It's About Time (Chic album)

It's About Time
Studio album by
Nile Rodgers & Chic
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2018[1]
Recorded2014–2018[2]
StudioAbbey Road, London
GenreR&B, disco
Length38:58
LabelVirgin EMI[3]
Producer
Nile Rodgers & Chic chronology
A Night in Amsterdam
(2006) 		It's About Time
(2018)
Singles from It's About Time
  1. "Till the World Falls"
    Released: June 22, 2018
  2. "Sober"
    Released: September 7, 2018

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] It’s About Time is the first album to be released in over two decades for the group, and is the first Chic album to not feature founding member Bernard Edwards who died in 1996. Originally scheduled for a 2015 release, heralded by the single "I'll Be There", the album concept kept changing and the release delayed for three years, partly due to the deaths of Prince and David Bowie. Eventually released on Virgin EMI Records in September 2018, the album cover is a homage to the group’s 1977 self titled debut album Chic. The lead single, "Till the World Falls", featuring Mura Masa, Cosha and Vic Mensa, was released on June 22, 2018.[2][7]

According to Rodgers, It's About Time is the first of two albums that make up the "new Chic experience". The second album Executive Realness[8] was originally scheduled for February 2019, and will "bring to a close the journey of Chic". It was later postponed to May 2019,[9] but it was unreleased. As of 2024, nothing is confirmed for the tenth and final album. One of the songs, "I Believe In Music", was broadcast on the BBC, but never released.[10]

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  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. ^ Ritchie, Kevin (January 23, 2019). "Interview: Nile Rodgers dreams his ideal world". Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  9. ^ Amorosi, A. D. (September 27, 2018). "Nile Rodgers on Leaving Warner Music for Universal After 40 Years, New Chic Album 'It's About Time'". Variety.com.
  10. ^ McGoran, Peter. "New Nile Rodgers documentary, How To Make It In The Music Business, airs on BBC". Hotpress.com. Retrieved December 25, 2021.