The Studio Album Collection: 1978 - 1992

~ Release by Chaka Khan (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1Digital Media: Chaka
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1I'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.
3.34:09
2Love Has Fallen on Me
engineer:
James Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
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)
cover recording of:
Love Has Fallen on Me
composer:
Andrew Lloyd Webber (English composer and impresario of musical theatre) and Charles Stepney (musician, producer, arranger and songwriter)
4:55
3Roll Me Through the Rushes
engineer:
James Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
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)
cover recording of:
Roll Me Through the Rushes
writer:
David Lasley and Lana Marrano
publisher:
Funzalo Music, World Song Publishing Inc. and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
4:43
4Sleep on It
engineer:
James Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
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)
recording of:
Sleep on It
writer:
Andrew Kastner (production music) and Larry John McNally (singer‐songwriter)
publisher:
Universal Music Careers, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4:21
5Life Is a Dance
engineer:
James Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
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)
recording of:
Life Is a Dance
lyricist and composer:
Gavin Christopher
4:21
6We Got the Love
engineer:
James Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
vocals:
Chaka Khan
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)
recording of:
We Got the Love
lyricist and composer:
George Benson (jazz guitarist/singer)
3:29
7Some Love
engineer:
James Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
vocals:
Chaka Khan
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)
recording of:
Some Love
writer:
Keith Boyd, Jr., Chaka Khan, Traude Sapik and Mark Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan)
5:52
8A Woman in a Man's World
engineer:
James Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
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)
recording of:
A Woman in a Man’s World
writer:
Andrew Kastner (production music) and Larry John McNally (singer‐songwriter)
3:58
9The Message in the Middle of the Bottom
engineer:
James Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
vocals:
Chaka Khan
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)
recording of:
The Message in the Middle of the Bottom
lyricist and composer:
Lalomie Washburn
4:17
10I Was Made to Love Him
engineer:
James Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
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)
cover recording of:
I Was Made to Love Her
writer:
Henry Cosby, Lula Mae Hardaway (songwriter), Sylvia Moy and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music, Stone Agate Music and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
3:23
2Digital Media: Naughty
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1Clouds
bass and bass guitar:
Anthony Jackson (US bassist)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Steve Ferrone
guitar:
Jeff Mironov and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
percussion:
Arthur Jenkins
piano:
Leon Pendarvis
solo guitar:
Hiram Bullock
background vocals:
Charlotte Crossley, Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston, Chaka Khan and Mark Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1980)
recording of:
Clouds
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
54:25
2Get Ready, Get Set
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1980)
recording of:
Get Ready, Get Set
writer:
Kathy Anderson, Art Jacobson, Ellison Chase and Bill Haberman
3:44
3Move Me No Mountain
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:
Move Me No Mountain
writer:
Jerry Ragovoy and Aaron Schroeder (1950s~1960s US songwriter)
publisher:
Dandy Dittys Unlimited
4:13
4Nothing's Gonna Take You Away
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1980)
recording of:
Nothing's Gonna Take You Away
writer:
Deborah Ash and Bill King (pianist, songwriter, producer, arranger)
3:41
5So Naughty
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1980)
recording of:
So Naughty
writer:
Charles Fleischer (American stand-up comedian) and Michael Mugrage
3:55
6Too Much Love
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1980)
recording of:
Too Much Love
writer:
Andrew Kastner (production music), Dan Greer and Jeff Wilson (Pure Prairie League guitarist)
publisher:
Deborral Mambo Music, Lata Music, Through The Mills Music and Universal Music Careers
3:53
7All Night's All Right
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1980)
recording of:
All Night's All Right
lyricist and composer:
Weldon Dean Parks (American session guitarist)
4:25
8What You Did
recording engineer and mixer:
Lew Hahn
producer:
Arif Mardin
arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1980)
recording of:
What You Did
writer:
David Bargeron (US trombonist & tubist), Howard Johnson (tuba & baritone saxophone), Joseph Daley (jazz tubist and trombonist) and Robert Stewart (tuba)
3:59
9Papillon (aka 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
4:07
10Our Love's in Danger
bass guitar:
Anthony Jackson (US bassist)
brass [horns]:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer), Randy Brecker, Ronnie Cuber, Eddie Daniels (US jazz/classical saxophonist, clarinetist & flutist), Harvey Estrin and Jim Pugh (US trombonist)
drums (drum set):
Steve Ferrone
guitar:
Jeff Mironov and Phil Upchurch
percussion:
Arthur Jenkins
piano:
Leon Pendarvis
synthesizer:
Richard Tee
background vocals:
Charlotte Crossley, Cissy Houston, Whitney Houston, Mark Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan), Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer) and Luther Vandross
