''Dance Classics of Chaka Khan'' is a compilation album of recordings by

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R&B/ funk singer Chaka Khan released on the

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label in Japan in 1999. As the title suggests, the compilation mainly focuses on the dancefloor-friendly part of Khan's repertoire from the late 1970s to mid-1980s, including classic single cuts like "I'm Every Woman", "Fate", "Eye To Eye", "Clouds", "I Feel for You" as well as album tracks like "Pass It On (Sure Thing)" and "A Woman in a Man's World". ''Dance Classics'' is, however, mainly notable for the inclusion of two rarities: the original 12" Long Vocal Mix and 12" Instrumental Version of the 1982 hit single "Tearin' It Up", both mixed by legendary D.J.

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and as yet only available on this compilation. The original version of "Tearin' It Up" appears on the eponymous ''Chaka Khan'' album, which remains unreleased on CD in both the United States and Europe. The ''Dance Classics of Chaka Khan'' set also features both the original 1978 version and the 1989 remix of "I'm Every Woman" (from ''Life is a Dance - The Remix Project'') and concludes with the 1984 ballad " Through the Fire"

Track listing

#"Tearin' It Up" (Long Vocal Mix) (Lumibao, Sigler) - 7:23 #* Original version appears on 1982 album '' Chaka Khan'' #"I'm Every Woman" (Ashford, Simpson) - 4:06 #* From 1978 album '' Chaka'' #"Pass It On (A Sure Thing)" (Maiden, Washburn) - 5:03 #* Original version appears on 1982 album '' Chaka Khan'' #"Clouds" (Ashford, Simpson) 4:26 #* From 1980 album '' Naughty'' #"Fate" (Bugatti, Musker) - 3:15 #* From 1981 album ''

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'' #"Eye to Eye" (Freeman, Sembello, Sembello, Sembello) - 4:39 #* From 1984 album '' I Feel for You'' #"I Feel for You" Prince 5:45 #* From 1984 album '' I Feel for You'' #"A Woman in a Man's World" (Kastner, McNally) - 3:58 #* From 1978 album '' Chaka'' #"What Cha' Gonna Do for Me" (Doheny, Stuart) - 3:53 #* From 1981 album ''

'' #"I Know You, I Live You" (Khan, Mardin) - 4:29 #* From 1981 album ''

'' #"I'm Every Woman" (Remix Version By Dancin' Danny D.) (Ashford, Simpson) - 8:21 #* From 1989 compilation '' Life is a Dance - The Remix Project''. Original version appears on 1978 album '' Chaka'' #"Tearin' It Up" (Instrumental) (Lumibao, Sigler) - 8:08 #* Original version appears on 1982 album '' Chaka Khan'' #"Through the Fire" (Foster, Keane, Weil) - 4:45 #* From 1984 album '' I Feel for You''

Personnel

*Michel Comte – Photography *David Foster – Producer *Larry Levan – Remixing *Arif Mardin – Producer *Russ Titelman – Producer *Glenn Wexler – Cover Photo {{Authority control Chaka Khan compilation albums 1999 compilation albums Warner Records compilation albums