Chaka Khan - I Feel For You (1984) [LP,DSD128]

I Feel for You is the fifth solo studio album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1984. The title track, "I Feel for You" was a cover of a 1979 Prince track, featuring Grandmaster Melle Mel on the classic "Ch-ch-ch-chaka-chaka-chaka Khan" rap intro and Stevie Wonder on chromatic harmonica (and also a sample from one of his first hits, "Fingertips") and saw Khan embracing high-tech funk, rap and hip hop and stands as one of her best known songs and her biggest commercial hit, reaching number 3 on the US Pop chart (and becoming the Billboard number 5 best-selling song of the year in 1985), and topped the US R&B, Dance, and UK singles charts. The song earned her a second Grammy Award in 1985 for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female.
The album reached number 16 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, 4 on the R&B albums chart and 15 in the UK. Additional hit singles were "This Is My Night" (US No. 60, R&B No. 11, Dance No. 1, UK No. 14), "Eye to Eye" (UK No. 16) and the ballad "Through the Fire", which crossed over to the adult contemporary chart (No. 16) and charted at No. 77 in the UK. The I Feel for You album's second ballad, "Stronger Than Before" co-written by Burt Bacharach, Bruce Roberts and Carole Bayer Sager, was released as the fifth single in certain markets.

Tracklist:

Side A:

A1 This Is My Night
A2 Stronger Than Before
A3 My Love Is Alive
A4 Eye To Eye
A5 La Flamme

Side B:

B1 I Feel For You
B2 Hold Her
B3 Through The Fire
B4 Caught In The Act
B5 Chinatown



Musicians

Track 1 “This Is My Night” Keyboards, Synthesizer, DMX Programming – David Frank Drums – Steve Ferrone Guitar – Paul Pesco Additional Synthesizers – Philippe Saisse
Track 2 “Stronger Than Before” Drums – John Robinson Bass – Nathan East Guitar – Dan Huff Producer, Keyboards, Synthesizer – Robbie Buchanan Fairlight Programming – Craig Siegel
Track 3 “My Love Is Alive” Producer, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Programmed By, Mixed By – John Robie
Track 4 “Eye To Eye” DMX Programming, Keyboards, Synthesizer – Dan Sembello DMX Programming, Guitar [Solo], Rhythm Guitar – Michael Sembello Drums [Additional] – Steve Ferrone Keyboards, Synthesizer – Don Freeman Keyboards [Synclavier] – Rob Mounsey Rhythm Guitar – Tony Maiden Synclavier Programming– David Nichtern Backing Vocals - Cruz Sembello, Michael Sembello
Track 5 “La Flamme” Keyboards, Programmed By [Linn, Drumulator], Synthesizer [Emulator, Memory Moog] – Philippe Saisse Backing Vocals – Hamish Stuart, Mark Stevens
Track 6 “I Feel For You” Rap – Grandmaster Melle Mel Harmonica – Stevie Wonder Drums – Steve Ferrone Keyboards, Arranged By, Bass [Fills], Guitar, Synthesizer, Programmed By – Reggie Griffin Keyboards, Synthesizer, Programmed By – David Frank, Philippe Saisse, Robbie Buchanan
Track 7 “Hold Her” Drums – John Robinson Guitar – Steve Lukather Keyboards, Synthesizer – Steve Porcaro Bass, Keyboards, Synthesizer – David "Hawk" Wolinski Keyboards, Synthesizer – James Newton Howard
Track 8 - Through The Fire Drums – John Robinson Bass – Nathan East Guitar – Michael Landau Keyboards, Synthesizer – David Foster
Track 9 - Caught In The Act Drums, Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Joe Mardin Guitar – Neil Johnson, Vadim Zilbershtein Keyboards – John Sepella Keyboards, Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Keith Barnhart Backing Vocals [Additional] – Alec Milstein
Track 10 “ Chinatown” Programmed By [Linn, Drumulator], Keyboards, Synthesizer [Emulator, Memory Moog, Prophet V] – Philippe Saisse


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