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Chaka Khan
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Yvette Marie Stevens Born March 23 1953 Better Known As Chaka Khan And Frequently Referred To As The "Queen Of Funk" Is A 10-Time Grammy Award Winning American Singer-Songwriter From Chicago Illinois Who Gained Fame In The 1970s As The Frontwoman And Focal Point Of The Funk Band Rufus. In 1964 At The Age Of 11 Khan Formed Her First Musical Group The Crystalettes. While Still In High School She Joined The Afro-Arts Theater A Group Which Toured With Motown Great Mary Wells A Few Years Later She Adopted The African Name Chaka Khan While Working On The Black Panthers' Breakfast Program. After Quitting High School In 1969 Khan Joined The Group Lyfe Soon Exiting To Join Another Dance Band The Babysitters — Neither Was On The Fast Track To Success But Her Fortunes Changed When She Teamed With Ex-American Breed Member Kevin Murphy And Andre Fisher To Form Rufus. Debuting In 1973 With A Self-Titled Effort On The ABC Label Rufus Was Among The Preeminent Funk Groups Of The Decade. Distinguished By Khan's Dynamic Vocals The Group Earned Half A Dozen Gold Or Platinum Albums. While Still A Member Of The Group In 1978 Khan Embarked On A Successful Solo Career. Her Signature Hits Both With Rufus And Solo Include "Tell Me Something Good" "Sweet Thing" "Ain't Nobody" "I'm Every Woman" "I Feel For You" And "Through The Fire".
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Chaka-Khan - I Feel For You
"I Feel For You" Is A Song Written By Prince That Originally Appeared On His 1979 Self-Titled Album. It Became A Hit Single In 1984 For R&B Singer Chaka Khan Appearing On Her Album Which Was Also Called I Feel For You. The Repetition Of Khan's Name By Rapper Melle Mel At The Beginning Of The Song Was Originally A Mistake Made By Producer Arif Mardin Who Then Decided To Keep It. Khan's Version Featured An All-Star Supporting Cast With Rapping From Melle Mel Keyboard And Guitar By The System And Harmonica Playing And Sampled Vocals By Stevie Wonder. Also Samples From Wonder's "Fingertips Part 2" Are Used.
This Version Of The Song Became A Million-Selling Smash In The U.S. And UK And It Helped To Relaunch Khan's Career. The Song Peaked At #3 On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart In December 1984 Matching Her Previous Highest Pop Chart Position From Ten Years Prior The 1974 Hit Single "Tell Me Something Good" Which She Recorded With The Band Rufus . The Single Reached #1 On Both The U.S. Dance And R&B Charts In Late 1984 Remaining Atop Both For Three Weeks Apiece. In Addition The Song Also Reached #1 On The UK Singles Chart. While Touring With Prince In 1998 In Support Of Her Collaborative Album Come 2 My House Khan And Prince Performed "I Feel For You" As A Duet.
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Yvette Marie Stevens Born March 23 1953 Better Known As Chaka Khan And Frequently Referred To As The "Queen Of Funk" Is A 10-Time Grammy Award Winning American Singer-Songwriter From Chicago Illinois Who Gained Fame In The 1970s As The Frontwoman And Focal Point Of The Funk Band Rufus. In 1964 At The Age Of 11 Khan Formed Her First Musical Group The Crystalettes. While Still In High School She Joined The Afro-Arts Theater A Group Which Toured With Motown Great Mary Wells A Few Years Later She Adopted The African Name Chaka Khan While Working On The Black Panthers' Breakfast Program. After Quitting High School In 1969 Khan Joined The Group Lyfe Soon Exiting To Join Another Dance Band The Babysitters — Neither Was On The Fast Track To Success But Her Fortunes Changed When She Teamed With Ex-American Breed Member Kevin Murphy And Andre Fisher To Form Rufus. Debuting In 1973 With A Self-Titled Effort On The ABC Label Rufus Was Among The Preeminent Funk Groups Of The Decade. Distinguished By Khan's Dynamic Vocals The Group Earned Half A Dozen Gold Or Platinum Albums. While Still A Member Of The Group In 1978 Khan Embarked On A Successful Solo Career. Her Signature Hits Both With Rufus And Solo Include "Tell Me Something Good" "Sweet Thing" "Ain't Nobody" "I'm Every Woman" "I Feel For You" And "Through The Fire".
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"I Feel for You" is a song written by Prince that originally appeared on his 1979 self-titled album. It became a hit single in 1984 for R&B singer Chaka Khan, appearing on her album, which was also called I Feel For You. The repetition of Khan's name by rapper Melle Mel at the beginning of the song was originally a mistake made by producer Arif Mardin, who then decided to keep it. Khan's version featured an all-star supporting cast, with rapping from Melle Mel, keyboard and guitar by The System, and harmonica playing and sampled vocals by Stevie Wonder. Also, samples from Wonder's "Fingertips Part 2" are used.
This version of the song became a million-selling smash in the U.S. and UK, and it helped to relaunch Khan's career. The song peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1984, matching her previous highest pop chart position from ten years prior (the 1974 hit single, "Tell Me Something Good", which she recorded with the band Rufus). The single reached #1 on both the U.S. dance and R&B charts in late 1984, remaining atop both for three weeks apiece. In addition, the song also reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart. While touring with Prince in 1998 in support of her collaborative album, Come 2 My House, Khan and Prince performed "I Feel for You" as a duet. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.