Chaka Khan

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collaborator on:	Artists United for Nature Hope Collective
member of:	Rufus (70s/80s USA funk band) (ended: lead vocals) Rufus & Chaka Khan (70s/80s USA funk band) (ended)
original member of:	Echoes of an Era (jazz supergroup) (lead vocals)
supporting keyboard by:	Javad Day (US keyboardist) (from 2006 until 2010)
siblings:	Taka Boom
siblings:	Mark Stevens (US funk musician/songwriter, brother of Chaka Khan)
siblings (as Yvette Marie Stevens):	Yvonne Stevens
married:	Doug Rasheed (from 2001 to present)

has personal publisher:	Chaka Khan Music iKhan Sounds

part of:	Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time (number: 29) (order: 29) Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Fame: Musical Excellence (number: 2023) (order: 30) Competed on Dancing With the Stars US (number: 21) (order: 114) Hollywood Walk of Fame (order: 229)

purchase music for download:	https://music.apple.com/us/artist/17402 [info] https://music.apple.com/us/artist/1142099085 [info]
IMDb:	https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0451193/ [info]
Discogs:	https://www.discogs.com/artist/17035 [info]
official homepages:	https://www.chakakhan.com/ [info]
other databases:	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83187912 [info] http://musicmoz.org/Bands_and_Artists/K/Khan,_Chaka/ [info] https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb138923453 [info] https://d-nb.info/gnd/128959029 [info] https://imvdb.com/n/chaka-khan [info] https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/chaka_khan [info] https://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=470177 [info] https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n83187912 [info]
Myspace:	https://myspace.com/officialchakakhan [info]
BBC Music:	https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/900e9144-019d-4043-86cb-ec0e127c39d0 [info] (until 2020-11-19)
social networking:	https://twitter.com/ChakaKhan [info] https://www.facebook.com/chakakhan [info] https://www.instagram.com/chakaikhan/ [info]
YouTube channels:	https://www.youtube.com/user/ChakaKhanVEVO [info]
stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/artist/6mQfAAqZGBzIfrmlZCeaYT [info] https://www.deezer.com/artist/3536 [info] https://www.deezer.com/artist/171067 [info]
lyrics page:	http://muzikum.eu/en/122-4432/chaka-khan/lyrics.html [info]
Allmusic:	https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000802302 [info]
SoundCloud:	https://soundcloud.com/chakakhan [info]
SecondHandSongs:	https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/283 [info]
VIAF ID:	120118075 [info]
Wikidata:	Q229498 [info]
Songkick:	https://www.songkick.com/artists/158338 [info]
setlist.fm:	https://www.setlist.fm/setlists/chaka-khan-1bd6b954.html [info]
Last.fm:	https://www.last.fm/music/Chaka Khan [info]
streaming page:	https://music.apple.com/us/artist/17402 [info] https://music.apple.com/us/artist/1142099085 [info] https://tidal.com/artist/14023 [info]

