Odyssey "Together" - A Chic Org Production

[FrontPage22]

Scooped up a copy of the Odyssey LP Happy Together and noted that the cut "Together" showed a writing credit of Rodgers/Edwards. And the cut is super 80's Chic-esque. never noticed any mention of the Chic org doing production on Odyssey...what's the story?

[KayJayEm54]

I must admit I never checked the song writing credits on this album and I can't recall seeing that track appearing on any CHIC discography.

Gonna check it out right now dude - thanks for the heads-up!

[FrontPage22]

Odyssey (2) - Happy Together (LP, Album) at Discogs

here is the proof I gather...:icon_razz:

[SandraDee]

It does sound very much like the Chic stuff from that early 80s period i.e. more of a funky groove with prominant choppy rhythm guitar rather than a proper song.

[dvdjamm]

YouTube - Odyssey - Together


This is great...

[PierreConstantin]

I've never quite understood how Edwards and Rodgers made their choices and decided which artist they would produce: Sheila B. Devotion is the best example. Why this girl? If it's for the money, she was the only act offering it? Odyssey is not exactly the same but I keep asking "why them particularly and not another act ?".

[Chap2Power]

I've never quite understood how Edwards and Rodgers made their choices and decided which artist they would produce: Sheila B. Devotion is the best example. Why this girl? If it's for the money, she was the only act offering it? Odyssey is not exactly the same but I keep asking "why them particularly and not another act ?".

Pierre, there are a number of different scenarios that might play into why Nile and Bernard decided to do the Sheila record.

Aside her "Love Me Baby" album being released on Casablanca in the US, Claude Carrere was always very interested in breaking the Carrere brand in the US. While he eventually did that with Sony, his label during the Sheila/Chic pairing was when his label was a WEA Filipacchi affiliate in France, and thus, there was a relationship between Carrere, Warners and Atlantic in the US.

Even if the money was great, or it was done to further secure their legacy within the US Atlantic framework, Sheila remains one of a distinct few artists Chic worked with on an international level, and it did a lot better than releases by Americans such as Debbie Harry. And whether she was making music for housewives as so many of my friends in France would say, the combination worked.

Another scenario: they were asked by legends like Ahmet Ertegun and Doug Morris to do the label "a favour" and they complied.

These are debatable insights. Perhaps we'll find out more when Nile finishes his book.

Vincent

[PierreConstantin]

Pierre, there are a number of different scenarios that might play into why Nile and Bernard decided to do the Sheila record.

Aside her "Love Me Baby" album being released on Casablanca in the US, Claude Carrere was always very interested in breaking the Carrere brand in the US. While he eventually did that with Sony, his label during the Sheila/Chic pairing was when his label was a WEA Filipacchi affiliate in France, and thus, there was a relationship between Carrere, Warners and Atlantic in the US.

Even if the money was great, or it was done to further secure their legacy within the US Atlantic framework, Sheila remains one of a distinct few artists Chic worked with on an international level, and it did a lot better than releases by Americans such as Debbie Harry. And whether she was making music for housewives as so many of my friends in France would say, the combination worked.

Another scenario: they were asked by legends like Ahmet Ertegun and Doug Morris to do the label "a favour" and they complied.

These are debatable insights. Perhaps we'll find out more when Nile finishes his book.

Vincent

Thanks Vincent for your convincing insights. You may be right; :icon_smile:

[Chap2Power]

I worked for Nile. I will ask him.

Vince