Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Volume One

~ Release by Chaka Khan (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Tracklist

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1Ain’t Nobody
additional synthesizer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
bass:
Bobby Watson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:
Gary Herbig, Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist) and Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tony Maiden
keyboard:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Ernie Watts (Ernest James Watts, jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
part of:
VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 88) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 403)
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody
lyricist and composer:
David Wolinski
publisher:
Overdue Music
4.054:41
2Papillon (a.k.a. Hot Butterfly)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1980)
cover recording of:
Papillon (a.k.a. Hot Butterfly)
lyricist and composer:
Gregg Diamond
4:08
3Tell Me Something Good (live)
live recording of:
Tell Me Something Good
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
3:35
4I Feel for You
bass, drum machine and guitar:
Reggie Griffin (in 1984)
chromatic harmonica:
Stevie Wonder (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Steve Ferrone (in 1984)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) (in 1984), David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System) (in 1984), Reggie Griffin (in 1984) and Philippe Saisse (in 1984)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Chaka Khan (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) (in 1984)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 395)
cover recording of:
I Feel for You (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
3.755:46
5I Know You, I Live You
brass [horns] arranger:
Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
recording of:
I Know You, I Live You
writer:
Arif Mardin and Yvette M. Stevens
publisher:
Chaka Khan Music
54:28
6I’m Every Woman
engineer:
James Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
background vocals:
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist) (in 1978) and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer) (in 1978)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Chaka Khan (in 1978)
brass arranger, strings arranger and woodwind arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1978)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 6) (number: 4)
recording of:
I’m Every Woman (in 1978)
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
publisher:
Nick‐O‐Val Music Co., Inc.
3.34:08
7Love Me Still
recording of:
Love Me Still
writer:
Bruce Hornsby and Chaka Khan
3:28
8The End of a Love Affair
executive producer:
Russ Titelman
mixer:
Josh Abbey
cover recording of:
The End of a Love Affair
lyricist and composer:
Edward Redding
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
recording of:
The End of a Love Affair
lyricist and composer:
Edward Redding
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
5:13
9And the Melody Still Lingers On (Night in Tunisia)
recording engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
recording of:
And the Melody Still Lingers On (Night in Tunisia)
lyricist:
Chaka Khan and Arif Mardin
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
version of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
5:02
10Through the Fire
recording of:
Through the Fire (in 1984)
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Tom Keane (keyboards, of The Keane Brothers) and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Bravo and Encore Music, Dyad Music Ltd., Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), TomJon Music Publishing Company, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
4:47
11What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me
brass [horns] arranger:
Arif Mardin
cover recording of:
What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me
writer:
Ned Doheny and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
publisher:
Joe’s Songs Inc. (publisher, ASCAP‐affiliated), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
3:53
12Everywhere
drums (drum set) programming:
David Gamson
mixer:
Bob Power
cover recording of:
Everywhere
lyricist and composer:
Christine McVie
publisher:
Bright Music Ltd. (publisher)
4:52
13Never Miss the Water
drums (drum set) programming:
David Gamson
mixer:
Bob Power
bass and additional vocals:
Meshell Ndegeocello (US singer-songwriter/poet/bassist Michelle Lynn Johnson)
recording of:
Never Miss the Water
writer:
Gerry DeVeaux (songwriter/producer), Charlie Mole (British Pop) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
34:46
14Somethin’ Deep
4:58
15Your Love Is All I Know
4:35
16Every Little Thing
membranophone programming:
David Gamson
mixer:
Bob Power
5:12