1977 Chic – Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) (US:#6 UK:#6)
“Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)” is a song by American R&B band Chic. It was the group’s first single and hit in the United States, reaching number 6 on both the pop and R&B charts. In addition, along with the tracks “You Can Get By” and “Everybody Dance”, the single reached number one on the disco charts. Luther Vandross provided backup vocals. He was working as a session vocalist at the time.
The “yowsah, yowsah, yowsah” part of the title, which appears as a spoken interjection in the middle of the song, originated with the American jazz violinist and radio personality Ben Bernie, who popularized it in the 1920s. The phrase was revived in 1969 by They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, a film about a Depression-era dance marathon.
Album
Chic is the self-titled debut album by Chic, released on Atlantic Records in 1977. The cover art featured two models, Valentine Monnier (left) and Alva Chinn (right), uncredited in a photograph taken by Frank Laffitte. It includes the hit singles “Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)” – originally released on Buddah Records – (US Hot […]
Musicians
| Bass | Bernard Edwards |
| Drums | Tony Thompson |
| Guitar | Nile Rodgers |
| Flute | George Young |
| Sax | George Young |
| Harp | Gloria Agostini |
| Keyboards | Andy Schwartz |
| Keyboards | Rob Sabino |
| Keyboards | Tom Coppola |
| Trombone | Barry Rogers |
| Trumpet | Jon Faddis |
| Woodwinds | Kenny Lehman |
| Percussion | Sammy Figueroa |
| Vibraphone | David Friedman |
| Percussion | David Friedman |
| Background Vocals | Alfa Anderson |
| Background Vocals | David Lasley |
| Background Vocals | Diva Gray |
| Background Vocals | Luther Vandross |
| Background Vocals | Norma Jean Wright |
| Background Vocals | Robin Clark |
| Vocals | Bernard Edwards |
| Vocals | Nile Rodgers |
Produced By
Bernard Edwards
Nile Rodgers
Kenny Lehman
Songwriters
Bernard Edwards
Nile Rodgers
Kenny Lehman
Charts
US:#6
UK:#6