Chaka Khan ‎– Chaka

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Warner Bros. Records – BSK 3245
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A1 I'm Every Woman
Backing Vocals – Chaka Khan Backing Vocals, Bass – Will Lee Backing Vocals, Guitar – Hamish Stuart Guitar – Phil Upchurch Piano – Richard Tee Written-By – Ashford & Simpson
4:05
A2 Love Has Fallen On Me
Arranged By, Written-By – Charles Stepney Backing Vocals – Chaka Khan, Cissy Houston, David Lasley Backing Vocals, Guitar – Hamish Stuart Bass – Anthony Jackson Guitar – Phil Upchurch Piano – Richard Tee Saxophone [Alto] – George Young (2) Saxophone [Baritone] – Ronnie Cuber Saxophone [Tenor] – Michael Brecker Trombone – Barry Rogers Trumpet – Randy Brecker Written-By – Lloyd Webber*
4:51
A3 Roll Me Through The Rushes
Backing Vocals – Cissy Houston, Hamish Stuart Backing Vocals, Written-By – David Lasley Bass – Will Lee Drums – Rick Marotta Electric Piano – Leon Pendarvis French Horn – Brook Tillotson*, Jim Buffington Guitar – Cornell Dupree, Phil Upchurch Harp – Gene Bianco Written-By – Lana Marrano
4:41
A4 Sleep On It
Backing Vocals – Alan Gorrie, Chaka Khan, Will Lee Backing Vocals, Guitar – Hamish Stuart Bass – Anthony Jackson Electric Piano – Richard Tee French Horn – Brook Tillotson*, Jim Buffington Guitar – Phil Upchurch Synthesizer [S.r.m.] – Ken Bichel Written-By – Andrew Kastner, Larry John McNally
4:19
A5 Life Is A Dance
Backing Vocals – Alan Gorrie Backing Vocals, Arranged By – Chaka Khan Backing Vocals, Bass – Will Lee Backing Vocals, Guitar – Hamish Stuart Clavinet – Richard Tee Guitar – Phil Upchurch Saxophone [Alto] – George Young (2) Saxophone [Baritone] – Ronnie Cuber Saxophone [Tenor] – Michael Brecker Trombone – Barry Rogers Trumpet – Randy Brecker Written-By – Gavin Christopher
4:19
B1 We Got The Love
Bass – Phil Upchurch Congas – Raphael Cruz Electric Piano – Arthur Jenkins Flute – Eddie Daniels, Phil Bodner Flute [Alto] – George Marge Guitar – Hamish Stuart Saxophone [Alto] – George Young (2) Saxophone [Baritone] – Ronnie Cuber Saxophone [Tenor] – Michael Brecker Synthesizer [S.r.m.] – Ken Bichel Trombone – Barry Rogers Trumpet – Randy Brecker Vocals – Chaka Khan Vocals, Written-By – George Benson
3:26
B2 Some Love
Bass, Written-By – Mark Stevens French Horn – Brook Tillotson*, John Clark (2) Guitar – Onnie McIntyre, Phil Upchurch Percussion – Airto Moreira Piano – Richard Tee Saxophone [Alto] – Dave Sanborn* Saxophone [Tenor], Saxophone [Tenor Solo] – Michael Brecker Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Randy Brecker Vocals, Written-By – Chaka Khan Written-By – Keith Boyd, Jr., Traude Sapik
5:50
B3 A Woman In A Man's World
Bass – Phil Upchurch Congas – Sammy Figuroea* French Horn – Brook Tillotson*, John Clark (2) Guitar – Hamish Stuart Guitar, Written-By – Andrew Kastner Piano – Richard Tee Saxophone [Alto] – Dave Sanborn* Synthesizer [S.r.m.] – Ken Bichel Trombone [Bass] – Paul Faulise Trumpet – Randy Brecker Written-By – Larry John McNally
3:56
B4 The Message In The Middle Of The Bottom
Bass – Hamish Stuart Cello – Jesse Levy, Kermit Moore, Richard Bock (2) Clavinet – Arthur Jenkins Congas – Raphael Cruz French Horn – Brook Tillotson*, John Clark (2) Guitar – Onnie McIntyre, Phil Upchurch Saxophone [Tenor Solo] – Michael Brecker Trombone [Bass] – Paul Faulise Trumpet – Randy Brecker Vocals – Chaka Khan Written-By – Lalomi Washburn*
4:15
B5 I Was Made To Love Him
Backing Vocals – Chaka Khan, Mark Stevens, Terri Gonzales*, Will Lee Bass – Anthony Jackson Guitar – Hamish Stuart, Phil Upchurch Guitar [Solo] – Tony Maiden Piano, Clavinet – Richard Tee Written-By – Henry Cosby, Lula Hardaway, Stevie Wonder, Sylvia Moy
3:23

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Notes

Recorded at Atlantic Recording Studios, New York
Additional recording at Cherokee Recording Studios, Los Angeles

Other Versions (Showing 5 of 12) View All

Title, Format Label Cat# Country Year
Chaka (LP, Album) Warner Bros. Records, WEA 56 560 France 1978
Chaka (CD, Album, RE) Warner Bros. Records WPCR-12922 Japan 2008
Chaka (LP, Album) Warner Bros. Records BSK 3245 C Canada 1978
Chaka (LP, Album) Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records 56560, 56 560 France 1978
Chaka (CD, Album) Warner Bros. Records 7599-25866-2 Germany  
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Review by isaacmusicman Dec 30, 2010
Ok, I'm at a lost here. For years I steered clear from this album because I was led to believe that "I'm Every Woman" was the only song worth listening to on this album. That is A Big Fat Lie! Now, I do admit that I love Chaka with Rufus better, but this album is nothing to sneeze at. Songs like "Sleep On It", "Some Love", and "A Woman In A Man's World"(with it's Rufus flavor), holds very nicely on this album. "I Was Made To Love Him" is a little suspect, only because in my mind nobody can re-doe Stevie Wonder. With all that said, this album is so much bigger than "I'm Every Woman", it's a testament of Chaka as an artist on her own.

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