Day 0437 - Risqué

Chic "Risqué" (1979)

So, right off the bat the first song is essentially the basis for "Rappers delight", so that's pretty cool. The band were looking to make a fun, good-times album to counteract financial hard times that were going on at the time (kind of like the Black Eyed Peas apparently tried to do with "I've got a feeling" years later).

I still can't totally get on board with the idea that this is "disco", I guess because I have a certain set idea of what that genre is.  To me this sounds more like soft-funk with some slower jams (though, bleak slow-jams) thrown in for good measure. I prefer this album to the previous Chic album (C'est Chic) on this list.

Day 0428 - We are Family

Sister Sledge "We are Family" (1979)

Another album where soft-funk meets disco, much like Chic... not surprising as half of the musicians here backing the titular sisters are from that band.

I prefer this somewhat to "C'est Chic".  Those heavenly Sledge voices help, as does the fact this leans towards a more pleasing funk/soul fusion with only hints of some disco genre tricks.