The Essential Chaka Khan

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

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I 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)
cover recording of:
I Feel for You (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
Chaka Khan3.755:47
2I'm Every Woman
engineer:
James Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
background vocals:
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist) and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
background vocals and lead 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)
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
Chaka Khan3.44:04
3Clouds
bass:
Anthony Jackson (US bassist)
guitar:
Jeff Mironov and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
membranophone:
Steve Ferrone
percussion:
Arthur Jenkins
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)
recording of:
Clouds
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
Chaka Khan4:29
4Ain'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 (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 (jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 403)
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody
lyricist and composer:
David Wolinski
publisher:
Overdue Music
Chaka Khan with Rufus4.14:43
5The 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
Chaka Khan4:16
6Roll Me Through the Rushes
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
Chaka Khan4:43
7Life 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
Chaka Khan4:20
8Papillon (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
Chaka Khan4:08
9We Can Work It Out
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. (1989-07-24–present), 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
part of:
Exposition / We Can Work It Out
Chaka Khan3:43
10Any Old Sunday
cover recording of:
Any Ol’ Sunday
writer:
Andy Fraser (English bassist, member of Free), Danny Ironstone, Alfred McCrary and Linda McCrary
Chaka Khan3:38
11Got to Be There
cover recording of:
Got to Be There
lyricist and composer:
Elliot Willensky
vocals arranger:
Willie Hutch
Chaka Khan3:51
12Lover's Touch
recording of:
Lover's Touch
lyricist and composer:
Beloyd Taylor (guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, ex-member of Earth, Wind & Fire)
Chaka Khan4:33
13What'cha Gonna Do for Me
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., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) and 日音 Synch事業部
Chaka Khan3:54
14I 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
Chaka Khan54:29
15And the Melody Still Lingers On (A Night in Tunisia)
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)
Chaka Khan5:03
16Stronger 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, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部, フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Chaka Khan4:22
17This Is My Night
recording of:
This Is My Night
writer:
David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System) and Mic Murphy
Chaka Khan4:41
18Eye to Eye
recording of:
Eye to Eye
writer:
Don Freeman, Danny Sembello, John Sembello and Michael Sembello
Chaka Khan4:39
▼ CD 2
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1Through 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 and ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Chaka Khan4:47
2Everywhere
drums (drum set) programming:
David Gamson
mixer:
Bob Power
cover recording of:
Everywhere
lyricist and composer:
Christine McVie
publisher:
Bright Music Ltd. (publisher)
Chaka Khan4:53
3Love of a Lifetime
recording of:
Love of a Lifetime
lyricist:
Green Gartside
composer:
David Gamson
Chaka Khan4:17
4It'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
Chaka Khan5:12
5Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)
cover recording of:
Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours
writer:
Lee Garrett, Lula Mae Hardaway, Syreeta (US singer-songwriter active 1970s-80s) and Stevie Wonder
publisher:
Black Bull Music, Jobete Music Co., Inc., Sawandi Music, Stone Agate Music and 大洋音楽
Chaka Khan4:48
6I'll Be Around
cover recording of:
I’ll Be Around
lyricist and composer:
Alec Wilder
publisher:
Ludlow Music, Inc., Primary Wave 3 Songs (BMI) and TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc.
Chaka Khan5:20
7End 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)
Chaka Khan5:13
8Don't Go to Strangers
cover recording of:
Don’t Go to Strangers
lyricist:
Redd Evans
composer:
Arthur Kent and David Mann (American songwriter)
Chaka Khan with Rufus4:16
9Love You All My Lifetime
recording of:
Love You All My Lifetime
writer:
Irmgard Klarmann and Felix Weber (German composer and producer)
Chaka Khan4:44
10Don't Look at Me That Way
recording of:
Don't Look at Me That Way
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Chaka Khan4:52
11You Can Make the Story Right
recording of:
You Can Make the Story Right
writer:
Wayne Brathwaite and Gabrielle Goodman
Chaka Khan6:32
12Never Miss the Water
drums (drum set) programming:
David Gamson
mixer:
Bob Power
bass and additional vocals:
Meshell Ndegeocello
recording of:
Never Miss the Water
writer:
Gerry DeVeaux (songwriter/producer), Charlie Mole (British Pop) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
Chaka Khan with Me’Shell NdegéOcello34:47
13Fate
recording of:
Fate
writer:
Dominic Bugatti and Frank Musker
publisher:
Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd., Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Universal Music Careers, Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
Chaka Khan3:15
14I'm Every Woman (remix)
producer:
Arif Mardin
remixer:
Dancin’ Danny D (British DJ, producer, remixer and A&R)
remix of:
I’m Every Woman by Chaka Khan
recording of:
I’m Every Woman (in 1989)
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
Chaka Khan8:22
15Ain't Nobody (remix)
producer:
Russ Titelman
remixer:
Frankie Knuckles
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody
lyricist and composer:
David Wolinski
publisher:
Overdue Music
Chaka Khan4:25