Best From Artist 86 - Chaka Khan

**paul** · April 26th, 2004, 02:51 AM

One of my all-time favorite artist. I love her range dynamically and tonally. Just wished I caught her live when she wasn't too high

These are my favorite 3:

I'm Every Woman - I remember this song had the crowd movin' at the discos.
Papillon - My favorite version of this song. I have never stopped singing it to myself after hearing her do it.
What Cha' Gonna Do For Me - Post classic disco hit that reminded me just how good Chaka is.

**Art Figueroa** · April 26th, 2004, 05:20 AM

Ain't Nobody
One Million Kisses

Art

**buckaroo** · April 26th, 2004, 06:35 AM

"Pack'd My Bags" from one of Rufus' early '70s LPs.

Fantastic!!

**jazz_pilgrim** · April 26th, 2004, 07:32 AM

Chaka and Rufus - Once You Get Started (from '74) - nice driving funky rythms with Chaka's voice floating over the top. Brilliant.

Chaka and Rufus - Do You Love What You Feel (1979) - love the picture of Ms Khan on the 12" record sleeve!!

Chaka (solo) - I'm Every Woman (1978) - still can't get enough of this one! :)

**markydefad** · April 26th, 2004, 01:07 PM

I loves me some Chaka. I once found myself in an elevator with her & her manager or something to our parking garage.. I didn't know what to say. :oops:

YOU GOT THE LOVE- such a sleaze delight--the way she bends those notes and makes them nasty.

ONCE YOU GET STARTED - this was always the song they used to play on SF radio right after the news breaks at the half-hour. It renergized the party.

CLOUDS - I heard Larry Levan used to play this twica an hour at Paradise Garage.

I FEEL FOR YOU - one of the best post-disco dance records, IMHO.

sooooo many others...

AIN'T NOBODY
DO YOU LOVE WHAT YOU FEEL,
GET READY, GET SET
WHAT 'CHA GONNA DO FOR ME
I'M EVERY WOMAN
ANY OLD SUNDAY

and the ballads...

SWEET THING (oops, I guess I was channeling the Commodores ("Sweet Love") there for a bit)
MAGIC IN YOUR EYES
EVERLASTING LOVE
GOT TO BE THERE

and most recently...

the whole "COME 2 MY HOUSE" cd produced by Prince. Terrific CD.

**SandraDee** · April 26th, 2004, 02:08 PM

All the above stuff plus I love the '79 'Masterjam' LP she did with Rufus/Quincy Jones & 'Night Moods' & 'Night in Tunisia' from the brilliant 'Whatcha Gonna Do For Me ' LP. Oh, I also love 'End Of a Love Affair' from the '86 LP 'CK'. Not disco but totally brilliant!

**markydefad** · April 26th, 2004, 02:15 PM

"NIGHT MOODS"!!!! Yes!!! S.D. (can I call you Sandra Dee???)

"I love your night moods".....sooooooooooooooo sexy.

And "A Night In Tunisia" should have won Miss Chaka a Grammy for jazz vocal. :evil:

**SandraDee** · April 26th, 2004, 02:23 PM

You certainly can call me Sandra Dee Marky (many people who know me would say it's very appropriate!! :o ) as long as I can call u Blanche! (my butch image is soooo tenuous at times).

**markydefad** · April 26th, 2004, 02:47 PM

Originally Written by Steely Dan

You certainly can call me Sandra Dee Marky (many people who know me would say it's very appropriate!! :o ) as long as I can call u Blanche! (my butch image is soooo tenuous at times).

Dear Miss Sandy Dee,

I once wrote to sfbeary that I subscribed to the Blanche DuBois school of music collecting--relying on the "kindness of strangers"......so I guess Blanche would apply.

Also, the Bette Davis line from "Baby Jane"...

"But 'cha are in the wheelchair Blanche,

BUT CHA ARE!!!!:

is one of my faves...when people can't see the apparent truths about themselves.

**SandraDee** · April 26th, 2004, 02:59 PM

It's the Baby Jane one I meant Marky as I always see you as telling it like it is & pricking pretensions ( :o ), naming no names! (but if that's the case u should be Jane - I'm getting confused now!! :-? )

Don't forget Blanche Deveraux from Golden Girls- another favourite character of mine!

Sorry guyz, I digress, back to Chaka..............

**sirius** · April 26th, 2004, 04:26 PM

Dear Friends!
My Faves:
1)I´m Every Woman(is there a longer version availabe?)
2)Life Is A Dance
3)Clouds
4)Any Love(I just love this record!)
5)Is It Love What You Feel(LP"Masterjam"?)
Cosmic Love & Kisses From SIRIUS & DARKTUNES...
But I think there is a lot more to discover from this great
Diva!

