded2014–2018[2]
StudioAbbey Road, London
GenreR&B, Disco
LabelVirgin EMI[3]
Producer
Nile Rodgers & Chic chronology
A Night in Amsterdam
(2006)		 It's About Time
(2018)		 Executive Realness
(2019)
Singles from It's About Time
  1. "Till the World Falls"
    Released: June 22, 2018
  2. "Sober"
    Released: September 7, 2018

According to Rodgers, It's About Time is the first of two albums that make up the "new Chic experience". The second album was originally scheduled for February 2019, and will "bring to a close the journey of Chic". It was later postponed to May 2019.[8]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of SoundB-[10]
NME[11]

It's About Time received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 64 based on seven reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]

The album earned Chic a nomination for the Brit Award for International Group at the 2019 Brit Awards.[12]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Till the World Falls" (featuring Mura Masa, Cosha and Vic Mensa)
5:17
2."Boogie All Night" (featuring Nao)
3:30
3."Sober" (featuring Craig David and Stefflon Don)
  • Rodgers
  • Charles Harrison
  • Lonnell Corbett
  • Rodgers
  • Graham
3:08
4."Do You Wanna Party" (featuring LunchMoney Lewis)
3:21
5."Dance with Me" (featuring Hailee Steinfeld)
  • Rodgers
  • Curtis Williams
  • Sha Sha Jones
  • Rodgers
  • Graham
3:30
6."I Dance My Dance"
  • Rodgers
  • Alexandra Forbes
  • Jerry Barnes
  • Melissa Sanley[13]
  • Rodgers
  • Graham
  • Barnes
3:27
7."State of Mine (It's About Time)" (featuring Philippe Saisse)
  • Rodgers
  • Graham
  • Saisse
4:42
8."Queen" (featuring Elton John and Emeli Sandé)Rodgers
  • Rodgers
  • Graham
3:55
9."I Want Your Love" (featuring Lady Gaga)
  • Rodgers
  • Graham
  • Rene Arsenault
  • Riot City
4:56
10."'New Jack' Sober" (Teddy Riley version (featuring Craig David and Stefflon Don))
  • Rodgers
  • Harrison
  • Corbett
  • Edward Riley
  • Jonathan Kerr
  • Thomas Robertson
3:12
Total length:38:58
Japanese edition bonus tracks[14]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
9."I Want Your Love" (featuring Lady Gaga)
  • Rodgers
  • Graham
  • Rene Arsenault
  • Riot City
4:56
10."'New Jack' Sober" (Teddy Riley version (featuring Craig David and Stefflon Don))
  • Rodgers
  • Harrison
  • Corbett
  • Edward Riley
  • Jonathan Kerr
  • Thomas Robertson
3:12
11."Message from Nile Rodgers"  4:22
Total length:43:27

Notes

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 41
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 66
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 72
Irish Albums (IRMA)[19] 72
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[20] 67
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] 49
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 16
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[23] 74
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 28
UK Albums (OCC)[25] 10

References
  1. "'I have some form of synaesthesia. I always have music in my head' - Nile Rodgers". Independent.ie.
  2. Yoo, Noah (June 21, 2018). "Listen to Nile Rodgers & Chic's New Song "Till the World Falls"". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  3. Peacock, Tim (June 13, 2018). "NEWSChic & Nile Rodgers To Release New Album 'It's About Time' In September". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  4. Ball, James (June 13, 2018). "Nile Rodgers and Chic Know 'It's About Time' With Their First Album in 25 Years". Mixmag. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  5. Stine, Gwenda (June 13, 2018). "Nile Rodgers & Chic Finally Set 'It's About Time' LP Release Date, Debut New Song". HitMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  6. Kreps, Daniel (June 22, 2018). "Hear Nile Rodgers & Chic Team With Vic Mensa on Ecstatic 'Till the World Falls'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  7. Reilly, Nick (June 22, 2018). "Till The World Falls: Nile Rodgers & Chic debut new track with Vic Mensa & Mura Masa". NME. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  8. Amorosi, A. D. (September 27, 2018). "Nile Rodgers on Leaving Warner Music for Universal After 40 Years, New Chic Album 'It's About Time'".
  9. "Reviews for It's About Time by Chic". Metacritic. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  10. Clark, Tyler (September 28, 2018). "Nile Rodgers & Chic Groove with Some New Rump-Shakers on It's About Time". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  11. "Nile Rodgers & Chic – 'It's About Time' review". NME. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  12. "Brit Awards 2019: Full list of winners". February 20, 2019 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. "I Dance My Dance". September 20, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  14. "イッツ・アバウト・タイム　[SHM-CD][CD]" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  15. "Ultratop.be – Nile Rodgers & Chic – It's About Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  16. "Ultratop.be – Nile Rodgers & Chic – It's About Time" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  17. "Dutchcharts.nl – Nile Rodgers & Chic – It's About Time" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  18. "Offiziellecharts.de – Nile Rodgers & Chic – It's About Time" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
  19. "Irish Albums Chart: 5 October 2018". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  20. "It's About Time on Billboard Japan Hot Albums". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  21. "It's About Time". Oricon. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  22. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  23. "Top 100 Álbumes – Semana 40: del 28.9.2018 al 4.10.2018" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  24. "Swisscharts.com – Nile Rodgers & Chic – It's About Time". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 11, 2018.
  25. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 6, 2018.



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