Chaka Khan      Chaka Khan
WARNER BROS    759 92-3729-1 -POR 1982
Producer: Arif Mardin










LADO 1-
1 - TEARIN' IT UP    (Bunny Sigler - Jane Lumibao)
   Steve Ferrone: Drums, Hand Claps
   Lenny Underwood: Electric Piano
   Paul Jackson Jr.: Electric Guitar
   Sammy Figueroa: Percussion
   Robbie Buchanan: Moog Bass Synthesizer, Prophet and Jupiter Synthesizers
   Chaka Khan: Background Vocals
   Hamish Stuart: Vocals Ad-libs
   Alvin Fields: Low Voice
   Mike Brecker: Alto Sax Solo
   Horns Arranged by Randy Brecker
   Rhythm Arranged by Arif Mardin
   Bass part created by Robbie Buchanan

2 - SLOW DANCIN'    (Loz Netto)
   Chaka Khan and Rick James: Vocals
   Steve Ferrone: Drums
   Paul Jackson Jr. and Hiram Bullock: Guitar
   Robbie Buchanan: Keyboards and Synthesizer
   Will Lee: Bass
   Rhythm Arranged by Robbie Buchanan and Arif Mardin
   Horns Arranged by Danny LeMelle

3 - BEST IN THE WEST    (Dominic Bugatti - Frank Musker)
   Steve Ferrone: Drums
   Paul Jackson Jr.: Guitar
   Robbie Buchanan: Bass Synthesizer and all Keyboards
   Bob Christianson: Additional OBX Synthesizer
   Sammy Figueroa: Percussion
   Kenny Kossek: Fiddle
   Eric Weissberg: Steel Guitar and Jew's Harp
   Robert Bonfiglio: Harmonica
   Chaka Khan: Background Vocals
   Arranged by Arif Mardin, Robbie Buchanan

4- GOT TO BE THERE    (Elliot Willensky)
   Steve Ferrone: Drums
   Will Lee: Bass
   Paul Jackson Jr.: Guitar
   Robbie Buchanan: Bass Synthesizer and all Keyboards
   Bob Christianson: Additional OBX Synthesizer
   Sammy Figueroa: Percussion
   Kenny Kossek: Fiddle
   Eric Weissberg: Steel Guitar and Jew's Harp
   Robert Bonfiglio: Harmonica
   Chaka Khan: Background Vocals
   Arranged by Arif Mardin, Robbie Buchanan


LADO 2-
1 - BE BOP MEDLEY
       -HOT HOUSE    (Tadd Dameron)
       -EAST OF SUEZ (COME ON SAILOR)    (Lou Stein)
       -EPISTROPHY (I WANNA PLAY)    (Thelonious Sphere Monk)
       -YARDBIRD SUITE    (Charlie Parker)
       -CON ALMA    (Dizzy Gillespie)
       -GIANT STEPS    (John Coltrane)
   Steve Ferrone: Drums
   Will Lee: Bass
   Hiram Bullock: Guitar
   Robbie Buchanan:  Electric Piano and all Synthesizers
   Bob Christianson: Vacoder and Additional Synthesizers on ‘Con Alma’
   Eric Weissberg: Sitar
   Seyhun Celik: Darbuka on ‘East Of Suez’
   Joe Henderson: Tenor Sax      
   Arranged by Arif Mardin
   All Vocals by Chaka Khan
   Vocal arrangement by Chaka Khan and Arif Mardin
   Special Lyrics by Chaka Khan

2  - TWISTED    (Colin Campsie, George McFarlane)
   Steve Ferrone: Drums
   Will Lee: Bass
   Robbie Buchanan:  Electric Piano and all Synthesizers
   Ray Gomez: Lead Guitar
   Hiram Bullock: Rhythm Guitar
   Chaka Khan: Background Vocals
   Rhythm Arrangement by Robbie Buchanan

3 - SO NOT TO WORRY    (Mark McMillan)
   Steve Ferrone: Drums
   Anthony Jackson: Bass
   Robbie Buchanan:  Piano and Synthesizers
   Paul Jackson Jr., Hiram Bullock: Electric Guitars
   Dave Tofani: Alto Sax Solo
   Chaka Khan, Hamish Stuart, Will Lee: Background Vocals
   Rhythm Arranged by Robbie Buchanan

4 - PASS IT ON (A SURE THING) (PASA LO ESTA SEGURO)    (Lalomie Washburn, Tony Maiden)
   Steve Ferrone: Drums
   Will Lee: Bass
   Robbie Buchanan:  Piano and Synthesizers
   Hiram Bullock: Guitar
   Mark Stevens: Tube Voice
   Chaka Khan: Background Vocals


Additional musicians:
Gene Orloff: Concertmaster
M. Wright, H. Kohon, G. Tarack, H. Lookofsky, J. Malin,
F. Buldrini, L. Montesi, R. Young, A. Brown, J. Barber, M. Takayama,
R. Bock, F. Zlotkin, J. Abramowitz, C. Powell, B. Eiselle, L. Payne, K. Scott,
J. Faddis, M. Stamm, B. Rogers, L. Feldman, D. Tofani, L. Delgatto, A. Raph,
M. Brecker, R. Brecker, T. Barney, R. Chew, P. Cannarozzi

Recorded and Mixed by Lew Hahn
Assistant Engineer: Michael O'Reilly
Recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York
Engineers for additional recording: Michael O'Reilly, Bobby Warner, Bill Dooley
Assisted by Dan Nash, Julie Last
Additional recording done at Istanbul Studyosu, Istanbul, Turkey
Recording Engineer. Ihsan Apca
Photography by Francesco Scavullo
Art Direction /Design: Simon Levy
Production Coordinators: Chrissy Allerdings, Marcie Gorman
Originally Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York
Direction: Burt Zell
Management: Three

Special thanks: To my Grandma, Maude… To my Mom, Sandra… To my Dad, Charles… and because of Milini, Damien & Albert…my loves… my very life. For Arif, Latife,  Joe, Julie and Nazan. To my manager Burt Zell for his brains and for being my barracuda! Also, Bert Padell, Jimmy Woods, Jake Fine, Bruce Nadell… you guys are swell! To Lomi, Vesta and Kathy, my aunt, for hanging tough! To Robbie, Steve, Will, Hiram, Paul and Anthony who helped make the music. Lew and Michael. And enough’s enough. Chaka.

Notes:
Ⓒ & Ⓟ 1982 Warner Brothers Records, Inc
Fabricado e distribuído em Portugal por Rádio Triunfo, Lda.
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