"It's still hard to believe I found an out-take [with] my original band @CHICorg #IllBeThere," @nilerodgers exuberantly Tweeted late Saturday night; Rodgers, who's essentially the sole founding member of Disco-Funk originators, Chic (now, somewhat confusingly billed as "CHIC featuring Nile Rodgers"), has been pain-stakingly compiling a collection of recently unearthed 1970-80's era Chic tracks along with contemporary producers like Avicii, David Guetta, and The Martinez Brothers. Chic's newly-surfaced material, tentatively titled It's About Time, seems to have been oddly enough reverse "influenced" by modern-day Disco-Funk acts like Chromeo, Dâm-Funk, Tuxedo, Mark Ronson & The Dap-Kings, and even quite ironically, buddies Daft Punk & Pharrell, who were all very likely initially influenced by Chic's genre-shaping output in the first place. " ["I'll Be There"] is a moving concept for me about decisions we make in life. We've tried to capture all the nuances in the full-length video and still keep it fun," Nile Rodgers wrote in a #WorldPremiere-accompanied Facebook post/press release.

" Karlie Kloss connects to the past and present. She sees the original group (who plays this track) on Soul Train. She visualizes the past, looking at old school vinyl - then gets dressed and goes out to a current party to meet up with Stephen Galloway and the current Chic line-up happens to be playing live," Rodgers continued. "I'll Be There" is in fact, a re-worked out-take from Sister Sledge's Love Somebody Today album (1980), which Nile Rodgers and since deceased band co-founder, and the track's primary source of influence, Bernard Edwards produced together. It's unclear as to exactly when It's About Time will see a world-wide release, but Chic's first album in 23 years appears to be rapidly nearing an impending release; although, a limited edition "I'll Be There" 12-inch picture disc backed with "Back In The Old School" is currently available for pre-order from the Warner Music Store and is expected to start shipping around April 14th.