Chaka Khan – Naughty

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Label:	Warner Bros. Records – BSK 3385
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Winchester Pressing
Country:	US
Released:	1980
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Disco

Tracklist

A1	Clouds Backing Vocals – Chaka Khan, Charlotte Crossley, Cissy Houston, Mark Stevens, Whitney Houston Bass – Anthony Jackson Guitar – Hamish Stuart, Jeff Mironov Guitar, Soloist – Hiram Bullock Percussion – Arthur Jenkins Piano – Leon Pendarvis Written-By – Ashford & Simpson	4:26
A2	Get Ready, Get Set Backing Vocals – Chaka Khan, Mark Stevens Bass – Willie Weeks Electric Piano – Don Grolnick Guitar – Hamish Stuart, Steve Khan Guitar, Soloist – Hiram Bullock Percussion – Arthur Jenkins Synthesizer – Ken Bichel Written-By – Art Jacobson*, Bill Haberman, Ellison Chase, Kathy Anderson	3:41
A3	Move Me No Mountain Backing Vocals – Chaka Khan, Cissy Houston Bass – Anthony Jackson Electric Piano – Leon Pendarvis French Horn – John Trevor Clark, Peter Gordon (8) Guitar – Hamish Stuart Guitar, Sitar, Soloist – Jeff Mironov Guitar, Soloist – Phil Upchurch Percussion – Arthur Jenkins Tuba – Robert Stewart, David Bargeron, Howard Johnson (3), Joseph Daley Written-By – Aaron Schroeder, Jerry Ragovoy	4:14
A4	Nothing's Gonna Take You Away Backing Vocals – Luther Vandross, Mark Stevens Backing Vocals, Guitar – Hamish Stuart Bass – Anthony Jackson Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Leon Pendarvis Guitar – Steve Khan Percussion – Sammy Figueroa Synthesizer – Ken Bichel Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker Written-By – Bill King (3), Deborah Ash	3:42
A5	So Naughty Alto Saxophone – David Tofani* Backing Vocals – Chaka Khan Baritone Saxophone – Lewis Delgatto* Bass – Marcus Miller Clavinet – Arthur Jenkins Electric Piano – Leon Pendarvis Guitar – Hamish Stuart Synthesizer – Ken Bichel Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker Trombone – Barry Rogers Trumpet – Randy Brecker Written-By – Charles Fleischer, Michael Mugrage	3:57
B1	Too Much Love Backing Vocals – Chaka Khan Bass – Anthony Jackson, Mark Stevens Clavinet – Arthur Jenkins Electric Piano – Leon Pendarvis Guitar – Hamish Stuart Guitar, Soloist – Hiram Bullock Percussion – Nana Vasconcelos, Sammy Figueroa Synthesizer – Ken Bichel Written-By – Andrew Kastner, Dan Greer, Jeff Wilson (3)	3:53
B2	All Night's All Right Alto Saxophone – Eddie Daniels Baritone Saxophone – Lew Delgatto* Bass – Anthony Jackson Electric Piano – Arthur Jenkins, Leon Pendarvis Guitar – Jeff Mironov, Phil Upchurch Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker Trombone – Barry Rogers Trumpet – Marvin Stamm, Randy Brecker Violin [Electric] – Noel Pointer Written-By – Weldon Dean Parks*	4:24
B3	What You Did Backing Vocals, Written-By – Chaka Khan Bass, Written-By – Mark Stevens Electric Piano – Arthur Jenkins French Horn – John Trevor Clark, Peter Gordon (8) Guitar – Hiram Bullock Percussion – Sammy Figueroa Synthesizer – Ken Bichel, Leon Pendarvis Tuba – Robert Stewart, David Bargeron, Howard Johnson (3), Joseph Daley	3:57
B4	Papillon (AKA Hot Butterfly) Alto Saxophone, Soloist [Alto Fill] – Eddie Daniels Backing Vocals – Cissy Houston, Luther Vandross, Mark Stevens, Ullanda McCullough Backing Vocals, Guitar – Hamish Stuart Baritone Saxophone – Ronnie Cuber Bass – Willie Weeks Guitar – Jeff Mironov Harmonica, Soloist – Hugh McCracken Percussion – Arthur Jenkins Piano – Don Grolnick Synthesizer – Ken Bichel Tenor Saxophone – Harvey Estrin Trombone – James Pugh* Trumpet – Randy Brecker Written-By – Gregg Diamond Alto Saxophone, Soloist [Alto Fill] – Eddie Daniels Backing Vocals – Cissy Houston, Luther Vandross, Mark Stevens, Ullanda McCullough Backing Vocals, Guitar – Hamish Stuart Baritone Saxophone – Ronnie Cuber Bass – Willie Weeks Guitar – Jeff Mironov Harmonica, Soloist – Hugh McCracken Percussion – Arthur Jenkins Piano – Don Grolnick Synthesizer – Ken Bichel Tenor Saxophone – Harvey Estrin Trombone – James Pugh* Trumpet – Randy Brecker Written-By – Gregg Diamond	4:08
B5	Our Love's In Danger Alto Saxophone – Harvey Estrin Backing Vocals – Charlotte Crossley, Cissy Houston, Hamish Stuart, Luther Vandross, Mark Stevens, Whitney Houston Baritone Saxophone – Ronnie Cuber Bass – Anthony Jackson Guitar – Jeff Mironov, Phil Upchurch Percussion – Arthur Jenkins Piano – Leon Pendarvis Synthesizer – Richard Tee Tenor Saxophone – Eddie Daniels, Michael Brecker Trombone – James Pugh* Trumpet – Randy Brecker Written-By – Ashford & Simpson Alto Saxophone – Harvey Estrin Backing Vocals – Charlotte Crossley, Cissy Houston, Hamish Stuart, Luther Vandross, Mark Stevens, Whitney Houston Baritone Saxophone – Ronnie Cuber Bass – Anthony Jackson Guitar – Jeff Mironov, Phil Upchurch Percussion – Arthur Jenkins Piano – Leon Pendarvis Synthesizer – Richard Tee Tenor Saxophone – Eddie Daniels, Michael Brecker Trombone – James Pugh* Trumpet – Randy Brecker Written-By – Ashford & Simpson	3:35

