Chaka Khan: OPO

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Surprised this hasn't been done, but apparently not..

My pick is Tell Me Somethin Good. What is yours?

― hobart paving (hobart paving), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 14:54 (nineteen years ago)

let's not fuck about: I Feel For You

― hank (hank s), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 16:13 (nineteen years ago)

ditto

― Konal Doddz (blueski), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 16:14 (nineteen years ago)

"Ain't Nobody," followed by IFFY

― Paul in Santa Cruz (Paul in Santa Cruz), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 16:24 (nineteen years ago)

used to be "Everlasting Love" until I understood the power of "Best Of Your Heart". Rufusized is by far my fave album of hers even though neither of those songs are on it.

― Paul (scifisoul), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 16:37 (nineteen years ago)

Rufus and Chaka's "Ain't Nobody," which beats "What Cha Gonna Do For Me" by the most razor-thin of margins.

― Thomas Inskeep (submeat), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 16:46 (nineteen years ago)

"Ain't Nobody" or "I'm Every Woman," but her Scritti collaboration "Love of a Lifetime" has gotten tons of airplay recently.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 17:09 (nineteen years ago)

You mean at your house? Or are you listening to, like, German retro stations on the internet?

― Thomas Inskeep (submeat), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 17:13 (nineteen years ago)

I'm in your break room, dear.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 17:17 (nineteen years ago)

You only wish.

But I still want my question answered - where is "Love of a Lifetime" getting "airplay"? Or do you just mean you're personally spinning it lots?

― Thomas Inskeep (submeat), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 17:26 (nineteen years ago)

another vote for 'ain't nobody' (esp. the frankie knuckles mix & dub).

― michael wells (michael w.), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 22:33 (nineteen years ago)

Nobody picked "Sweet Thing"? WTF

― PappaWheelie 2 (PappaWheelie 2), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 23:00 (nineteen years ago)

At Midnight (w/ Rufus)

It's a deep and wide pool from which to pull

― Andy_K (Andy_K), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 00:24 (nineteen years ago)

Yet another vote for "Ain't Nobody"

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 09:15 (nineteen years ago)

so that's

5 for aint nobody
2 for I feel for you
1 for sweet thing, at midnight (which I haven't heard and will try and find) and tell me somethin good (does nobody else love this??)

― hobart paving (hobart paving), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 10:29 (nineteen years ago)

One vote for "Any Love" (w/Rufus)

― Dr Benway (dr benway), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 11:13 (nineteen years ago)

"I Know You I Live You"

― Confounded (Confounded), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 11:41 (nineteen years ago)

"I feel 4 u"

― LeRooLeRoo (Seb), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 13:13 (nineteen years ago)

Clouds

― rentboy (rentboy), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 14:02 (nineteen years ago)

"Sweet Thing" is obviously the best. Obviously.

― The Brainwasher (Twilight), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 14:39 (nineteen years ago)

her cover of Hybrid Moments

― Fritz Wollner (Fritz), Wednesday, 21 June 2006 14:43 (nineteen years ago)

fifteen years pass...

I guess this would be my OPX. These are all fantastic songs:

This Is My Night
I’m Every Woman
Clouds
Fate
I Feel for You
What Cha Gonna Do for Me
I Know You, I Live You
Sweet Thing
Tell Me Something Good
Ain’t Nobody

― brimstead, Wednesday, 23 March 2022 02:16 (three years ago)

Birthday tomorrow!

― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 23 March 2022 02:17 (three years ago)

“Ain’t Nobody” might be her only classic I don’t much love

― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Wednesday, 23 March 2022 02:19 (three years ago)

I, on the other hand, love Ain't Nobody more than life itself

― ignore the blue line (or something), Wednesday, 23 March 2022 09:51 (three years ago)

I Feel For You
I'm Every Woman
Everlasting Love
What Cha Gonna Do for Me
At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)
This Is My Night
Stay
Do You Love What You Feel
Quandry
Tearin' It Up [Larry Levan Mix]

― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Wednesday, 23 March 2022 13:30 (three years ago)

Add "Love of a Lifetime" for 11

― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Wednesday, 23 March 2022 13:39 (three years ago)

One of my favorite things I've written if I may say so. I listened to most of her solo albums:

https://daily.redbullmusicacademy.com/2013/03/chaka-khan-solo

― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 23 March 2022 13:43 (three years ago)

1. I’m Every Woman
2. Ain’t Nobody
3. You Got the Love
4. Do You Love What You Feel
5. Tell Me Something Good
6. Clouds
7. I Feel For You
8. Sweet Thing
9. Move Me No Mountain
10. What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me
11. Got to Be There
12. Love You All My Lifetime
13. This is My Night
14. Get Ready, Get Set
15. Papillon
16. Dance Wit Me
17. Love of a Lifetime (w/Green Gartside)
18. Through the Fire
19. Stay
20. Watching the World

― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 23 March 2022 13:44 (three years ago)

"Clouds" is so good too!

― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Wednesday, 23 March 2022 13:50 (three years ago)

Oh, and...

Je m'appelle la Flamme
Mon nom est Chaka Khan

― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Wednesday, 23 March 2022 14:06 (three years ago)

I'm very partial towards The Very Best of Rufus with Chaka Khan even though it's a little short at ten tracks/43 minutes. But I love "I'm Every Woman" and "I Feel For You," and the latter is kind of like an insane super group recording - Stevie Wonder! Melle Mel! On a PRINCE song!

― birdistheword, Wednesday, 23 March 2022 14:38 (three years ago)

favourites not yet mentioned

FATE
I know you, I live you
Any love

― ignore the blue line (or something), Wednesday, 23 March 2022 14:39 (three years ago)

"I Feel For You," and the latter is kind of like an insane super group recording - Stevie Wonder! Melle Mel! On a PRINCE song!

Plus Arif Mardin as a producer. It's truly the '80'est "money can buy" single.

― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Wednesday, 23 March 2022 14:58 (three years ago)

I’ve always been very fond of the Ask Rufus album, especially “Magic In Your Eyes”.

― celebrating ten years of constant posting (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 23 March 2022 15:15 (three years ago)

Eye to Eye

― sloop johnnin' skater (geoffreyess), Thursday, 24 March 2022 12:37 (three years ago)

I actually love pretty much every song on the I Feel For You LP, even the unfortunate "Chinatown."

― Max Hamburgers (Eric H.), Thursday, 24 March 2022 12:51 (three years ago)

Destiny's a not-terrible star-studded multi-producer very 1986 album.

― So who you gonna call? The martini police (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 24 March 2022 13:47 (three years ago)

Rufusized is front-to-back great, and 'Once You Get Started' may be the best track on it.

― Portsmouth Bubblejet, Thursday, 24 March 2022 14:08 (three years ago)

“Once You Get Started” may have very well been my first experience of an *electrifying* song, before I knew of such words.

― celebrating ten years of constant posting (breastcrawl), Friday, 25 March 2022 11:44 (three years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZK8ZFzMTHg

― xzanfar, Friday, 25 March 2022 13:48 (three years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p88rgHt1NZs

― xzanfar, Friday, 25 March 2022 13:52 (three years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YW0sxgYAmLM

― xzanfar, Friday, 25 March 2022 13:57 (three years ago)

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