Appearances

Date	Title	Credited as	Attributes	Artist	Length
	arranged
	Swing Down Chariot			Rufus	4:24
	instruments
	Like a Lady		timbales	Chaka Khan	5:00
	Like Sugar		timbales	Chaka Khan	4:00
	performed
2001	The Essence			Herbie Hancock feat. Chaka Khan	4:52
	(It Ain't) All Good (part of “After the Playboy Mansion” DJ-mix)			De La Soul feat. Chaka Khan	4:49
	Ain't No Mountain High Enough			The Funk Brothers feat. Chaka Khan & Montell Jordan	4:59
	Ain’t Nobody (part of “DJ Abdel: À l'ancienne” DJ-mix)			Rufus & Chaka Khan	3:17
	All Good			De La Soul feat. Chaka Khan	3:57
	All Good			De La Soul feat. Chaka Khan	3:50
	All Good (part of “Pozytywne Wibracje, Volume 6” DJ-mix)			De La Soul feat. Chaka Khan	4:19
	All Good (part of “Mastercuts: Bar Social” DJ-mix)			De La Soul feat. Chaka Khan	3:14
	All Good			De La Soul feat. Chaka Khan	4:54
	All Good (Ugo & Sanz Chaka's Affair remix) (part of “MTV Party To Go Remixed” DJ-mix)			De La Soul feat. Chaka Khan	4:49
	All Good?			De La Soul feat. Chaka Khan	5:00
	All Good?			De La Soul feat. Chaka Khan	5:01
	All Good?			De La Soul feat. Chaka Khan	4:00
	All Good? (MJ Cole remix)			De La Soul feat. Chaka Khan	5:13
	Dance Wit Me			Rufus & Chaka Khan	4:00
	Do You Love What You Feel			Rufus & Chaka	4:30
	Feels Like Heaven			Peter Cetera with Chaka Khan	4:48
	Get My Party On			Shaggy featuring Chaka Khan	4:44
	Groove Like That			Taka Boom feat. Chaka Khan	4:20
	Groove Like This (Koolkingmuthafuckindjonionzmix) (part of “Global Underground: 24:7 Lee Burridge” DJ-mix)			Taka Boom feat. Chaka Khan	4:11
	I'm Every Woman (live, 1999-04-13: Beacon Theatre, New York, United States)			Whitney Houston feat. Chaka Khan	?:??
	I’m Every Woman (live, 1999-04-13: Beacon Theatre, New York, NY, USA)			Whitney Houston & Chaka Khan	5:02
	It’s All Good			De La Soul feat. Chaka Khan	4:10
	Let's Go All the Way			Average White Band feat. Chaka Khan	5:05
	Once You Get Started			Rufus feat. Chaka Khan	4:16
	Sweet Thing (part of “Ashley Beedle: Grass Roots” DJ-mix)			Rufus	3:14
	Sweet Thing			Rufus & Chaka Khan	3:21
	Sweet Thing (album version) (part of “The Kings of Hip Hop” DJ-mix)			Rufus feat. Chaka Khan	3:49
	Tell Me Something Good			Rufus featuring Chaka Khan	3:32
	Watch What You Say		guest	Guru feat. Chaka Khan	4:22
	What's Going On			The Funk Brothers feat. Chaka Khan	4:00
	produced
	(Intro)			Chaka Khan	0:32
	Betcha			Chaka Khan	4:31
	Come 2 My House			Chaka Khan	4:46
	Democrazy			Chaka Khan	6:08
	Don’t Cha Know		co	Chaka Khan	3:18
	Don’t Talk 2 Strangers			Chaka Khan	3:16
	Hair			Chaka Khan	5:46
	I Remember U			Chaka Khan	4:17
	I’ll Never B Another Fool			Chaka Khan	4:13
	Journey 2 the Center of Your Heart			Chaka Khan	4:16
	Pop My Clutch			Chaka Khan	4:47
	Reconsider (U Betta)			Chaka Khan	4:24
	Spoon			Chaka Khan	3:51
	The Drama			Chaka Khan	6:36
	The Essence (LTJ Bukem remix)			Herbie Hancock	4:42
	This Crazy Life of Mine			Chaka Khan	2:33
	vocals
1977	Dreamland			Joni Mitchell	4:40
1977	Take Me Back to Chicago		background vocals	Chicago	5:17
1977	The Tenth World			Joni Mitchell	6:56
1981 – 1982	All of Me			Echoes of an Era	4:35
1981 – 1982	All of Me (alternate take)			Echoes of an Era	4:15
1981 – 1982	High Wire - The Aerialist			Echoes of an Era	6:29
1981 – 1982	I Hear Music			Echoes of an Era	4:21
1981 – 1982	I Loves You, Porgy			Echoes of an Era	6:28
1981 – 1982	I Mean You			Echoes of an Era	3:29
1981 – 1982	Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most			Chaka Khan, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White, Freddie Hubbard	8:25
1981 – 1982	Take the "A" Train			Echoes of an Era	6:25
1981 – 1982	Them There Eyes			Echoes of an Era	3:51
