Chaka
01/01/1979 | Warner Bros / Wea
Lyrics from Chaka
All Music Guide Review
Still very much an integral part of Rufus, Chaka Khan set the charts on fire with her debut solo release. The first single was the R&B chart-topper "I'm Every Woman," an Ashford & Simpson track with Khan lighting up the lyric with her tantalizing vocals. "Life Is a Dance," the second release, doesn't quite compare to its predecessor, but it still made the R&B Top 40. The sentimental ballad "Roll Me Through the Rushes" is poetically engaging, and despite never being released as a single, it became a mainstay of radio. Although Khan had much credibility from her association with Rufus, this album demonstrated that the dynamic vocalist could hold her own ground alone. ~ Craig Lytle, All Music Guide
Chaka Track Listing
Credits of Chaka
- Tony Maiden
- Guitar
- Arif Mardin
- Arranger, Producer
- George Marge
- Flute, Flute (Alto)
- Rick Marotta
- Drums
- Onnie McIntyre
- Guitar
- Kermit Moore
- Cello
- Michael O'Reilly
- Assistant Engineer
- Gene Paul
- Engineer
- Leon Pendarvis
- Keyboards, Piano (Electric)
- Barry Rogers
- Trombone
- Charles Stepney
- Arranger
- Hamish Stuart
- Bass, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Guitar
- Richard Tee
- Piano, Clavinet, Keyboards, Piano (Electric)
- Brooks Tillotson
- Horn, French Horn
- Randy Mason
- Assistant Engineer
- Mark Stevens
- Bass, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Kevin Tong
- Reissue Producer
- Mary Ann Dibs
- Design
- Arthur Jenkins
- Keyboards, Clavinet, Piano (Electric)
- Alan Gorrie
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- John Clark
- Horn, French Horn
- Airto Moreira
- Percussion
- Gene Bianco
- Harmonica, Harp
- Kenneth Bichel
- Synthesizer
- Richard Bock
- Cello
- Randy Brecker
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- James Buffington
- Horn, French Horn
- Chaka Khan
- Arranger, Vocals, Vocals (Background), Main Performer
- Cissy Houston
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Rafael Cruz
- Conductor
- Raphael Cruz
- Conga
- Anthony d'Amico
- Assistant Engineer
- Eddie Daniels
- Flute
- Cornell Dupree
- Guitar
- Bill-Dog Dooley
- Assistant Engineer
- Jimmy Douglass
- Engineer
- Sheridan Eldridge
- Assistant Engineer
- Paul Faulise
- Trombone, Trombone (Bass)
- Steve Ferrone
- Drums
- Sammy Figueroa
- Conductor, Conga
- Terri Gonzales
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Lewis Hahn
- Engineer, Remixing
- Lee Herschberg
- Engineer, Digital Remastering
- Anthony Jackson
- Bass
- Andrew Kastner
- Guitar
- Will Lee
- Bass, Vocals (Background), Vocals
- Jesse Levy
- Cello
- George Benson
- Vocals
- Phil Bodner
- Flute
- Michael Brecker
- Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
- Ronnie Cuber
- Saxophone, Sax (Baritone)
- David Lasley
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- David Sanborn
- Saxophone, Sax (Alto)
- George Young
- Saxophone, Sax (Alto)
- Phil Upchurch
- Bass, Guitar
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