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, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1982.

Overview

Two singles were released from ''Chaka Khan'': the

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" (US Pop #67, US R&B #5) and "Tearin' It Up" (US R&B #48), the latter also as a 12" single including an extended remix (7:21) as well as an instrumental version (8:07), both mixed by

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and included on Warner Music Japan's 1999 compilation ''

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''. The album track "Slow Dancin'" was a funky ballad duet with

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. On Billboard's charts, the album reached #5 on Black Albums and #52 on Pop Albums. The "Be Bop Medley" won producer

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in 1984 in the ''Best Vocal Arrangement For Two Or More Voices'' category. Following the release of the ''Chaka Khan'' album and the greatest hits package '' The Very Best of Rufus featuring Chaka Khan'', Khan reunited with the band

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later that year for one final album together, the double live/studio set ''

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'' (1983). Her next solo album '' I Feel for You'' followed in 1984. Despite its many accolades and artistic achievements the ''Chaka Khan'' album remained unreleased on CD in both the United States and Europe, and was only available as an import from Japan, until it was finally issued on CD in the UK in 2010 as part of a Five disc set containing Khan's first five solo albums.

Track listing

Personnel

* Chaka Khan - Vocals, Backing vocals * Steve Ferrone – drums on all tracks *

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- bass tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8 *

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- electric guitar tracks: 1, 2, 3, 4 * Hiram Bullock - guitar tracks: 5, 7, 8, rhythm guitar track: 6 Track 1 “ Tearin’ It Up” Low Voice - Alvin Fields Vocal Ad Libs - Hamish Stuart Electric Piano - Lenny Underwood Moog bass synthesizer, Prophet and Jupiter synthesizers - Robbie Buchanan Handclaps - Steve Ferrone Percussion -

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Track 2 “Slow Dancin’” Vocal -

Keyboards & Synthesizers - Robbie Buchanan Track 3 “ Best In The West” Keyboards & Synthesizers - Robbie Buchanan Additional OBX Synthesizer - Bob Christianson Percussion - Sammy Figueroa Fiddle -

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Harmonica - Robert Bonfiglio Steel guitar & Jaw Harp - Eric Weissberg Track 4 “Got To Be There” Keyboards & Synthesizers - Robbie Buchanan Background vocals – Hamish Stuart, Will Lee Track 5 “Be Bop Medley” Additional OBX Synthesizer - Bob Christianson Electric piano & Synthesizers – Robbie Buchanan Vocoder & additional synthesizers ("Con Alma") – Bob Christianson Sitar - Eric Weissberg Darbuka ("East Of Suez") - Seyhun Çelik Tenor Saxophone -

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Track 6 “Twisted” Lead Guitar - Ray Gomez Keyboards & Synthesizers - Robbie Buchanan Track 7 “So Not To Worry” Bass - Anthony Jackson Piano & Synthesizers – Robbie Buchanan Background vocals – Hamish Stuart, Will Lee Track 8 “Pass It On (A Sure Thing) (Pasa Lo Esta Seguro)” Tube Voice – Mark Stevens Piano & Synthesizers – Robbie Buchanan Alto Saxophone -

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Production

* Arif Mardin - record producer, musical arranger (rhythm) tracks: 1, 2, 3, musical arranger track: 4, musical arranger & vocal arrangement track: 5 * Randy Brecker - musical arranger (horns) track: 1 * Robbie Buchanan - musical arranger (bass part) track: 1, musical arranger (rhythm) tracks: 2, 3, 6, 7, 8. musical arranger tracks: 4, 5 * Danne Lemelle - musical arranger (horns) track: 2 * Chaka Khan - vocal arrangement & special lyrics track: 5

References

External links

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