Anyone have this album or has heard it?

How are the tracks? I read it was unpopular, but I'm mainly interested in the Nile Rodgers produced material on it.

What songs do you recommend, if any?

I got it back in the days, but haven't listened to it in ages... I can't remember any track by name, except for the single "Backfired" which was a classic 'Nard & Nile production.. funky! loved it but for other songs I'd have to re-check to pick you some memorable ones

here's some clips

http://www.chictribute.co...harry.html

I got it on tape. "Backfired" is the cut.

Dancelot said:

Thanks!

CinisterCee said:

Wasn't this the same song remade/revamped by Masters at Work?

JANFAN4L said:

They had a song with India called "Backfired" buuuuut I don't think it's the same.

CinisterCee said:

you really think this album is good? i have it but didn't think much of it. maybe i should give it another listen??

dancerella said:

"Backfired" is worth a listen, but I don't think much of this album either.

Koo Koo is my favorite of Debbie's solo efforts. She was clearly enamored with urban grooves at the time as the funk comes to the foreground. It is definitely of-the-time production, but I like all of the songs.

That said, I am a huge fan of Debbie Harry and I may overrate her work. However, I find this to be the most enjoyable of her solo efforts.

Moonbeam said:

you think it's really funky??

dancerella said:

Although not in a completely traditional sense, Koo Koo definitely achieves that new wave/funk vibe.

Moonbeam said:

All true, I'm just sorta "meh" on the results.

CinisterCee said:

I'm a Debbie fanatic, so I may overrate it as I mentioned. But I'll be damned if I don't groove to that disc.

:::checking out the chictribute.com link:::

Wow, the guys from Devo did vocals on this album That's very

I'm a die hard Chic fan and I don't really like this album. The grooves that Nard, Nile and Tony created are tight but Deb's voice isn't strong enough to flow with that vibe IMO.

Abdul said:

yeah, it's like there's something missing.

As a huge Chic fan,I've always been curious about this album.I remember hearing the first single "Backfired" in 1981,but the album tanked.I still wanna hear it though.

After all this talk about this cd, I decided to give it another listen and it's not bad but not great either. It's weird I feel like I want to like it so much more but as I said before something is missing. It's weird how her solo career never really took off like the way Gwen Stefani's has.

I don't have it, but I do know that H.R. Giger did the cover artwork.

dancerella said:

Standards are lower these days, that's all.

minneapolisgenius said:

oh shit! makes sense though. You know art credits don't get onto the cassette cover card. Hell production and song writing credits don't even get printed.

CinisterCee said:

Same with digital downloads It's like the beginners version to music appreciation or something (sort of how singles *used* to be).

JANFAN4L said:

Man that's exactly why I'm not feelin digital downloads. EXACTLY why.

CinisterCee said:

Yeah, there's a whole section in one of my Giger books about his work with Debbie Harry, including pics of her photo shoot for this.

JANFAN4L said:

Tell me about it. I feel so uniformed these days because of it.