The album has the warm atmosphere delivered by the string section, and the confidence is compelling. This has all the great songs from CHIC, plus tons more. It was extraordinary. Single after single were released, but there were still more great songs on the album. Bernard Edwards shines.
Plaintive vocals lead into a descending chorus, it's the prototype for numerous other songs.
The production uses tubular bells, an inspired left-field choice that rings out in the darkness of the song. The band knew they had a great song, so they play the chorus infinitely. CHIC take a B-side song, give it sparkling keyboards, a warm chorus, and an intricate brass instrumental to close it out. Songs like this convinced artists to let CHIC write, arrange, produce, and perform entire albums for them. Sepia-toned inside shot of the band clowning around in 20's costumes.