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When Chaka Khan recorded her fifth solo album, I Feel for You, in 1984, she knew that R&B had changed a lot since the 1970s. Horn-powered funk bands, strings-laden Philadelphia soul, and orchestral disco were out of vogue, and the urban contemporary audiences of 1984 were into a more high-tech, heavily electronic style of R&B. Many artists who had been huge in the 1970s found that they no longer appealed to black radio programmers, who had abandoned them and turned their attention to electro-funksters and Prince disciples. But Chaka Khan had no problem keeping up with the times; I Feel for You made it clear that she could easily be relevant to the urban contemporary scene of 1984. No one would mistake I Feel for You for a Rufus project from 1975 -- it's way too high-tech -- and yet, everything on the album is unmistakably Chaka Khan. That is true of up-tempo items like "Love Is Alive" (an interesting remake of Gary Wright's 1976 hit) and "La Flamme," as well as the ballad "Through the Fire," which was a big hit on urban radio but crossed over to adult contemporary stations in a major way. "This Is My Night" (which was written and produced by the System) also became an urban radio hit, but the album is best known for Khan's unlikely remake of Prince's "I Feel for You." When Prince first recorded "I Feel for You" in 1979, it wasn't a hit; Khan's version, however, soared to number one on Billboard's R&B singles chart. Khan had a very different take on the song than Prince; while his original version was subtle and restrained, Khan went for exuberance and added a strong hip-hop flavor. Excellent from start to finish, this album went down in history as both a creative and a commercial success.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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David Frank, Keyboards, Writer, Synthesizer - Paul Pesco, Guitar - Arif Mardin, Producer - Mic Murphy, Backing Vocals, Writer - LEW HAHN, MixingEngineer - CHAKA KHAN, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - PHILIPPE SAISSE, Additional Keyboards - Steve Ferrone, Drums
© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Warner Records Inc.
Bruce Roberts, Writer - Nathan East, Bass - Robbie Buchanan, Producer, Keyboards, Synthesizer - Arif Mardin, Producer - DANN HUFF, Guitar - John Robinson, Drums - Burt Bacharach, Writer - Carole Bayer Sager, Writer - CHAKA KHAN, Vocals, MainArtist
© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Warner Records Inc.
John Robie, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Synthesizer, MixingEngineer - Arif Mardin, Producer - Gary Wright, Writer - CHAKA KHAN, Vocals, MainArtist
© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Warner Records Inc.
Danny Sembello, Keyboards, Synthesizer - John Sembello, Writer - ROB MOUNSEY, Synclavier Synthesizer - Russ Titelman, Producer - Cruz Sembello, Backing Vocals - ELLIOT SCHEINER, MixingEngineer - MICHAEL SEMBELLO, Guitar, Backing Vocals, Writer - CHAKA KHAN, Vocals, MainArtist - Steve Ferrone, Drums - TONY MAIDEN, Rhythm Guitar - Dan Sembello, Writer - Don Freeman, Keyboards, Writer, Synthesizer
© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Warner Records Inc.
Hamish Stuart, Backing Vocals - Arif Mardin, Producer - Mark Stevens, Backing Vocals - LEW HAHN, MixingEngineer - CHAKA KHAN, Vocals, MainArtist - PHILIPPE SAISSE, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Synthesizer - RHODA ROBERTS, Writer
© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Warner Records Inc.
Prince Rogers Nelson, Writer - David Frank, Keyboards, Programmer, Synthesizer - Robbie Buchanan, Keyboards, Programmer, Synthesizer - Reggie Griffin, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Bass, Synthesizer - Arif Mardin, Producer - LEW HAHN, MixingEngineer - Stevie Wonder, Harmonica - CHAKA KHAN, Vocals, MainArtist - PHILIPPE SAISSE, Keyboards, Programmer, Synthesizer - Melle Melle, Vocals
© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Warner Records Inc.
Arif Mardin, Producer - John Robinson, Drums - LEW HAHN, MixingEngineer - STEVE LUKATHER, Guitar - JAMES NEWTON-HOWARD, Producer, Keyboards, Writer - CHAKA KHAN, Vocals, MainArtist - Steve Porcaro, Keyboards - David Wolinski, Producer, Keyboards, Writer, Bass
© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Warner Records Inc.
Humberto Gatica, Producer, MixingEngineer - Nathan East, Bass - Tom Keane, Composer, Writer - John Robinson, Drums - DAVID FOSTER, Composer, Producer, Keyboards, Writer, Synthesizer - Cynthia Weil, Composer, Writer - Michael Landau, Guitar - CHAKA KHAN, Vocals, MainArtist - Marcus Ryle, Programmer
© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Warner Records Inc.
Arif Mardin, Producer - CHAKA KHAN, Vocals, MainArtist - Michael O'Reilly, MixingEngineer - Joe Mardin, Producer, Drums, Writer, MixingEngineer - Bill Dooley, MixingEngineer - ALEC MILSTEIN, Backing Vocals, Writer - Keith Barnhart, Keyboards, Synthesizer - Vadim Zilberstein, Guitar
© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Warner Records Inc.
Arif Mardin, Producer - LEW HAHN, MixingEngineer - CHAKA KHAN, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - PHILIPPE SAISSE, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer, Synthesizer - RHODA ROBERTS, Writer
© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Warner Records Inc.
Album review
When Chaka Khan recorded her fifth solo album, I Feel for You, in 1984, she knew that R&B had changed a lot since the 1970s. Horn-powered funk bands, strings-laden Philadelphia soul, and orchestral disco were out of vogue, and the urban contemporary audiences of 1984 were into a more high-tech, heavily electronic style of R&B. Many artists who had been huge in the 1970s found that they no longer appealed to black radio programmers, who had abandoned them and turned their attention to electro-funksters and Prince disciples. But Chaka Khan had no problem keeping up with the times; I Feel for You made it clear that she could easily be relevant to the urban contemporary scene of 1984. No one would mistake I Feel for You for a Rufus project from 1975 -- it's way too high-tech -- and yet, everything on the album is unmistakably Chaka Khan. That is true of up-tempo items like "Love Is Alive" (an interesting remake of Gary Wright's 1976 hit) and "La Flamme," as well as the ballad "Through the Fire," which was a big hit on urban radio but crossed over to adult contemporary stations in a major way. "This Is My Night" (which was written and produced by the System) also became an urban radio hit, but the album is best known for Khan's unlikely remake of Prince's "I Feel for You." When Prince first recorded "I Feel for You" in 1979, it wasn't a hit; Khan's version, however, soared to number one on Billboard's R&B singles chart. Khan had a very different take on the song than Prince; while his original version was subtle and restrained, Khan went for exuberance and added a strong hip-hop flavor. Excellent from start to finish, this album went down in history as both a creative and a commercial success.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:53
- Main artists: Chaka Khan
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Electronic Dance
© 1984 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 1984 Warner Records Inc. Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company.
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