Chaka Khan

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Barnes & Noble

Chaka Khan announced her solo freedom with "I'm Every Woman," the euphoric opening track on 1978's Chaka. At 25 years old, Khan was already a veteran of the funk-rock band Rufus with whom she had recorded landmark hits like "Tell Me Something Good" and "Sweet Thing," but Chaka took her emotive style in a new, mainstream R&B direction. The Warner Bros. album, produced by the legendarily versatile Arif Mardin (Dusty Springfield, Bee Gees), placed Khan's powerful voice front and center with the support of the cream of New York's session scene.  Chaka, newly remastered by Bernie Grundman, returns to kick off a reissue series for the singer which will also encompass remastered versions of Naughty (1980) and What'cha Gonna Do for Me (1981) later this year from Rhino.  No bonus tracks have been added to the original album sequence.  Available on CD, LP, and digitally.