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1980)
recording of:
Our Love's in Danger
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
3:34
3Digital Media: What Cha' Gonna Do for Me
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1We Can Work It Out
recording engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
brass [horns] arranger:
Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
drums (drum set) arranger:
Greg Phillinganes
strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
cover recording of:
We Can Work It Out
lyricist and composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (in 1965) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (in 1965)
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
3:43
2What 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)
3:55
3I 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
54:27
4Any Old Sunday
cover recording of:
Any Ol’ Sunday
writer:
Andy Fraser (English bassist, member of Free), Danny Ironstone, Alfred McCrary and Linda McCrary
3:37
5We Got Each Other
brass [horns] arranger:
Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
recording of:
We Got Each Other
writer:
Alan Baboff, Chaka Khan and Fred Lederman
3:56
6And 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)
5:04
7Night Moods
strings arranger:
Arif Mardin
recording of:
Night Moods
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Ragovoy
4:17
8Heed the Warning
recording of:
Heed the Warning
writer:
Ellison Chase, Arthur Jacobson, Chaka Khan and Mark Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan)
4:32
9Father He Said
recording of:
Father He Said
writer:
Deborah Ash and Michael Campagna (songwriter)
3:52
10Fate43:14
11I Know You, I Live You1:22
4Digital Media: Echoes of an Era
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1Them There Eyes
recording engineer:
Bernie Kirsh
producer:
Lenny White
acoustic bass guitar:
Stanley Clarke
brass:
Freddie Hubbard (from 1981 until 1982)
double bass:
Stanley Clarke (from 1981 until 1982)
drums (drum set):
Lenny White
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard
membranophone:
Lenny White (from 1981 until 1982)
piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (from 1981 until 1982)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (from 1981 until 1982)
vocals:
Chaka Khan (from 1981 until 1982)
recorded at:
Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles) in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1981 until 1982)
recording of:
Them There Eyes
lyricist:
William Tracey (in 1930)
composer:
Maceo Pinkard (in 1930) and Doris Tauber (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Chappell Music Limited (2019–present)
cover recording of:
Them There Eyes
lyricist:
William Tracey (in 1930)
composer:
Maceo Pinkard (in 1930) and Doris Tauber (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Chappell Music Limited (2019–present)
Chaka Khan, Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Joe Henderson & Lenny White3:50
2All of Me
recording engineer:
Bernie Kirsh
producer:
Lenny White
acoustic bass guitar:
Stanley Clarke
brass:
Freddie Hubbard (from 1981 until 1982)
double bass:
Stanley Clarke (from 1981 until 1982)
drums (drum set):
Lenny White
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard
membranophone:
Lenny White (from 1981 until 1982)
piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (from 1981 until 1982)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (from 1981 until 1982)
vocals:
Chaka Khan (from 1981 until 1982)
recorded at:
Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles) in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1981 until 1982)
recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
cover recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Chaka Khan, Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Joe Henderson & Lenny White4:35
3I Mean You
recording engineer:
Bernie Kirsh
producer:
Lenny White
acoustic bass guitar:
Stanley Clarke
brass:
Freddie Hubbard (from 1981 until 1982)
double bass:
Stanley Clarke (from 1981 until 1982)
drums (drum set):
Lenny White
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard
membranophone:
Lenny White (from 1981 until 1982)
piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (from 1981 until 1982)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (from 1981 until 1982)
vocals:
Chaka Khan (from 1981 until 1982)
recorded at:
Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles) in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1981 until 1982)
cover recording of:
I Mean You
composer:
Coleman Hawkins and Thelonious Monk
Chaka Khan, Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Joe Henderson & Lenny White3:28
4I Love You Porgy
recording engineer:
Bernie Kirsh
producer:
Lenny White
acoustic bass guitar:
Stanley Clarke
brass:
Freddie Hubbard (from 1981 until 1982)
double bass:
Stanley Clarke (from 1981 until 1982)
drums (drum set):
Lenny White
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard
membranophone:
Lenny White (from 1981 until 1982)
piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (from 1981 until 1982)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (from 1981 until 1982)
vocals:
Chaka Khan (from 1981 until 1982)
recorded at:
Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles) in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1981 until 1982)
cover recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
Chaka Khan, Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Joe Henderson & Lenny White6:28
5Take the a Train
recording engineer:
Bernie Kirsh
producer:
Lenny White
acoustic bass guitar:
Stanley Clarke
brass:
Freddie Hubbard (from 1981 until 1982)
double bass:
Stanley Clarke (from 1981 until 1982)
drums (drum set):
Lenny White
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard
