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KHAN Chaka
(voc)

Personal Data:

Born: 23.03.1953 (Great Lakes, Illinois, USA, as Yvette Marie Stevens)
KHAN Chaka (photo)

Appearances:

? Baby Sitters
1972-78 Rufus
1979-84 Rufus

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan
& Rufus		14.11.1975ABC 7
2.Ask Rufus
& Rufus		2/1977 ABC 12
3.Streetplayer
& Rufus		23.12.1977Anchor 14
4.Chaka11/1978 Warner Bros 12
5.Masterjam
& Rufus		11/1979 MCA 14
6.Naughty5/1980 Warner Bros 43
7.What'cha Gonna Do For Me4/1981 Warner Bros 17
8.Chaka Khan12/1982 Warner Bros 52
9.Stompin' At The Savoy
& Rufus
(2LP)		9/1983 Warner Bros64 50
10.I Feel For You10/1984 Warner Bros15 6
11.Destiny7/1986 Warner Bros77 67
12.C.K.11/1988 Warner Bros 125
13.Life Is A Dance5/1989 WEA14
14.The Woman I Am06.04.1992Warner Bros 92
15.Epiphany: The Best Of Chaka Khan, Vol. 104.11.1996Reprise/Warner Bros 84
16.Remix Collection Album15.09.1997Warner Bros
17.Come 2 My House
produced by: Prince		12.10.1998NPG/RCA
18.Tearin' It Up
(in Japan)		23.03.1999
19.I'm Every Woman - The Best Of Chaka Khan23.08.199962
20.Classikhan05.10.2004Sanctuary
21.Greatest Hits15.03.2005Rhino
22.Platinum Collection25.07.2006WEA International
23.Funk This
produced by: Jimmy Jam/Terry Lewis		25.09.2007Burgundy 15
24.Greatest Hits Live05.02.2008Cleopatra
25.All The Hits Live25.02.2008GHM
26.One Classic Night04.08.2008Wienerworld
27.Epiphany - The Best Of - Vol 111/2008 Reprise
28.Introducing Chaka Khan13.02.2010Ear Music
29.Original Album Series09.03.2010Warner Bros
30.S.O.U.L.22.02.2011Sony/BMG
31.The Essential15.11.2011Music Club Deluxe
32.Greatest Hits Live14.08.2012Cleopatra
33.Echoes of an Era
& Freddie Hubbard		30.07.2013WEA
34.All the Hits30.09.2014ZYX Music
35.Classic Album Selection
& Rufus
(6CD)		06.07.2015UMC
36.Hello Happiness15.02.2019Diary/Island18

