Chaka Khan - Original Album Series: 1978-1984 (5CDs, 2010)

Chaka Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens; March 23, 1953), frequently known as the "Queen of Funk", is a 10-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. While still a member of the group in 1978, Khan embarked on a successful solo career. Her signature hits, both with Rufus and as a solo performer, include "Tell Me Something Good", "Sweet Thing" which she wrote for her then husband Richard Holland, "Ain't Nobody", "I'm Every Woman", "I Feel for You" and "Through the Fire".

Tracklist:

Chaka (1978)

01. I'm Every Woman (4:08)
02. Love Has Fallen On Me (4:55)
03. Roll Me Through The Rushes (4:44)
04. Sleep On It (4:21)
05. Life Is A Dance (4:23)
06. We Got The Love (3:29)
07. Some Love (5:52)
08. A Woman In A Man's World (3:58)
09. The Message In The Middle Of The Bottom (4:17)
10. I Was Made To Love Him (3:24)

Concertmaster - Gene Orloff
Drums - Steve Ferrone
Engineer [Additional Recording] - Gene Paul
Engineer [Additional Recording], Remix - Lew Hahn
Engineer [Assistant] - Bill Dooley, Michael O'Reilly, Randy Mason, Sheridan Eldridge, Anthony D'Amico
Engineer [Recording] - James Douglass*
Producer, Arranged By [Brass, Strings, Woodwind] - Arif Mardin

Naughty (1980)

01. Clouds (4:29)
02. Get Ready, Get Set (3:44)
03. Move Me No Mountain (4:16)
04. Nothing's Gonna Take You Away (3:42)
05. So Naughty (3:58)
06. Too Much Love (3:54)
07. All Nights's All Right (4:26)
08. What You Did (3:59)
09. Papillon (aka Hot Butterfly) (4:11)
10. Our Love's In Danger (3:36)

Concertmaster - Gene Orloff
Drums - Steve Ferrone
Engineer [Assistant] - Michael O'Reilly
Mastered By - George Marino
Producer, Arranged By [Horns, Strings] - Arif Mardin
Recorded By, Mixed By - Lew Hahn

What Cha' Gonna Do For Me (1981)

01. We Can Work It Out (3:43)
02. What Cha' Gonna Do For Me (3:54)
03. I Know You, I Live You (4:29)
04. Any Old Sunday (3:37)
05. We Got Each Other (3:56)
06. And The Melody Still Lingers On (Night In Tunisia) (5:04)
07. Night Moods (4:21)
08. Heed The Warning (4:32)
09. Father He Said (3:52)
10. Fate (3:14)
11. I Know You, I Live You (Reprise) (1:22)

Bass - Anthony Jackson
Drums - Steve Ferrone
Engineer [Assistant] - Bob Warner , David Leonard , David Richards , Michael O'Reilly , Wayne Lewis
Guitar - David Williams (4) , Hamish Stuart
Keyboards, Flute, Saxophone, Synthesizer - Larry Williams
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals - Chaka Khan
Mastered By - George Marino
Producer - Arif Mardin
Producer [Coordinator] - Chrissy Allerdings , Frank DeCaro
Recorded By, Mixed By - Lew Hahn

Chaka Khan (1982)

01. "Tearin' It Up" (6:42)
02. "Slow Dancin'" (feat. Rick James) (5:25)
03. "Best In The West" (4:03)
04. "Got To Be There" (3:52)
05. Be Bop Medley: "Hot House" / "East Of Suez (Come On Sailor)" / "Epistrophy (I Wanna Play)" / "Yardbird Suite" / "Con Alma" / "Giant Steps" (5:25)
06. "Twisted" (4:20)
07. "So Not To Worry" (5:00)
08. "Pass It On (A Sure Thing) (Pasa Lo Esta Seguro)" (5:03)

I Feel For You (1984)

01. This Is My Night (4:42)
02. Stronger Than Before (4:21)
03. My Love Is Alive (4:42)
04. Eye To Eye (4:38)
05. La Flamme (4:27)
06. I Feel For You (5:46)
07. Hold Her (5:16)
08. Through The Fire (4:47)
09. Caught In The Act (3:47)
10. Chinatown (4:35)

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