Editing Nile Rodgers (section)

===1980s: Diana Ross, David Bowie, INXS, Madonna, Duran Duran===
The [[Disco Demolition Night|1979 disco backlash]] derailed Chic, and Edwards retreated from work,<ref name="Independent UK 8732695">{{cite news |last1=Sturges |first1=Fiona |title=Lucky man: Legendary hit-maker Nile Rodgers on disco, drugs and Daft Punk |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/lucky-man-legendary-hit-maker-nile-rodgers-on-disco-drugs-and-daft-punk-8732695.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220621/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/lucky-man-legendary-hit-maker-nile-rodgers-on-disco-drugs-and-daft-punk-8732695.html |archive-date=June 21, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Independent UK |date=July 28, 2018}}</ref> while Rodgers' drug use accelerated.<ref name="The Guardian" /> Rodgers and Edwards delivered their final Atlantic album under contract, ''[[Believer (Chic album)|Believer]]'', in 1982.<ref name="allmusic.com">{{cite web |last1=Henderson |first1=Alex |title=Chic Believer |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/believer-mw0000564480 |website=allmusic.com |access-date=September 4, 2018}}</ref> They completed one of their last projects together in 1980, writing and producing the album ''[[Diana (album)|Diana]]'' for [[Diana Ross]], which yielded the hits "[[Upside Down (Diana Ross song)|Upside Down]]"<ref name="Smooth Radio">{{cite news |title=9 of Nile Rodgers' best songs, from David Bowie to George Michael |url=https://www.smoothradio.com/features/nile-rodgers-songs/ |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Smooth Radio |date=June 24, 2018}}</ref> and "[[I'm Coming Out]]".<ref name="Complex"/> They produced [[Deborah Harry]]'s 1981 solo album ''[[Koo Koo]]'', and produced the hit "Spacer" for the French disco act [[Sheila and B. Devotion]].<ref name="NY Post">{{cite news |last1=Vincentelli |first1=Elisabeth |title=7 times Nile Rodgers saved some of his best work for lesser lights |url=https://nypost.com/2015/02/23/7-times-nile-rodgers-saved-some-of-his-best-work-for-lesser-lights/ |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=NY Post |date=February 23, 2015}}</ref>  During the same time period, Chic's song "[[Good Times (Chic song)|Good Times]]" was sampled on [[the Sugarhill Gang]]'s "[[Rapper's Delight]]", the first multiple-platinum hip hop single. The song continued to influence the sounds of others, including [[Queen (band)|Queen]]'s 1980 #1 hit "[[Another One Bites the Dust]]", and [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], who had a #1 hit with "[[Rapture (Blondie song)|Rapture]]".<ref name="Financial Times" /> Following Chic's breakup, Rodgers released his first solo album, ''[[Adventures in the Land of the Good Groove]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=nile+rodgers|title=Robert Christgau: CG: nile rodgers|website=Robertchristgau.com|access-date=October 8, 2018}}</ref>

With Chic no longer occupying most of his time, Rodgers was free to focus on working with other artists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nile-rodgers-mn0000411830/biography|title=Nile Rodgers {{!}} Biography & History {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=September 20, 2018}}</ref> He produced David Bowie's biggest selling album, ''[[Let's Dance (David Bowie album)|Let's Dance]]'', which yielded the hit singles "Let's Dance", "China Girl", and "Modern Love". He produced the single "Original Sin" by [[INXS]], and in 1984, he produced [[Madonna]]'s album ''[[Like a Virgin (album)|Like a Virgin]]'', which scored four hit singles including its title track, "[[Material Girl]]", and "Dress You Up".<ref name="NME">{{cite news |last1=Levine |first1=Nick |title=Nile Rodgers recalls unusual question from Madonna: 'Why don't you want to fuck me?|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/madonna-126-1251329 |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=NME |date=June 10, 2013}}</ref><ref name="El Financiero">{{cite news |title=Nile Rodgers viene a México en abril |url=http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/reflector/nile-rodgers-viene-a-mexico-en-abirl |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=El Financiero |date=February 23, 2018}}</ref> He worked extensively with [[Duran Duran]], remixing their biggest-selling single, "The Reflex", producing "Wild Boys" on their 1984 live album, ''[[Arena (Duran Duran album)|Arena]]'', and co-producing the album ''[[Notorious (Duran Duran album)|Notorious]]''.<ref name="Medium">{{cite news |last1=Chiu |first1=David |title='Notorious' Turns 30: How Nile Rodgers Conducted Duran Duran's Reinvention |url=https://medium.com/cuepoint/duran-durans-notorious-turns-30-we-had-a-future-902d5e731a67 |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Medium |date=November 21, 2016}}</ref>

