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b. Yvette Marie Stevens, 23 March 1953, Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Illinois, USA. Having sung with several Chicago club bands, including Lyfe, Lock And Chains and Baby Huey And The Babysitters, Chaka Khan became acquainted with Ask Rufus, a group formed from the remnants of hit group the American Breed .
When Khan replaced original singer Paulette McWilliams, the line-up truncated its name to Rufus and as such released a succession of superior funk singles. Khan's stylish voice was the group's obvious attraction and in 1978 she began recording as a solo act. 'I'm Every Woman' topped the US R&B chart that year while subsequent releases, 'What Cha' Gonna Do For Me' (1981) and 'Got To Be There' (1982), consolidated this position. However, a 1984 release, 'I Feel For You', established the singer as an international act when it reached number 2 in the USA and number 1 in the UK pop charts.
This exceptional performance was written by Prince and featured contributions from Stevie Wonder and Melle Mel. It not only led to a platinum-selling album, but won a Grammy for Best R&B Female Performance. Khan has since continued to forge a successful career, working with David Bowie and Robert Palmer , and duetting with Steve Winwood on his international smash, 'Higher Love'. In 1985 she enjoyed two Top 20 UK chart entries with 'This Is My Night' and 'Eye To Eye', while four years later a remix of 'I'm Every Woman' reached the Top 10 in the UK. She collaborated with Gladys Knight , Brandy and Tamia on the minor hit single 'Missing You' in 1996, taken from the Queen Latifah film Set It Off .
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Copyright Muze UK Ltd. 1989 - 1998
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| LOOK | ALBUM | YEAR | RUFUS |  | Rufus | 1973 | RUFUS | | Rags to Rufus | 1974 | RUFUS | | Rufusized | 1974 | RUFUS | | Rufus featuring Chaka Khan | 1975 | RUFUS | | Ask Rufus | 1977 | SOLO | | CHAKA | 1978 | RUFUS | | Street Player | 1979 | RUFUS | | Masterjam | 1979 | SOLO | | Naughty | 1980 | RUFUS | | Camouflage | 1981 | SOLO | | What 'Cha Gonna Do for Me | 1981 | SOLO | | Chaka Khan | 1982 | RUFUS | | Live... Stompin' At The Savoy | 1983 | SOLO | | I Feel for You | 1984 | SOLO | | Destiny | 1986 | SOLO | | C. K. | 1988 | SOLO | | Life is a Dance... The Remix Project | 1989 | SOLO | | The Woman I Am | 1992 | RUFUS | | The Very Best of Rufus, featuring Chaka Khan | 1996 | SOLO | | Epiphany: The Best Of Chaka Khan, Volume One | 1996 | SOLO | | Come 2 my House | 1998 |
Rufus [1973]
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01. Slip N' Slide 02. Keep It Coming 03. There's No Tellin' 04. Maybe Your Baby 05. I Finally Found You |
06. Feel Good 07. Satisfied 08. Haulin' Coal 09. Whoever Is Thrilling You (Is Killing Me) 10. Medley: Love The One You're With/Sit Yourself Down |
Rags To Rufus [1974]
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01. You Got The Love 02. I Got The Right Street (But The Wrong Direction) 03. Walkin' In The Sun 04. Rags To Rufus (Instrumental) 05. Swing Down Chariot 06. Sideways (Instrumental) |
07. Ain't Nothin' But A Maybe 08. Tell Me Something Good 09. Look Through My Eyes 10. In Love We Grow 11. Smokin' Room |
Rufusized [1974]
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01. Once You Get Started 02. Somebody's Watching You 03. Pack'd My Bags 04. Right Is Right 05. Half Moon |
06. Please Pardon Me (You Remind Me Of A Friend) 07. Stop On By 08. Your Smile 09. Rufusized 10. I'm A Woman (I'm A Backbone) |
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan [1975]
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01. Fool's Paradise 02. Have A Good Time 03. Ooh I Like Your Loving 04. Everybody Has An Aura 05. Circles |
06. Sweet Thing 07. Dance Wit Me 08. Little Boy Blue 09. On Time 10. Jive Talkin' |
Ask Rufus [1977]
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01. At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) 02. Close The Door 03. Medley: Slow Screw Against The Wall/A Sharp Fly 04. Earth Song |
05. Everlasting Love 06. Hollywood 07. Magic In Your Eyes 08. Better Days 09. Egyptian Song |
CHAKA [1978]
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01. I'm Every Woman 02. Love Has Fallen On Me 03. Roll Me Through The Rushes 04. Sleep On It 05. Life Is A Dance |
06. We Got The Love 07. Some Love 08. A Woman In A Man's World 09. I Was Made To Love Him 10. The Message In The Middle Of The Bottom |
Street Player [1979]
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01. Street Player 02. Stay 03. Turn 04. Best Of Your Heart 05. Finale |