1984	I Feel for You		background vocals	Chaka Khan	5:46
1984	I Feel for You		lead vocals	Chaka Khan	5:46
1985-10 – 1985-11	Underground		background vocals	David Bowie	5:57
1989	I’ll Be Good to You			Quincy Jones, Ray Charles & Chaka Khan	4:56
1997-05-25 – 1997-05-28	Summertime			Joe Henderson	7:16
2001	The Essence			Herbie Hancock feat. Chaka Khan	4:52
	A Fool at Heart		background vocals	Stephen Bishop	5:31
	Ain’t Nobody			Rufus & Chaka Khan	4:41
	Ain’t That Peculiar (live, 1982-02: The Savoy, New York, NY, USA)			Rufus & Chaka Khan	3:29
	Alive			Billy Cobham feat. Chaka Khan	5:14
	Alive		background vocals	Billy Cobham feat. Chaka Khan	5:14
	All Good?		guest	De La Soul feat. Chaka Khan	5:00
	All Good? (It Ain't and That's the Truth) (album version)			De La Soul	4:59
	All Good? (It Ain't and That's the Truth) (MJ Cole remix)			De La Soul	5:11
	At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) (live, 1982-02: The Savoy, New York, NY, USA)			Rufus & Chaka Khan	3:39
	Back Again (Japanese release version)		guest and lead vocals	Soulive feat. Chaka Khan	4:08
	Be Bop Medley: Hot House / East of Suez (Come on Sailor) / Epistrophy (I Wanna Play) / Yardbird Suite / Con Alma / Giant Steps			Chaka Khan	5:26
	Beautiful			Kenny G featuring Chaka Khan	3:44
	Beautiful			Kenny G featuring Chaka Khan	5:32
	Best in the West		background vocals	Chaka Khan	4:04
	Between the Sheets		lead vocals	Fourplay	6:46
	Big Bad World		background vocals	Patti Austin	4:58
	Clouds		background vocals	Chaka Khan	4:29
	Clouds (LP version)		background vocals	Chaka Khan	4:30
	Country Doctor		guest	Bruce Hornsby	5:57
	Dance With Me (live, 1982-02: The Savoy, New York, NY, USA)			Rufus & Chaka Khan	3:36
	Diggin' Down Too Deep		lead vocals	Man Doki	5:47
	Do You Love What You Feel (live, 1982-02: The Savoy, New York, NY, USA)			Rufus & Chaka Khan	6:51
	Do You Love What You Feel			Rufus	4:02
	Don’t Cha Know			Chaka Khan	3:18
	Don’t Go to Strangers			Rufus & Chaka Khan	4:15
	Don’t Mess Up a Good Thing			Ry Cooder	4:08
	Down in Hollywood			Ry Cooder	4:21
	Got to Be There		background vocals	Chaka Khan	3:53
	Gotta Get Over		guest	Eric Clapton	4:36
	Hello Happiness			Chaka Khan	3:56
	High Wire - The Aerialist			Corea, Clarke & White	3:42
	Higher Love			Steve Winwood	5:48
	Hot Fun in the Summertime		guest	The Manhattan Transfer with Chaka Khan	4:12
	I Don’t Know What It Is		guest	Haindling feat. Chaka Khan	3:13
	I Loves You Porgy			Corea, Clarke & White	5:13
	I’m a Woman (I’m a Backbone) (live, 1982-02: The Savoy, New York, NY, USA)			Rufus & Chaka Khan	4:07
	I’m Every Woman		background vocals and lead vocals	Chaka Khan	4:06
	Isn’t That Enough			Chaka Khan	3:31
	Julia		lead vocals	Rick Wakeman	4:45
	Ladylike			Chaka Khan	3:45
	Learn the Basic Moves			Fleur Murray, Chaka Khan	3:19
	Let’s Stay Together			Aaron Neville feat. Chaka Khan	4:04
	Like a Lady			Chaka Khan	5:00
	Like Sugar			Chaka Khan	4:00
	Little Italy		lead vocals [duet vocals]	Stephen Bishop	3:35
	Love Will Come Again		background vocals	George Benson	5:42
	My Funny Valentine		lead vocals	Chaka Khan	4:06
	Never Letting Go		background vocals	Stephen Bishop	3:45
	No Alibis		background vocals	Eric Clapton	5:39
	No See, No Cry		lead vocals	Chaka Khan	3:19
	Once You Get Started (live, 1982-02: The Savoy, New York, NY, USA)			Rufus & Chaka Khan	5:05
	One Million Kisses			Rufus & Chaka Khan	4:13
	Overture a) Part One b) Part Two c) War Games		lead vocals	Rick Wakeman	10:58
	Pack’d My Bags (live, 1982-02: The Savoy, New York, NY, USA)			Rufus & Chaka Khan	4:32
	Pass It On (A Sure Thing) (Pasa Lo Esta Seguro)		background vocals	Chaka Khan	5:04
	Pretending		background vocals	Eric Clapton	4:43
