Discography

Albums

Year Artist Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
sales thresholds
US
US R&B
AUS
AUT
CAN
GER
NL
NOR
SWE
SWI
UK
1977 Chic Chic
  • Released: November 22, 1977
  • Label: Atlantic
27 12 67 25
  • US: Gold
1978 Norma Jean Wright Norma
  • Released: July, 1978
  • Label: Bearsville
134 57                    
1978 Chic C'est Chic
  • Released: August 11, 1978
  • Label: Atlantic
4 1 18 21 5 10 9 20 16 2
  • US: Platinum
  • CAN: Platinum
  • UK: Gold
1979 Sister Sledge We Are Family
  • Released: January, 1979
  • Label: Cotillion
3 1                   US: Platinum
1979 Chic Risqué
  • Released: July 30, 1979
  • Label: Atlantic
5 2 75 15 37 29
  • US: Platinum
  • UK: Silver
1980 Chic Real People
  • Released: June 30, 1980
  • Label: Atlantic
30 8 33 19
1981 Luther Vandross Never Too Much
  • Released: August 12, 1981
  • Label: Epic
19 1                 41 US: 2x Platinum
1981 Chic Take It Off
  • Released: November 16, 1981
  • Label: Atlantic
124 36
1982 Luther Vandross Forever, For Always, For Love
  • Released: September 21, 1982
  • Label: Epic
20 1                 23 US: Platinum
1982 Aretha Franklin Jump To It
  • Released: July, 1982
  • Label: Arista
23 1                   US: Gold
1982 Fantasy Sex And Material Possessions
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: Pavillion
                       
1982 Chic Tongue in Chic
  • Released: November 1, 1982
  • Label: Atlantic
173 47
1983 Madonna Madonna
  • Released: July 27, 1983
  • Label: Warner Brothers
20 8 10 15 16 38 7   2   6

US: 5x Platinum

UK: Platinum

Hong Kong: Platinum

France: Plainum

New Zealand: Platinum

Austrilia: 3x Platinum

Spain: Gold

Germany: Gold

1983 Chic Believer
  • Released: November 14, 1983
  • Label: Atlantic
            14          
1986 Randy Crawford Abstract Emotions
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Warner Brothers
178 53                 14  
1987 Debbie Gibson Out Of The Blue
  • Released: August 18, 1987
  • Label: Atlantic
7                   26 3x Platinum
1988 Will Downing Will Downing
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Island/Polygram
                       
1988 Henry Lee Summer Henry Lee Summer
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Epic
56                      
1989 Constina Constina
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Columbia
                       
1990 Nelson Rangell Nelson Rangell
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: GRP
                       
1991 State Of Art Community
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Columbia
                       
1992 Bemshi Womanchild
  • Released: August 3, 1992
  • Label: Capitol
                       
1993 Nick Scotti Nick Scotti
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Reprise
                       
1994 CeCe Peniston Thought Ya Knew
  • Released: January 25, 1994
  • Label: A&M
96 20       92 69     32 31  
1994 Eric Gable Process Of Elimination
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Epic
                       
1994 Public Enemy Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age
  • Released: August 23, 1994
  • Label: Def Jam
14                      
1995 Vivian Williams My Temptation
  • Released: March 21, 1995
  • Label: Brunswick
                       
1995 Melvin Van Peebles Ghetto Gothic
  • Released: April 4, 1986
  • Label: Capitol
                       
1996 Page Morton Black Page One
  • Released: November 19, 1996
  • Label: Den Records
                       

Singles

Year Song Artist Peak chart positions Certifications
sales thresholds
US
US R&B
US Dance
AUT
CAN
GER
NL
NOR
SWE
SWI
UK
1977 Everybody Dance Chic 38 12                 9  
1977 Dance, dance, dance Chic 6 6 1                  
1978 Le Freak (Freak Out) Chic 1 1 1 6 1 5 2 9 6 2 7

US: Platinum

France: Platinum

Canada: Platinum

UK: Gold

1978 I want your love Chic 7 5                 4  
1978 Saturday Norma Jean Wright   15                    
1978 Sorcerer Norma Jean Wright                        
1979 We are family Sister Sledge 2 1 1   1 36 16     6 8 US: Gold
1979 He's the greatest dancer Sister Sledge 9 1 1       1       6  
1979 Lost In Music Sister Sledge                     17  
1979 Thinking Of You (re-released in 1984 as a single) Sister Sledge                     11  
1979 Good Times Chic 1 1 3               5  
1979 My Forbidden Lover Chic     3               15  
1979 My Feet Keep Dancing Chic 101 42                 21  
1980 High Society Norma Jean Wright   19                    
1980 You're Too Late Fantasy 104 28 1                  
1981 Never Too Much Luther Vandross 33 1                 13  
1982 Forever, For Always, For Love Luther Vandross                        
1982 Jump To It Aretha Franklin 24 1 4                  
1983 Holiday Madonna 16 25 1   32 9 7   20 18 2 UK: Gold
1986 Only In My Dreams Debbie Gibson 4                   11  
1989 Are You Lonely Tonight Constina                        
1990 Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) C & C Music Factory 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 3

US: Platinum

UK: Gold

1997 Let's Bounce Norma Jean Wright & Luci Martin                        
1998 Heart Of Stone (From The Movie: Last Days Of Disco) Norma Jean Wright                        
2001 Get Up Marx Volume                        
2001 Dance Raymond Jones                        
2001 Louder Than Words Michi Lange                        
2002 Paradise Norma Jean Wright & Byron Stingly                        
2004 You Lift Me Up Norma Jean Wright                        
2005 Le Freak (Chris Cox - House Remix) Norma Jean Wright & Luci Martin     7                  

 

Alfa Anderson -- Background Vocals (partial list)


Nat Adderley: Hummin' (1976)
Odyssey: Hollywood Party Tonight (1978)
Ray Barretto: Can You Feel It (1978)
The Wiz Original Soundtrack (1978)
Johnny Mathis: I Love My Lady (1981)
Bernard Edwards: Glad to Be Here (1983)
Bryan Adams: Cuts Like A Knife (1983)
Luther Vandross: Busy Body (1983)
Teddy Pendergrass: Love Language (1984)
Mick Jagger: She's the Boss (1985)

Bryan Ferry: Boys and Girls (1985)

Luther Vandross: The Night I Fell In Love (1985)

Nile Rodgers: B-Movie Matinee (1985)

Sheena Easton: The Lover In Me (1988)

Jonathan Butler: More Than Friends (1988)

Eddie Murphy: So Happy (1989)

Jody Watley: Affairs of the Heart (1991)

Aziza Miller: What's On Your Mind? (2014)