membranophone:
Lenny White (from 1981 until 1982)
piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (from 1981 until 1982)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (from 1981 until 1982)
vocals:
Chaka Khan (from 1981 until 1982)
recorded at:
Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles) in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1981 until 1982)
cover recording of:
Take the “A” Train (version with lyrics by Sherrill)
lyricist:
Joya Sherrill (in 1944)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1939)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
version of:
Take the “A” Train (original instrumental version)
Chaka Khan, Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Joe Henderson & Lenny White6:25
6I Hear Music
recording engineer:
Bernie Kirsh
producer:
Lenny White
acoustic bass guitar:
Stanley Clarke
brass:
Freddie Hubbard (from 1981 until 1982)
double bass:
Stanley Clarke (from 1981 until 1982)
drums (drum set):
Lenny White
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard
membranophone:
Lenny White (from 1981 until 1982)
piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (from 1981 until 1982)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (from 1981 until 1982)
vocals:
Chaka Khan (from 1981 until 1982)
recorded at:
Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles) in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1981 until 1982)
cover recording of:
I Hear Music (Dancing on a Dime)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Burton Lane
Chaka Khan, Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Joe Henderson & Lenny White4:20
7Hire Wire - The Aerialist
recording engineer:
Bernie Kirsh
producer:
Lenny White
acoustic bass guitar:
Stanley Clarke
brass:
Freddie Hubbard (from 1981 until 1982)
double bass:
Stanley Clarke (from 1981 until 1982)
drums (drum set):
Lenny White
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard
membranophone:
Lenny White (from 1981 until 1982)
piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (from 1981 until 1982)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (from 1981 until 1982)
vocals:
Chaka Khan (from 1981 until 1982)
recorded at:
Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles) in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1981 until 1982)
cover recording of:
High Wire - "The Aerialist"
lyricist:
Tony Cohan
composer:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist)
Chaka Khan, Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Joe Henderson & Lenny White6:27
8All of Me (alternate take)
recording engineer:
Bernie Kirsh
producer:
Lenny White
acoustic bass guitar:
Stanley Clarke
brass:
Freddie Hubbard (from 1981 until 1982)
double bass:
Stanley Clarke (from 1981 until 1982)
drums (drum set):
Lenny White
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard
membranophone:
Lenny White (from 1981 until 1982)
piano:
Chick Corea (jazz pianist) (from 1981 until 1982)
tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist) (from 1981 until 1982)
vocals:
Chaka Khan (from 1981 until 1982)
recorded at:
Mad Hatter Studios (Los Angeles) in Echo Park, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1981 until 1982)
cover recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
recording of:
All of Me
writer:
Gerald Marks (in 1932) and Seymour Simons (in 1932)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Marlong Music Corp., Round Hill Songs and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
Peermusic and 日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
Chaka Khan, Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Joe Henderson & Lenny White4:13
9Spring Can Really Hang You up the MostChaka Khan, Freddie Hubbard, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Joe Henderson & Lenny White16:09
5Digital Media: Chaka Khan
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1Tearin' It Up
recording engineer and mixer:
Lew Hahn
assistant engineer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
bass synthesizer and synthesizer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
electric guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
electric piano:
Lenny Underwood
handclaps and membranophone:
Steve Ferrone
percussion:
Sammy Figueroa
solo alto saxophone:
Michael Brecker (American jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer)
background vocals:
Chaka Khan
other vocals:
Alvin Fields and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
horn arranger:
Randy Brecker
arranger:
Arif Mardin
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Tearin' It Up
writer:
Jane Lumibao and Bunny Sigler
Chaka Khan6:42
2Slow Dancin'
recording engineer and mixer:
Lew Hahn
assistant engineer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
bass:
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist)
guitar:
Hiram Bullock and Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
membranophone:
Steve Ferrone
vocals:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer) and Chaka Khan
horn arranger:
Daniel LeMelle
arranger:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Arif Mardin
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Slow Dancing
lyricist and composer:
Loz Netto
Chaka Khan feat. Rick James5:25
3Best in the West
recording engineer and mixer:
Lew Hahn
assistant engineer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
additional synthesizer:
Bob Christianson
bass synthesizer and keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
fiddle:
Kenny Kosek
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
harmonica:
Robert Bonfiglio (classical harmonica player)
membranophone:
Steve Ferrone
mouth harp and steel guitar:
Eric Weissberg
percussion:
Sammy Figueroa
background vocals:
Chaka Khan
arranger:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Arif Mardin