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.You've Got The Love / Rags To Rufus
& Rufus		10/1974 ABC 10
2.Once You Get Started / Rufusized
& Rufus		2/1975 ABC 6
3.Please Pardon Me (You Remind Me Of A Friend) / Somebody's Watching You
& Rufus,
(v GB 25.7.75)		5/1975 ABC 48
4.Sweet Thing / Circles
& Rufus		12/1975 ABC 5
5.Dance With Me / Everybody's Got An Aura
& Rufus		4/1976 ABC 39
6.Jive Talking / On Time
& Rufus		13.08.1976ABC
7.At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) / Better Days
& Rufus		2/1977 ABC 30
8.Hollywood / Earthsong
& Rufus		5/1977 ABC 32
9.Close The Door / Everlasting Love
& Rufus		7/1977 ABC
10.Change Your Ways / My Ship Will Sail
& Rufus		2/1978 ABC
11.Stay
& Rufus		3/1978 ABC 38
12.Blue Love / Take Time
& Rufus		14.04.1978ABC 105
13.I'm Every Woman / Woman In A Man's World9/1978 Warner Bros9 21
14.Life Is A Dance / Some Love02.03.1979Warner Bros
15.Do You Love What You Feel / Dancin' Mood
& Rufus		10/1979 MCA 30
16.Any Love / What Am I Missing
& Rufus		2/1980 MCA 102
17.Clouds / What You Do5/1980 Warner Bros 103
18.Heed The Warning / Night Moods4/1981 Warner Bros
19.What'cha Gonna Do For Me4/1981 Warner Bros 53
20.Sharing The Love / We Got The Way
& Rufus		11/1981 MCA 91
21.Got To Be There / Pass It On, A Sure Thing11/1982 Warner Bros 67
22.Best In The West / Be Bop Medley
12" + I Know I Love You		11.02.1983Warner Bros
23.Ain't Nobody / Stop On By (live)
12" + Don't Go To Strangers (live)
& Rufus		8/1983 Warner Bros 22
24.Ain't Nobody / Stop On By (live)
MC + One Million Kisses / Stay
& Rufus		16.03.1984Warner Bros6
25.One Million Kisses / Any Old Sunday
12" + Do You Love What You Feel
& Rufus		08.06.1984Warner Bros86
26.I Feel For You / China Town9/1984 Warner Bros1 1
27.This Is My Night / Caught In The Act
12" + Got To Be There		12/1984 Warner Bros13 60
28.Eye To Eye / Laflamme3/1985 Warner Bros11
29.Through The Fire / Laflamme
12" + I'm Every Woman		4/1985 Warner Bros 60
30.Krush Groove (Can't Stop The Street)9/1985 Warner Bros80
31.Own The Night11/1985 Warner Bros 57
32.Love Of A Lifetime / Coltrane Dreams6/1986 Warner Bros52 53
33.Watching The World / I Can't Be Loved11/1986 Warner Bros
34.It's My Party / Where Are You Tonight11/1988 Warner Bros71
35.I'm Every Woman ('89 remix) / Baby Me4/1989 Warner Bros8
36.I Feel For You (remix) / I Know I Love You9/1989 Warner Bros45
37.I'll Be Good To You
& Quincy Jones & Ray Charles		11/1989 Qwest/Warner Bros19 18
38.Love You All My Lifetime / Keep Givin' Me Lovin'3/1992 Warner Bros42 68
39.Don't Look At Me That Way / I'm Every Woman (remix)5/1992 Warner Bros
40.Give Me All / The Woman I Am7/1992 Warner Bros
41.Feels Like Heaven
& Peter Cetera		1/1993 Warner Bros 71
42.Don't Look At Me That Way7/1993 73
43.Watch What You Say
& Guru		8/1995 Cooltempo28
44.Missing You
& Brandy & Tamia & Gladys Knight		09.09.1996Atlantic 25
45.Never Miss The Water04.11.1996WEA
Never Miss The Water (remixes)17.02.1997Reprise59
46.Number One20.10.1997Ariola
47.All Good?
& De La Soul		30.10.2000Tommy Boy33 96
48.Any Love (DJ Marble & Luca remixes)01.10.2001Seven Series
49.Groove Like That
& Taka Boom		28.10.2002Shaboom
50.Club Culture Club Compilation (Vinyl Pack Volume Four Of Four)
(Ain't Nobody / All Night Long / Don't Stop The Music / Brazillian Rhyme / All Night Long / Back 2 Life / Outstanding / Don't Look)
& Rufus & Lionel Ritchie & Yarbrough & Peoples & Earth Wind & Fire & Mary Jane Girls & Soul 2 Soul & Gap Band & Dennis Edwards		27.10.2003NEWS
51.I Found Love / Ain't Nobody (Chu Chu & Stressed George 2003 mix)
& Rufus & Fatback Band		15.12.2003Addictive Vinyl
52.Dimitri From Paris: In The House
(New Dance Beat ("D'extended" mix) / Any Love (Dim's "Classic" re-edit) / I Love Music (Dim's "Dancefloor" touch-up))
& Rufus & Lil' Louis & The O'Jays		22.12.2003ITH/Defected
53.Stop Only / Give Me The Night
& George Benson		19.04.2004
54.Any Love / I Know You I Like You
& Rufus		05.07.2004MCA
55.I'm Every Woman / Ain't Nobody
(reissue)		09.08.2004Warner Bros
56.I Feel For You / Chinatown
(reissue)		04.10.2004Warner Bros
57.Credit To The Edit EP (Vinyl Two)
(Groovin' With Mr Blow / Lost Again / I Feel For You)
& Yello & Greg Wilson & Mr Bloe		01.08.2005Tirk
58.Another Man 2006 / Dancin' For Your Love 2006 (RPM Filter mix)
& Rufus & Barbara Mason		03.04.2006RPM
59.Vinyl Loops Vol 16
(I Believe (dub) / Put Your Hands Up (DJ Tonka Full version) / Ain't Nobody)
& Celvin Rotane & Black & White Brothers		09.07.2007Vinyl Loops
60.Through The Fire / Here Is Where The Hatred Is
& Gil Scott-Heron		12.11.2007KW
61.Disrespectful
feat. MJB		28.01.2008Restricted Access
62.I Know You I Live You20.10.2008East End
63.Clouds19.01.2009East End
64.Soul Survivor
& Beverley Knight		3/2010 Hurricane
65.Dog Supper
& Beres Hammond		19.04.2010Shocking Music
66.Any Love / Better Days
& Rufus,
(reissue)		23.10.2010Warner Bros
67.Tearin' It Up20.11.2010Warner Bros
68.Double Pak Vol 68: Victor Rosado 2 EP
(I Know You I Live You (Victor Rosado mix) / I Know You I Live You / Clouds (Victor Rosado mix) / Clouds)		03.06.2011Double Pak
69.Another Man (2006 RPM mixes) / Dancin' For Your Love (2006 RPM Filter mix)
& Rufus & Barbara Mason		04.08.2014Classics
70.Like Sugar15.06.2018Island
71.Hello Happiness2/2019 Diary