06. Blue Love 07. Stranger To Love 08. Take Time (Instrumental) 09. Destiny 10. Change Your Ways |
Masterjam [1979]
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01. Do You Love What You Feel 02. Any Love 03. Heaven Bound 04. Walk The Rockway 05. Live In Me |
06. Body Heat 07. I'm Dancing For Your Love 08. What Am I Missing? 09. Masterjam |
Naughty [1980]
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01. Clouds 02. Get Ready, Get Set 03. Move Me No Mountain 04. Nothing's Gonna Take You Away 05. So Naughty |
06. Too Much Love 07. What You Did 08. Our Love's In Danger 09. All Night's All Right 10. Papillon (a/k/a Hot Butterfly) |
Camouflage [1981]
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01. Better Together 02. Jigsaw 03. Secret Friend 04. Music Man 05. True Love |
06. Sharing the Love 07. Quandary 08. Lilah 09. Losers In Love 10. Highlight |
What Cha' Gonna Do For Me [1981]
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01. We Can Work It Out 02. What Cha' Gonna Do For Me 03. I Know You, I Live You 04. Any Old Sunday 05. We Got Each Other |
06. And The Melody Still Lingers On (Night In Tunisia) 07. Night Moods 08. Father He Said 09. Heed The Warning 10. Fate 11. I Know You, I Live You (Reprise) |
Chaka Khan [1982]
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01. Tearin' It Up 02. Slow Dancin' (featuring Rick James) 03. Best In The West 04. Got To Be There |
05. Be Bop Medley 06. Twisted 07. So Not To Worry 08. Pass It On |
Live... Stompin' At The Savoy [1983]
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01. You Got The Love 02. Once You Get Started 03. Dance Wit Me 04. Sweet Thing 05. Tell Me Something Good 06. You're Welcome, Stop On By 07. Pack'd My Bags 08. I'm A Woman (I'm A Backbone) 09. At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) |
10. Ain't That Peculiar 11. Stay 12. What Cha' Gonna Do For Me 13. Do You Love What You Feel 14. Ain't Nobody 15. One Million Kisses 16. Try A Little Understanding 17. Don't Go To Strangers |
I Feel for You [1984]
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01. This Is My Night 02. Stronger Than Before 03. My Love Is Alive 04. Eye To Eye 05. La Flamme |
06. I Feel For You 07. Hold Her 08. Through The Fire 09. Caught In The Act 10. Chinatown |
Destiny [1986]
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01. Love Of A Lifetime 02. Earth To Mickey 03. Watching The World 04. The Other Side Of The World 05. My Destiny 06. I Can't Be Loved |
07. It's You 08. So Close 09. Who's It Gonna Be 10. Tight Fit 11. Coltrane Dreams |
C. K. [1988]
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01. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) 02. Soul Talkin' 03. It's My Party 04. Eternity 05. Sticky Wicked |
06. The End Of A Love Affair 07. Baby Me 08. Where Are You Tonite 09. Make It Last |
Life is a Dance... The Remix Project [1989]
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01. Life Is a Dance 02. I Know You, I Live You 03. This Is My Night 04. Eye to Eye 05. Slow Dancin' 06. Fate |
07. I'm Every Woman 08. One Million Kisses 09. Ain't Nobody 10. Clouds 11. I Feel for You |
The Woman I Am [1992]
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01. Everything Changes 02. Give Me All 03. Telephone 04. Keep Givin' Me Lovin' 05. Facts of Love 06. Love You All My Lifetime |
07. I Want 08. You Can Make the Story Right 09. Be My Eyes 10. This Time 11. Woman I Am 12. Love with No Strings 13. Don't Look at Me That Way |
The Very Best of Rufus, featuring Chaka Khan [1996]
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01. Do You Love What You Feel 02. Tell Me Something Good 03. Dance Wit Me 04. Hollywood 05. Stay |
06. Once You Get Started 07. You Got The Love 08. At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) 09. Please Pardon Me (You Remind Me Of A Friend) 10. Sweet Thing |
Epiphany: The Best Of Chaka Khan, Volume One [1996]
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01. Ain't Nobody 02. Papillon (a/k/a Hot Butterfly) 03. Tell Me Something Good (live) 04. I Feel For You 05. I Know You, I Live You 06. I'm Every Woman 07. Love Me Still 08. The End Of A Love Affair |
09. And The Melody Still Lingers On (Night In Tunisia) 10. Through The Fire 11. What Cha' Gonna Do For Me 12. Everywhere 13. Never Miss The Water 14. Somethin' Deep 15. Your Love Is All I Know 16. Every Little Thing |
Come 2 My House [1998]
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01. Come 2 My House 02. This Crazy Life of Mine 03. Betcha 04. Spoon 05. Pop My Clutch 06. Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart 07. I'll Never B Another Fool |
08. Democrazy 09. I Remember U 10. Reconsider (U Betta) 11. Don't Talk 2 Strangers 12. Hair 13. Drama 14. Baby Me |