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Best in the West
writer:
Dominic Bugatti and Frank Musker
Chaka Khan4:03
4Got to Be There
recording engineer and mixer:
Lew Hahn
assistant engineer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
additional synthesizer:
Bob Christianson
bass:
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist)
bass synthesizer and keyboard:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
fiddle:
Kenny Kosek
guitar:
Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
harmonica:
Robert Bonfiglio (classical harmonica player)
membranophone:
Steve Ferrone
mouth harp and steel guitar:
Eric Weissberg
percussion:
Sammy Figueroa
background vocals:
Chaka Khan
arranger:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) and Arif Mardin
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
cover recording of:
Got to Be There
lyricist and composer:
Elliot Willensky
vocals arranger:
Willie Hutch
Chaka Khan3:50
5Be Bop Medley: Hot House / East of Suez (Come on Sailor) / Epistrophy (I Wanna Play) / Yardbird Suite / Con Alma / Giant Steps
recording engineer and mixer:
Lew Hahn
assistant engineer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
additional synthesizer and vocoder:
Bob Christianson
bass:
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist)
darbuka:
Seyhun Çelik
electric piano and synthesizer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
guitar:
Hiram Bullock
membranophone:
Steve Ferrone
sitar:
Eric Weissberg
tenor saxophone:
Joe Henderson (US jazz tenor saxophonist)
vocals:
Chaka Khan
arranger:
Arif Mardin
vocals arranger:
Chaka Khan and Arif Mardin
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
medley including a cover recording of:
Con Alma
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie
publisher:
Dizlo Music Corp.
medley including a cover recording of:
East of Suez (Come on Sailor)
composer:
Lou Stein
medley including a cover recording of:
Epistrophy
composer:
Kenny Clarke and Thelonious Monk
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
medley including a cover recording of:
Giant Steps
composer:
John Coltrane
publisher:
Jowcol Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
medley including a cover recording of:
Hot House
composer:
Tadd Dameron
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn Inc./ASCAP
medley including a cover recording of:
Yardbird Suite (instrumental version)
composer:
Charlie Parker (aka “Bird”, jazz alto saxophonist) (in 1946)
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6Twisted
recording engineer and mixer:
Lew Hahn
assistant engineer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
bass:
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist)
electric piano and synthesizer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
guitar:
Hiram Bullock and Ray Gomez
membranophone:
Steve Ferrone
background vocals:
Chaka Khan
arranger:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Twisted
writer:
Colin Campsie and George McFarlane
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7So Not to Worry
recording engineer and mixer:
Lew Hahn
assistant engineer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
bass:
Anthony Jackson (US bassist)
electric guitar:
Hiram Bullock and Paul Jackson, Jr. (fusion/urban jazz composer, arranger, producer and guitarist)
membranophone:
Steve Ferrone
piano and synthesizer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
solo alto saxophone:
David Tofani
background vocals:
Chaka Khan, Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist) and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
arranger:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
So Not Worry
lyricist and composer:
Mark McMillan
Chaka Khan5:00
8Pass It On (A Sure Thing) [Pasa Lo Esta Seguro]
recording engineer and mixer:
Lew Hahn
assistant engineer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
bass:
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist)
guitar:
Hiram Bullock
membranophone:
Steve Ferrone
piano and synthesizer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer)
background vocals:
Chaka Khan
other vocals:
Mark Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Pass It On (A Sure Thing) (Pasa lo esta seguro)
writer:
Tony Maiden and Lalomie Washburn
Chaka Khan5:04
6Digital Media: I Feel for You
#TitleRatingLength
1This Is My Night
recording of:
This Is My Night
writer:
David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System) and Mic Murphy
44:40
2Stronger Than Before
cover recording of:
Stronger Than Before
writer:
Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Bruce Roberts (American singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Begonia Melodies Inc., New Hidden Valley Music Co., Reservoir Media Music, シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), 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), フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
4:21
3My Love Is Alive
cover recording of:
Love Is Alive
lyricist and composer:
Gary Wright (US singer/keyboardist)
publisher:
High Wave Music, Inc., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal-MCA Publishing (US) and WB Music Corp.
4:40
4Eye to Eye4:36
5La Flamme
recording of:
La Flamme
lyricist:
Chaka Khan and Rhoda Roberts
composer:
Philippe Saisse
4:27
6I 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
3.755:43
7Hold Her
recording of:
Hold Her
writer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
5:16
8Through 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)
4:48
9Caught in the Act3:47
10Chinatown
recording engineer and mixer:
Lew Hahn
assistant engineer:
Michael O’Reilly (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
arranger:
Philippe Saisse
produced for:
Deniz Productions
recording of:
Chinatown
lyricist:
Chaka Khan and Rhoda Roberts
composer:
Philippe Saisse
publisher:
No Hassle Music Inc.