Companies, etc.

Recorded At – Atlantic Studios
Mixed At – Atlantic Studios
Mastered At – Sterling Sound
Pressed By – Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester

Credits

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
Strings – Alan Shulman, Al Brown*, Anahid Ajemian, Frederick Zlotkin*, Frederick Buldrini, Gerald Tarack, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Homer Mensch, Jonathon Abramowitz*, Kermit Moore, Leo Kahn, Lewis Eley, Marilyn Wright, Matthew Raimindi*, Mitsue Takayama, Paul Gershman, Peter Dimitriades, Richard Maximoff, Ted Hoyle

Notes

Recorded and Mixed at Atlantic Studios, New York
Mastered at Sterling Sound

"─◁" in runouts denotes a Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Winchester pressing.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 075992338516
Matrix / Runout (Side 1 etching): BSK-1-3385-WW1 #4 ─◁ STERLING
Matrix / Runout (Side 2 etching): BSK-2-3385-WW1 #2 ─◁ STERLING

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Naughty (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records	WB 56 713, WB 56713	Netherlands	1980
	Naughty (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	W 56713	Italy	1980
Recently Edited	Naughty (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records	S 90.243	Spain	1980
Recently Edited	Naughty (LP, Album, Stereo)	Warner Bros. Records	K 56713	UK	1980
Recently Edited	Naughty (LP, Album)	Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records	WB 56 713, BSK 3385	Germany	1980

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Reviews

Myke_B Aug 30, 2022
Edited one year ago
This album put Chaka Khan on the podium of all time best female funksters, nothing less. A classic throughout ages.
brandosoul Nov 15, 2020
Edited 3 years ago
I have a near mint 1980 US original pressing of Chaka's Naughty that knocks my socks off. Crankable and dynamic pressing. Just a blistering Arif Mardin-produced masterpiece of NYC funk, soul, and post-disco with Chaka's legendary voice and some big players contributing all over the album—a young and unknown Whitney Houston, her mom, Cissy Houston, pre-fame Luther Vandross (who embarked on a successful solo career the following year with his classic 1981 debut, Never Too Much), Hamish Stuart and Steve Ferrone from Average White Band fame, Brecker Brothers, Willie Weeks, and Phil Upchurch. Warner Brothers released a now-OOP CD remaster of this classic as a part of their long-defunct Black Music Ol' Skool series in 1998 and it sounds great too!