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Tell Me Something Good and Sweet Thing as lead singer of the band Rufus. She later had solo success in the 80s, like with her 1984 cover of Prince’s I Feel for You R&B singer Chaka Khan enjoyed solo success as well as popularity as a member of the group Rufus.
Born Yvette Marie Stevens in Great Lakes, IL, on March 23, 1953, she was raised on Chicago’s South Side and at the age of 11 formed her first group - The Crystalettes. While still in high school, she joined the Afro-Arts Theater, a group which toured with Motown great Mary Wells; a few years later, she adopted the African name Chaka Khan while working on the Black Panthers’ breakfast program. After quitting high school in 1969, Khan joined the group Lyfe, soon exiting to join another dance band, the Babysitters; neither was on the fast track to success, but her fortunes changed when she teamed with Kevin Murphy (formerly of The American Breed) and André Fisher to form Rufus.
Debuting in 1973 with a self-titled effort on the ABC label, Rufus was among the pre-eminent funk groups of the decade; distinguished by Khan’s dynamic vocals, the group earned half a dozen gold or platinum albums before she went solo in 1978. Produced by Arif Mardin, Chaka proved to be a significant hit on the strength of the single “I’m Every Woman” (a hit over a decade later for Whitney Houston); however, Khan’s success was somewhat tempered by her public rivalry with the remaining members of Rufus, to whom she was still contractually bound for two more LPs.
Tell Me Something Good and Sweet Thing as lead singer of the band Rufus. She later had solo success in the 80s, like with her 1984 cover of Prince’s I Feel for You R&B singer Chaka Khan enjoyed solo success as well as popularity as a member of the group Rufus.Born Yvette Marie Stevens in Great Lakes, IL, on March 23, 1953, she was raised on Chicago’s South Side and at the age of 11 formed her first group - The Crystalettes. While still in high school, she joined the Afro-Arts Theater, a group which toured with Motown great Mary Wells; a few years later, she adopted the African name Chaka Khan while working on the Black Panthers’ breakfast program. After quitting high school in 1969, Khan joined the group Lyfe, soon exiting to join another dance band, the Babysitters; neither was on the fast track to success, but her fortunes changed when she teamed with Kevin Murphy (formerly of The American Breed) and André Fisher to form Rufus.
Debuting in 1973 with a self-titled effort on the ABC label, Rufus was among the pre-eminent funk groups of the decade; distinguished by Khan’s dynamic vocals, the group earned half a dozen gold or platinum albums before she went solo in 1978. Produced by Arif Mardin, Chaka proved to be a significant hit on the strength of the single “I’m Every Woman” (a hit over a decade later for Whitney Houston); however, Khan’s success was somewhat tempered by her public rivalry with the remaining members of Rufus, to whom she was still contractually bound for two more LPs.
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Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan
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Funk This
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Dance Classics Of Chaka Khan
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I Feel For You
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Ain't Nobody
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I'm Every Woman
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Through the Fire
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Angel
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Sweet Thing
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Love Me Still
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One For All Time
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Back In The Day
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Foolish Fool
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Castles Made Of Sand
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Lullaby Of Birdland
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earlyou wrote:
QUEEN !
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factorylashes wrote:
Just bought this brilliant album '12" Dance- The Definitive Collection' and I don't buy albums anymore! http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=-1;1;-1;-1;202&sku=249769 Thought you guys might appreciate it ('I'm Every Woman' is on CD2) and rattles through many of the greatest 12" Dance singles of our time. Ah the memories!
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amiracle87 wrote:
Through the Fire has been playing in my head for the past 2 days...
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Leonstan wrote:
What a voice !!!!
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Madukwu wrote:
Love of my life;)
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ashame wrote:
Still sexy.
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Sal-El wrote:
YO Chaka Khan! IS BOMB! AIN'T NOBODY!
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daviesr7 wrote:
I love this cover of Joni Mitchell's Hejira. Wonder why it wasn't officially released? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYF6T6bfCw4
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musiclikeabomb wrote:
Through the Fire <333
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SR4N0K wrote:
CHAKA KHAN-KHAN!
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LaMusicLovr wrote:
Chaka is indeed fire! Hot, hot, hot -- much love!
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aykutalp wrote:
"Chaka" is a Turkish name and "Khan" is a Turkic title. I guess it is related to Turkish producers of Atlantic Records.
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trueiopian wrote:
I LOVE HER!!!!! <333333333333333333 x2
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Rodrigochaka wrote:
Olá querida Chaka kan, sou do Brasil e gostaria de dizer que sou louco pelo seu trabalho, muitos beijos e continue assim linda...
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edwom wrote:
yes...and thank you, CHAKA !!!
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vyntage1 wrote:
Besides Aretha Franklin or Diana Ross, Chaka Khan opened the airwaves for the 'Belting Ballad' vocalists. And yes, some of her best stuff is from the Rufus featuring C.Khan days. Although the 'I'm Every Woman' release blasted her off like she should be featured. Free to collaborate with any and everyone. And that, she did. Thanks to Arif Mardin, her key producer, who died a little recently, she gave us a big wave of 'monster hits'; 'Clouds', 'Everlasting Love', 'Stop on By'(a Bobby Womack remake),'Through The Fire', 'Ain't Nobody', and many more. Including her collaboration with Prince. My favorite is 'Ask Rufus'. Just hunt em' down and own em'. Anything with Chaka's voice on it, I want it. Nuff'' said.
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DMarian wrote:
She's the Real DIVA. Love Chaka.
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Here Come The Girls: Lulu, Chaka Khan, Anastacia
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- Dec 3 Here Come The Girls: Lulu, Chaka Khan, Anastacia Brighton Centre, Brighton, United Kingdom
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Here Come The Girls: Lulu, Chaka Khan, Anastacia
New Theatre - Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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