4:35
7Digital Media: Destiny
#TitleRatingLength
1Love of a Lifetime
recording of:
Love of a Lifetime
lyricist:
Green Gartside
composer:
David Gamson
4:23
2Earth to Mickey
recording of:
Earth to Mickey
lyricist and composer:
Charlie Singleton (Cameo)
5:41
3Watching the World
recording of:
Watching the World
writer:
Steve George (US keyboardist for Mr. Mister & Pages), John Lang (US songwriter for Mr. Mister & Pages) and Richard Page (singer-songwriter; former lead singer & bassist of Mr. Mister)
publisher:
Ali‐Aja Music, Indolent Sloth Music, Panola Park Music, WC Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), Entente Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (from 1985 to ????) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (from 1985 to ????)
4:44
4The Other Side of the World3:40
5My Destiny
recording of:
My Destiny
lyricist and composer:
Chaka Khan
4:39
6I Can't Be Loved4:30
7It's You
recording of:
It's You
writer:
Portia Griffith and Tony Patler
4:19
8So Close4:16
9Tight Fit
recording of:
Tight Fit
writer:
Marvin Morrow (singer-songwriter) and Bunny Sigler
4:38
10Who's It Gonna Be4:37
11Coltrane Dreams1:40
8Digital Media: C.K.
#TitleRatingLength
1Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)
executive producer:
Russ Titelman
mixer:
Russ Titelman and Gary Wright (Engineer)
cover recording of:
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours
writer:
Lee Garrett, Lula Mae Hardaway (songwriter), Syreeta (US singer‐songwriter active 1970s–80s) and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music, Stone Agate Music and 大洋音楽 (Taiyō Music)
44:48
2Soul Talkin'
executive producer:
Russ Titelman
mixer:
Russ Titelman and Gary Wright (Engineer)
recording of:
Soul Talkin'
lyricist and composer:
Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist)
4:18
3It's My Party
executive producer:
Russ Titelman
mixer:
Russ Titelman and Gary Wright (Engineer)
cover recording of:
It's My Party
writer:
Cecil Womack and Linda Womack
5:14
4Eternity
executive producer:
Russ Titelman
mixer:
Russ Titelman and Gary Wright (Engineer)
cover recording of:
Eternity
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
4:03
5Sticky Wicked
executive producer:
Russ Titelman
mixer:
Russ Titelman and Gary Wright (Engineer)
recording of:
Sticky Wicked
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
6:57
6The 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)
5:12
7Baby Me4:06
8Make It Last
executive producer:
Russ Titelman
mixer:
Russ Titelman and Gary Wright (Engineer)
recording of:
Make It Last
lyricist:
Chris Jasper and Margie Jasper
composer:
Chris Jasper
4:48
9Where Are You Tonite
executive producer:
Russ Titelman
mixer:
Russ Titelman and Gary Wright (Engineer)
recording of:
Where Are You Tonite
lyricist and composer:
Gary Haase and Chaka Khan
4:56
10I'll Be Around
executive producer:
Russ Titelman
mixer:
Josh Abbey
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Around
lyricist and composer:
Alec Wilder (American composer)
publisher:
Ludlow Music, Inc., Primary Wave 3 Songs (BMI) and TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc.
5:20
9Digital Media: The Woman I Am
#TitleRatingLength
1Everything Changes54:38
2Give Me All
recording of:
Give Me All
writer:
Jerry Barnes (bassist, songwriter, engineer, and producer) and Katreese Barnes
4:24
3Telephone
recording of:
Telephone
writer:
Hans-Jürgen Buchner and Chaka Khan
4:21
4Keep Givin' Me Lovin'4:34
5Facts of Love4:36
6Love You All My Lifetime
recording of:
Love You All My Lifetime
writer:
Irmgard Klarmann and Felix Weber (German composer and producer)
4:44
7I Want
recording of:
I Want
writer:
Janice Dempsey, Donald Bowden and James McKinney (Soul - funk - disco keyboards - synthesizer - trumpet player)
5:52
8You Can Make the Story Right6:32
9Be My Eyes
mixer:
Doug DeAngelis
recording of:
Be My Eyes
writer:
Darryl Duncan and Chaka Khan
4:25
10This Time5:16
11The Woman I Am
recording of:
The Woman I Am
writer:
Dyan Cannon, Chaka Khan and Brenda Russell (US singer-songwriter & keyboardist)
5:10
12Love with No Strings5:02
13Don't Look at Me That Way
recording of:
Don't Look at Me That Way
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
4:50