In 1985, Rodgers produced albums for [[Sheena Easton]], [[Jeff Beck]], [[Thompson Twins]], [[Mick Jagger]], and others,<ref name="CNBC"/> and performed at [[Live Aid]] with Madonna and the Thompson Twins.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Cornell |first1=Jeff |title= Live Aid Turns 30: U2, Madonna, Led Zeppelin Reunion & More Highlights |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/music-festivals/6627376/live-aid-30th-anniversary-highlights |access-date=September 4, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |date=July 13, 2015}}</ref> He was named the #1 Singles Producer in the World by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' at the end of the year.<ref name="Daily Record UK">{{cite news |last1=Dingwall |first1=John |title=Chic founder Nile Rodgers vows to perform all the hits as band prepare for RockNess |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/chic-founder-nile-rodgers-vows-878363 |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Daily Record |date=July 3, 2012}}</ref> At the end of the decade, he produced albums for [[Grace Jones]], [[Al Jarreau]] (''[[L is for Lover]]''), [[Earth Wind and Fire]]'s vocalist [[Philip Bailey]], and performed on "[[Higher Love]]" with [[Steve Winwood]], as well as on records for [[Cyndi Lauper]], and others.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Graff |first1= Gary |title=Nile Rodgers Talks Why Chic's New Album Is Reminiscent of Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/7864975/nile-rodgers-interview-new-chic-album-daft-punk |access-date=September 4, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |date=July 11, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Las Vegas Weekly">{{cite news |last1=Zaleski |first1=Annie |title=WE GOT LUCKY: OUR SIT-DOWN WITH A LEGEND, CHIC'S NILE RODGERS |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/ae/music/2016/jul/27/nile-rodgers-interview-chic-duran-duran/ |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=July 27, 2016}}</ref> In 1989, he co-produced the B-52's multi-platinum album ''[[Cosmic Thing]]''; it reached No. 4 on the ''[[Billboard 200]]'' album chart, and yielded the singles "Love Shack", and "Roam".<ref name="Billboard 4">{{cite magazine |last1=Bolonik |first1=Kera |title=The B-52s On a 40-Year Career as LGBTQ Pioneers, and the Tragedy That Almost Cut It Short |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/pride/8460698/b52s-lgbtq-pioneers-interview-billboard-pride |access-date=September 4, 2018 |magazine=Billboard |date=June 14, 2018}}</ref> He produced ''[[Workin' Overtime]]'', [[Diana Ross]]' return to [[Motown]],<ref name="Nashville Scene">{{cite news |last1=Hurt |first1=Edd |title=Don't let the glamorous sheen of Diana Ross' career prevent you from looking a bit deeper |url=https://www.nashvillescene.com/music/article/13042072/dont-let-the-glamorous-sheen-of-diana-ross-career-prevent-you-from-looking-a-bit-deeper |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Nashville Scene |date=March 1, 2012}}</ref> and the soundtracks for ''[[Alphabet City (film)|Alphabet City]]'', ''[[Gremlins (film)|Gremlins]]'',<ref name="Fact Mag 5">{{cite news |title=Le Freak: The best Nile Rodgers collaborations you never knew existed |url=http://www.factmag.com/2013/04/23/le-freak-the-best-nile-rodgers-collaborations-you-never-knew-existed/5/ |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Fact Mag |date=April 23, 2013}}</ref> ''[[White Nights (1985 film)|White Nights]]'',<ref name="IMDB">{{cite web |title=White Nights Soundtracks |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090319/soundtrack |website=IMDB.com |access-date=September 4, 2018}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=October 2023}} and ''[[The Fly (1986 film)|The Fly]]''.<ref name="IMDB tt0091064">{{cite web |title=The Fly Soundtracks |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091064/soundtrack |website=IMDB.com |access-date=September 4, 2018}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=October 2023}} He later composed an orchestral soundtrack, his first, for the film ''[[Coming to America]]''.<ref name="Vibe">{{cite news |last1=Golding |first1=Shenequa |title=Nile Rodgers Declares 'Coming To America's' "Soul Glo" As His Greatest Composition |url=https://www.vibe.com/2016/04/in-nile-rodgers-coming-to-america-soul-glo/ |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Vibe |date=April 6, 2016}}.</ref><ref name="Cineblog">{{cite news |last1=Ferraro |first1=Pietro |title=Stasera in tv: "Il principe cerca moglie" su Italia 1 |url=http://www.cineblog.it/post/292287/stasera-in-tv-il-principe-cerca-moglie-su-italia-1 |access-date=September 4, 2018 |work=Cineblog |date=April 10, 2018}}</ref>

Rodgers formed the short-lived experimental band Outloud in 1987, with [[David Letterman]]'s guitarist, composer, and vocalist [[Felicia Collins]] and French session musician, producer, composer, and keyboardist [[Philippe Saisse]]; the trio released a single album, ''Out Loud'', on [[Warner Bros. Records]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.factmag.com/2013/04/23/le-freak-the-best-nile-rodgers-collaborations-you-never-knew-existed/|title=Le Freak: the best Nile Rodgers collaborations you never knew existed – FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|date=April 23, 2013|work=FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|access-date=October 8, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>