Izdavač: Ostalo
Žanr: Pop, R&B
Poreklo: Strani izvođač

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Studio album by Chaka Khan
Released October 1, 1984
Genre
Post-discopopR&Bsynth-popboogie
Length 46:51
Label Warner Bros.
Producer
Arif MardinRobbie BuchananJohn RobieRuss TitelmanDavid `Hawk` WolinskiJames Newton HowardDavid FosterHumberto GaticaJoe Mardin
Chaka Khan chronology
Stompin` at the Savoy - Live (with Rufus)
(1983) I Feel for You
(1984) Destiny
(1986)

I Feel for You is the fifth solo studio album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1984.[1]

Background
After having balanced her two simultaneous careers as a member of the band Rufus and a solo performer during the years 1978 to 1983, which culminated with the release of the final Rufus & Chaka Khan album Stompin` at the Savoy – Live, after which the band dissolved, Khan recorded the album that was to make her a pop star with mainstream chart success: 1984`s I Feel for You.[1]

The title track, `I Feel for You`, was a cover of a 1979 Prince track, featuring Grandmaster Melle Mel on the classic `Ch-ch-ch-chaka-chaka-chaka Khan` rap intro and Stevie Wonder on chromatic harmonica (and also a sample from one of his first hits, `Fingertips`). The song saw Khan embracing high-tech funk, rap and hip hop, and stands as one of her best known songs and her biggest commercial hit,[1] reaching number 3 on the Billboard chart in the US (and becoming the number 5 best-selling song of the year in 1985) and topping the US R&B, Dance, and UK Singles Chart. The song earned her a second Grammy Award in 1985 for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female.[2]

The album reached number 16 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, 4 on the R&B albums chart and 15 on the UK album chart. Additional hit singles were `This Is My Night` (US No. 60, R&B No. 11, Dance No. 1, UK No. 14), `Eye to Eye` (UK No. 16) and the ballad `Through the Fire`, which crossed over to the adult contemporary chart (No. 16) and charted at No. 77 in the UK. The album`s second ballad, `Stronger Than Before`, co-written by Burt Bacharach, Bruce Roberts and Carole Bayer Sager, was released as the fifth single in certain markets.

`I Feel for You`, `This Is My Night` and `Eye to Eye` were released as extended 12` remixes in 1984, and other mixes were created for the 1989 remix compilation Life is a Dance - The Remix Project. The 1984 mixes by Arif Mardin and Russ Titelman remain unreleased on CD.

1985 saw two other songs by Khan released on other albums: `(Krush Groove) Can`t Stop the Street` from the Krush Groove soundtrack (US R&B No. 18, UK No. 80), and `Own the Night`, from the Miami Vice soundtrack (US Pop No. 57, US R&B No. 66).

Track listing
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. `This Is My Night` David Frank, Mic Murphy 4:38
2. `Stronger Than Before` Burt Bacharach, Bruce Roberts, Carole Bayer Sager 4:21
3. `My Love Is Alive` Gary Wright 4:42
4. `Eye to Eye` Don Freeman, Danny Sembello, John Sembello, Michael Sembello 4:38
5. `La Flamme` Rhoda Roberts, Philippe Saisse 4:27
6. `I Feel for You` Prince 5:44
7. `Hold Her` James Newton Howard, David `Hawk` Wolinski 5:14
8. `Through the Fire` David Foster, Tom Keane, Cynthia Weil 4:45
9. `Caught in the Act` Joe Mardin, Alec Milstein 3:45
10. `Chinatown` Chaka Khan, Rhoda Roberts, Philippe Saisse 4:37
Personnel
Musicians
Chaka Khan – lead vocals, backing vocals
David Frank – keyboards, synthesizer track: 1, keyboards, synthesizer, programming track: 6
Mic Murphy – backing vocals track: 1
Steve Ferrone – drums tracks: 1, 4
Paul Pesco – guitar track: 1
Philippe Saisse – additional keyboards track: 1, keyboards, synthesizer, programming track: 5, 6, 10
Steve Lukather – guitar track: 7
Nathan East – bass guitar track: 2, 8
John Robinson – drums track: 2, 7, 8
Dann Huff – guitar track: 2
Robbie Buchanan – keyboards, synthesizer track: 2, keyboards, synthesizer, programming track: 6
Craig Siegel – Fairlight programming track: 2
John Robie – keyboards, synthesizer, programming track: 3
Cruz Sembello – backing vocals track: 4
Tony Maiden – rhythm guitar track: 4
Michael Sembello – guitar solo, backing vocals track: 4
Danny Sembello – keyboards, synthesizer track: 4
Don Freeman – keyboards, synthesizer track: 4
Rob Mounsey – Synclavier track: 4
Hamish Stuart – backing vocals track: 5
Mark Stevens – backing vocals track: 5
Reggie Griffin – guitar, bass, keyboards, synthesizer, programming track: 6
Stevie Wonder – chromatic harmonica track: 6
Grandmaster Melle Mel – vocals track: 6
Steve Porcaro – keyboards track: 7
Hawk – bass, keyboards track: 7
James Newton Howard – keyboards track: 7
Michael Landau – guitar track: 8
David Foster – keyboards, synthesizer track: 8
Marcus Ryle – programming track: 8
Alec Milstein – backing vocals track: 9
Vadim Zilberstein – guitar track: 9
Keith `Plex` Barnhart – keyboards, synthesizer track: 9
Joe Mardin – drums track: 9
Production
Arif Mardin – record producer tracks: 1–3, 5–7, 9, 10
Lew Hahn – audio mixing tracks: 1, 2, 5–7, 10
Robbie Buchanan – producer track: 2
John Robie – producer, audio mixing track: 3
Russ Titelman – producer track: 4
Elliot Scheiner – audio mixing track: 4
David `Hawk` Wolinski – producer track 7
James Newton Howard – producer track: 7
David Foster – producer, musical arranger track: 8
Humberto Gatica – producer, audio mixing track: 8
Joe Mardin – producer, audio mixing track: 9
Bill Dooley – audio mixing track: 9
Michael O`Reilly – audio mixing track: 9