Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Volume One

~ Release by Chaka Khan (see all versions of this release, 9 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Ain't Nobody
additional synthesizer:
James Newton Howard (American score composer)
alto saxophone:
Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
bass:
Bobby Watson (bassist)
drums (drum set):
John “JR” Robinson (session drummer)
flute:
Gary Herbig, Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist) and Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
guitar:
Tony Maiden
keyboard:
Kevin Murphy (American keyboardist, Rufus & The American Breed) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
tenor saxophone:
Gary Herbig and Ernie Watts (jazz and blues saxophonist)
trumpet:
Jerry Hey
vocals:
Chaka Khan and Tony Maiden
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 403)
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody
lyricist and composer:
David Wolinski
publisher:
Overdue Music
4.14:41
2Papillon (Asa Hot Butterfly)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1980)
cover recording of:
Papillon (a.k.a. Hot Butterfly)
lyricist and composer:
Gregg Diamond
4:08
3Tell Me Something Good (live)
live recording of:
Tell Me Something Good
lyricist and composer:
Stevie Wonder
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
3:35
4I Feel for You
bass, drum machine and guitar:
Reggie Griffin (in 1984)
chromatic harmonica:
Stevie Wonder (in 1984)
drums (drum set):
Steve Ferrone (in 1984)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Robbie Buchanan (Canadian producer) (in 1984), David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System) (in 1984), Reggie Griffin (in 1984) and Philippe Saisse (in 1984)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Chaka Khan (in 1984)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) (in 1984)
cover recording of:
I Feel for You (in 1984)
lyricist and composer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
publisher:
Controversy Music
3.755:46
5I Know You, I Live You
brass [horns] arranger:
Larry Williams ([Jazz] keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet - Producer, composer, arranger, and multi-instrumentalist)
recording of:
I Know You, I Live You
writer:
Arif Mardin and Yvette M. Stevens
publisher:
Chaka Khan Music
54:28
6I'm Every Woman
engineer:
James Douglass (engineer)
producer:
Arif Mardin
background vocals:
Will Lee (US jazz/rock bassist) and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Chaka Khan
brass arranger, strings arranger and woodwind arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 6) (number: 4)
recording of:
I’m Every Woman (in 1978)
writer:
Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson
3.44:08
7Love Me Still
recording of:
Love Me Still
writer:
Bruce Hornsby and Chaka Khan
3:28
8The End of a Love Affair
executive producer:
Russ Titelman
mixer:
Josh Abbey
cover recording of:
The End of a Love Affair
lyricist and composer:
Edward Redding
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
5:13
9And the Melody Still Lingers On (Night in Tunisia)
recording engineer:
Jeremy Smith (producer/engineer)
arranger:
Arif Mardin
recording of:
And the Melody Still Lingers On (Night in Tunisia)
lyricist:
Chaka Khan and Arif Mardin
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
version of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
5:02
10Through the Fire
recording of:
Through the Fire (in 1984)
writer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Tom Keane (keyboards, of The Keane Brothers) and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Bravo and Encore Music, Dyad Music Ltd., Peermusic III, Ltd. (BMI), Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), TomJon Music Publishing Company, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
4:47
11What 'cha Gonna Do for Me
cover recording of:
What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me
writer:
Ned Doheny and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
publisher:
Joe’s Songs Inc., Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment) and 日音 Synch事業部
3:53
12Everywhere
drums (drum set) programming:
David Gamson
mixer:
Bob Power
cover recording of:
Everywhere
lyricist and composer:
Christine McVie
publisher:
Bright Music Ltd. (publisher)
4:52
13Never Miss the Water
drums (drum set) programming:
David Gamson
mixer:
Bob Power
bass and additional vocals:
Meshell Ndegeocello
recording of:
Never Miss the Water
writer:
Gerry DeVeaux (songwriter/producer), Charlie Mole (British Pop) and David “Hawk” Wolinski
34:46
14Somethin' Deep
4:58
15Your Love Is All I Know
4:35
16Every Little Thing
membranophone programming:
David Gamson
mixer:
Bob Power
5:15
17It Ain't Easy Lovin' Me
4:26