**galocha** · April 26th, 2004, 11:29 PM

I recently bought Chaka's album "Whacha gonna do for me" album on CD and discovered an old Chaka classic that I really love: "We got each other". It's sooooo funky and cool. Great work by Chaka and Arif Mardin.

**galocha** · April 26th, 2004, 11:29 PM

I recently bought Chaka's album "Whacha gonna do for me" album on CD and discovered an old Chaka classic that I really love: "We got each other". It's sooooo funky and cool. Great work by Chaka and Arif Mardin.

**K-Bee** · April 27th, 2004, 01:46 AM

OMG it's impossible to choose. I'd say everything she ever did up untill "I Feel For You" - including the "Echoes Of An Era" straight jazz album with Chick Corea and others.

After "I Feel For You" thing went seriously wrong for her though. Her "Destiny" set really surprised me in a very bad way :x. I do like the 1989 remix compilation too though.

**sirius** · April 27th, 2004, 05:20 AM

Dear Friends!
I´ve an 12" with 4 tracks on it, and I think it´s from CHAKA.
1)I Know You I Live You(Re-Edit)
2)I Know You I Live You(Reprise)
3)Clouds
4)You Got The Love
This is one of these strange maxis where no artist is
mentioned. Is Track 1 also from Chaka Khan???
Cosmic Love & Kisses From SIRIUS & DARKTUNES...

**efunk_adelic** · April 27th, 2004, 06:45 AM

Originally Written by markydefad

I loves me some Chaka. I once found myself in an elevator with her & her manager or something to our parking garage.. I didn't know what to say. :oops:

YOU GOT THE LOVE- such a sleaze delight--the way she bends those notes and makes them nasty.

ONCE YOU GET STARTED - this was always the song they used to play on SF radio right after the news breaks at the half-hour. It renergized the party.

CLOUDS - I heard Larry Levan used to play this twica an hour at Paradise Garage.

I FEEL FOR YOU - one of the best post-disco dance records, IMHO.

sooooo many others...

AIN'T NOBODY
DO YOU LOVE WHAT YOU FEEL,
GET READY, GET SET
WHAT 'CHA GONNA DO FOR ME
I'M EVERY WOMAN
ANY OLD SUNDAY

and the ballads...

SWEET LOVE
MAGIC IN YOUR EYES
EVERLASTING LOVE
GOT TO BE THERE

and most recently...

the whole "COME 2 MY HOUSE" cd produced by Prince. Terrific CD.

I pretty much like song for song that Marky likes... I never got to hear the COME 2 MY HOUSE cd however.

wtf is SWEET LOVE???? :-? maybe you mean SWEET THING? :D

CLOSE THE DOOR from the ASK RUFUS ... LP is a great ballad

adding a few that weren't mentioned on Marky's thread.

JIVE TALKIN'
AT MIDNIGHT (MY LOVE WILL LIFT YOU UP)
PASS IT ON (SURE THING)
THIS IS MY NIGHT
STAY ----- is my favorite ballad from her

**paul** · April 27th, 2004, 02:21 PM

Well since you guys have expanded this to include Rufus :D , let me add:

Everlasting Love
Sweet Thing
Do You Love What You Feel

**HustleBaby** · April 29th, 2004, 02:20 AM

Hi PauL :D

It's hard to mention Chaka without throwing in Rufus. Well here are my choices........

Everlasting Love
Once You Get Started
Papillon
Is It Love That You Feel

*DEEEEELITEFULL*

**Pizzazz** · April 29th, 2004, 04:27 AM

'Woman In A Man's World' from 'Chaka' (1978)

**sirius** · May 2nd, 2004, 01:01 AM

Dear Friends!
Thanx a lot that no-one answered my question about
"I Know I Live You".
Cosmic Love & Kisses From SIRIUS & DARKTUNES...

**SandraDee** · May 2nd, 2004, 03:18 PM

'I Know You I Live You' is from the 'Whatcha Gonna Do For Me' LP. Her best solo LP IMO.

**sirius** · May 3rd, 2004, 01:53 AM

Thank You so verrrrrry much!, dear Steely Dan!
Cosmic Love & Kisses From SIRIUS & DARKTUNES...

**neonlights** · May 7th, 2004, 01:47 PM

Chaka's my girl :) I recently got the Japanese CD reissue of Rufus and Chaka's "Camouflage" album (in a nifty mini record sleeve).. which has grown on me a lot.. I thought it might be a complete stinker, since it was one of those albums done purely on a contractual obligation, Chaka had had it by then, I think she said she wasn't even in the studio with them when recording it.... "Better Together", "Music Man (The DJ Song)", "Losers In Love" and "Quandary" are all little known Chaka Khan gems IMO.. I think a couple of them charted on the lower end of the dance charts..