Videos:

1. The Jazz Channel Presents Chaka Khan - 24.10.2009, UMC
2. Live In Malibu - 11.01.2014, Pretty Gold Productions

Movies:

1. Lamb Chop (1976, starring)
2. The Blues Brothers (1980, starring, directed by John Landis)

Awards:

1983 Grammy Awards

- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female (LP "Chaka Khan")
- Best Vocal Arrangement For Two Or More Voices ("Be Bop Medley")
1984 Grammy Awards
- Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female (SP "I Feel For You")
- Best New Rhythm & Blues Song ("I Feel For You")
1990 Grammy Awards
- Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal (SP "I'll Be Good To You", & Ray Charles)
- Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) (track "Quincy Jones: The Places You Find Love")
1992 Grammy Awards - Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female (LP "The Woman I Am")
2002 MOBO Awards - Lifetime Achievement
2002 Grammy Awards - Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance (track "What's Going On", & The Funk Brothers)
2005 Billboard-AURN R&B Hip-Hop Awards - Founders Award
2007 Grammy Awards
- Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals ("Disrespectful", & Mary J Blige)
- Best R&B Album ("Funk This")
2008 Pioneer Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award
2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

WWW Links:

http://www.chakakhan.com

Various:

appeared on the LP:

Stephen Bishop: Careless (10/76, ABC)
Joni Mitchell: Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (12/77, Asylum)
Stephen Bishop: Bish (28.7.78, ABC)
Rick Wakeman: 1984 (19.6.81, Charisma)
Lenny White: Echoes Of An Era (1982)
B.E.F.: Music Of Quality And Distinction (9/91, Virgin)
Barry White: Staying Power (27.7.99)
De La Soul: Art Official Intelligence (7.8.00, Tommy Boy)
Kenny G: At Last ... The Duets Album (23.11.04, Arista)
Soulive: Break Out (13.9.05, Concord)
Rod Stewart: Thanks for the Memory... The Great American Songbook: Volume IV (18.10.05, J)
Herbie Hancock: The Imagine Project (22.6.10)
Eric Clapton: Old Sock (11.3.13, Bushbranch)
Terri Lyne Carrington: The Mosaic Project: Love and Soul (7.8.15, Concord)
Sia: Reasonable Woman (3.5.24)

appeared on the SP:
Rick Wakeman: Robot Man (6.11.81, Charisma)

produced by LP:
Nas: Nasir (15.6.18)

Compilation Appearances:
"The Christmas Song" on Charlie Brown tribute LP "A Charlie Brown Christmas" (4.10.05, Peak)
"Keep Your Head Up" on OST "Madea's Family Reunion" (21.2.06, Motown)
"Everyday (Family Reunion)" on OST "Madea's Family Reunion" (21.2.06, Motown, & Gerald Levert & Yolanda Adams & Carl Thomas)
"Lullaby Of Birdland" on Ella Fitzgerald tribute CD "We All Love Ella: Celebrating The First Lady Of Song" (5.6.07, Verve)
"Mr. Paganini" on Ella Fitzgerald tribute CD "We All Love Ella: Celebrating The First Lady Of Song" (5.6.07, Verve, & Natalie Cole)

Press References:

Melodie
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
198111 331Ze světa
Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1975822.02.197542Albumsalbum review
19752812.07.197538Soul Foodinterview
1979803.03.197929Singlessingle review
19812016.05.198120Albumsalbum review
19812123.05.198126Albumsalbum review
19812413.06.198120Singlessingle review
1983605.02.19834Fast Forward
19841117.03.198426Singlessingle review
19841407.04.198427Singlessingle review
19841514.04.198423interview
19842202.06.19844Fast Forward
19843008.09.198427Singlessingle review
19843406.10.19845Fast Forward - Record News
19844017.11.198428Albumsalbum review
19921802.05.199248True Stories - Biting Tongues
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1975001.03.19759Thrills
1975013.12.19752News Desk
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19991 104Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
19992 104Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
20081 65Recenzealbum review