Take It Off was one of three albums written and produced by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers in 1981, the other two being Blondie lead singer Debbie Harry's debut solo album Koo Koo and Johnny Mathis' I Love My Lady.

It was digitally remastered and reissued by Wounded Bird Records in 2006.

Writing in The Boston Phoenix, Milo Miles said that the album "marks the welcome return of Chic as a team.

In a period of black music dominated by sporadic upheavals of singles from the underground and cautiously bland albums from the mainstream, Take It Off stands out as a collection of 10 distinct cuts that hang together with formidable consistency.

"[5] All tracks written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers.