Real People (song)
"Real People" is from Chic's fourth album "Real People". It was the second single from this album and like its predecessor, featured a solo lead vocal by Luci Martin. Background. Exploring new directions in the post-Disco era, Chic continued incorporating harder rock elements into their sound as evident by Nile Rodgers' blaring guitar solos which kick-off and end the song. Audiences were caught off guard by the new Chic sound. Prompting some radio programmers to flip the single and play the more upbeat/dancable B-side "Chip Off The Old Block" instead of the  A-side. This, combined with other factors, resulted in the single not making much impact on the charts. Chart Performance. "Real People" only peaked at number 51 on Billboard's "Hot Soul/Black Singles" chart and number 79 on Billboard's "Hot 100" chart. It failed to chart in the UK, as the song "26" was released as a single, in lieu of "Real People".