	Robot Man		lead vocals	Rick Wakeman	3:56
	Save It for a Rainy Day		background vocals	Stephen Bishop	3:10
	Skit A (Interview) / Watch What You Say		guest	Guru	5:03
	Slow Dancin'			Chaka Khan	5:25
	So Not to Worry		background vocals	Chaka Khan	5:00
	Some Love			Chaka Khan	5:53
	Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most			Echoes of an Era	16:09
	Stay (live, 1982-02: The Savoy, New York, NY, USA)			Rufus & Chaka Khan	5:50
	Sweet Thing (live, 1982-02: The Savoy, New York, NY, USA)			Rufus & Chaka Khan	3:28
	Take Me Back to Chicago		background vocals	Chicago	2:59
	Take Me Back to Chicago (single version)		background vocals	Chicago	2:58
	Tearin' It Up		background vocals	Chaka Khan	6:42
	Tell Me Something Good (live, 1982-02: The Savoy, New York, NY, USA)			Rufus & Chaka Khan	3:39
	The Essence (LTJ Bukem remix)			Herbie Hancock	4:42
	The Journey Is Long		lead vocals	Man Doki	5:42
	The Longer We Make Love			Barry White with Chaka Khan	5:50
	The Message in the Middle of the Bottom			Chaka Khan	4:18
	The Song Goes On			Herbie Hancock feat. K. S. Chithra, Chaka Khan, Anoushka Shankar & Wayne Shorter	7:48
	Too Hot			Chaka Khan	3:44
	Try a Little Understanding			Rufus & Chaka Khan	4:45
	Twisted		background vocals	Chaka Khan	4:20
	Underground (dub)		background vocals	David Bowie	5:59
	Underground (edited version)		background vocals	David Bowie	4:25
	Underground (extended dance mix)		background vocals	David Bowie	7:51
	Watch What You Say (album mix)			Guru	4:40
	Watch What You Say (C.J. mix)			Guru	4:25
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	vocals arranged
	Addicted to Love			Robert Palmer	4:25
	Be Bop Medley: Hot House / East of Suez (Come on Sailor) / Epistrophy (I Wanna Play) / Yardbird Suite / Con Alma / Giant Steps			Chaka Khan	5:26
	liner notes
	Echoes of an Era			Chaka Khan, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White, Freddie Hubbard
	vocals
	Back in the High Life		background vocals	Steve Winwood
	Back in the High Life		background vocals	Steve Winwood
	Back in the High Life		background vocals	Steve Winwood
	Back in the High Life		background vocals	Steve Winwood
	Back in the High Life		background vocals	Steve Winwood
	Echoes of an Era			Chaka Khan, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Lenny White, Freddie Hubbard
	People in Room № 8			Man Doki
	The Essence		lead vocals	Herbie Hancock
	composed
	My Destiny
	On Time
	Rags to Rufus
	Reconsider (U Betta)
	Rufusized
	Sideways
	Where Are You Tonite
	lyrics
	And the Melody Still Lingers On (Night in Tunisia)
	Betcha
	Chinatown
	Democrazy
	La Flamme
	My Destiny
	Pop My Clutch
	Reconsider (U Betta)
	This Crazy Life of Mine
	Where Are You Tonite
	wrote
	Alive
	All Good?	Yvette Marie Stevens
	Angel
	Back in the Day
	Bad Habit (OnePhatDeeva version)
	Be My Eyes
	Better Days
	Close the Door
	Coltrane Dreams
	Come 2 My House
	Don’t Cha Know
	Earth Song
	Egyptian Song
	Everything Changes
	Facts of Love
	Hail to the Wrong
	Heed the Warning
	Hello Happiness
	I Believe
	I Know You, I Live You	Yvette M. Stevens
	I Remember U
	I’ll Never B Another Fool
	Jigsaw
	Keep Givin' Me Lovin'
	Like a Lady
	Like Morning
	Like Sugar
	Love Me Still
	Magic in Your Eyes
	Monkey Bars	Yvette Marie Stevens
	One for All Time
	Ooh I Like Your Loving
	Pack’d My Bags
	Quandary
	Right Is Right
	Some Love
	Somebody's Watching You
	Spoon
	Stay
	Stay	Yvette Marie Stevens
	Super Life
	Sweet Thing	Yvette Marie Stevens
	Telephone
	The Drama
	The Woman I Am
	Too Hot
	Try a Little Understanding
	We Got Each Other
	What Am I Missing?
	Will You Love Me?
	You Got the Love

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