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CK sings lead and background vocals with her band Rufus
Record Label: ABC
Producer(s): Bob Monaco
Singles: “Slip ‘n Slide” / “Whoever’s Thrilling You (Is Killing Me)” / “Feel Good”
History/Trivia Facts: CK’s first 1973 studio recording as the Rufus frontwoman replacing singer Paulette McWilliams.
CK sings lead and background vocals with her band Rufus
Record Label: ABC
Producer(s): Bob Monaco, Rufus
Singles: “Tell Me Something Good” / “You Got The Love”
History/Trivia Facts: CK won her first of 10 Grammy awards in 1975 for “Tell Me Something Good” which she co-wrote with 25x Grammy-winning Living Legend Stevie Wonder.
CK sings lead and background vocals with her band Rufus. She also sings co-lead vocals on the song ‘Stop On By’ with Tony Maiden
Record Label: ABC
Producer(s): Bob Monaco
Singles: “Once You Get Started” / “Stop On By” / “Please Pardon Me (You Remind Me Of A Friend Of Mine”
History/Trivia Facts: CK co-wrote the track “Somebody’s Watching You”.
CK sings lead and background vocals with her band Rufus
Record Label: ABC
Producer(s): Rufus
Singles: Sweet Thing” / “Dance Wit Me” / “Jive Talkin”
History/Trivia Facts: A 1975 fold-out wall-size photo poster for fans was included inside the ‘Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan’ vinyl album jacket.
CK sings co-lead backing vocals with Patti Austin on the song “Hollywood”; Album Artist: Blood Sweat & Tears
Record Label: Columbia
Producer(s): Bob James, Bobby Colomby
History/Trivia Facts: CK’s vocals are uncredited.
CK sings co-lead vocals on ‘Save It For A Rainy Day’ and backing vocals on ‘Never Letting Go’ and ‘Little Italy’; Album Artist: Stephen Bishop
Record Label: ABC
Producer(s): Henry Lewey, Stephen Bishop
History/Trivia Facts: “Save It For A Rainy Day'” reached #22 on the Billboard pop chart.
CK sings background on the song ‘Hang On To Yourself’; Album Artist: The Gap Band
Record Label: Tattoo
Producer(s): John Ryan
History/Trivia Facts: CK sang the ‘don’t let go’ ad-libs for Charlie Wilson at the end of the song.
CK sings vocal solo and co-backing vocals with Lalomie Washburn on the song ‘Gloria oder die Obsession der Niedertracht’; Album Artist: André Heller
Record Label: Polygram Osterreich
Producer(s): André Heller
History/Trivia Facts: The German phrase “Gloria oder die Obsession der Niedertracht”, translates to Gloria or the Obsession with Meanness.
CK sings lead and background vocals with her band Rufus
Record Label: ABC
Producer(s): Rufus
Singles: “At Midnight (My Love With Lift You Up)” / “Hollywood” / “Everlasting Love”
History/Trivia Facts: The platinum-selling album was #1 on the Billboard R&B chart for three consecutive weeks, peaking at #14 on the Pop chart. A second wall-size fold-out photo poster of the group for fans was included inside the vinyl album’s gatefold cover.
CK sings backing vocals and incredible preach at end of the song ‘Take Me Back To Chicago’; Album Artist: Chicago
Record Label: Columbia
Producer(s): James William Guercio
History/Trivia Facts: CK sang backing vocals for Peter Cetera.
CK sings vocals on the song ‘Dreaming As One’; Album Artist: Blood Sweat & Tears
Record Label: ABC
Producer(s): Roy Haley, Bobby Colomby
History/Trivia Facts: CK sang co-lead vocals with David Clayton-Thomas.
CK sings backing vocals on the songs ‘The Tenth World’ and ‘Dreamland’; Album Artist: Joni Mitchell
Record Label: Asylum
Producer(s): Joni Mitchell, Henry Lewey, Steve Katz
History/Trivia Facts: CK’s vocal echo effects and backing vocals are mixed with Latin percussion on these two experimental songs.
CK sings lead and background vocals with her band Rufus. She also sings co-backing vocals on the song ‘Street Player’
Record Label: ABC
Producer(s): Rufus, Roy Haley
Singles: “Stay” / “Blue Love”
History/Trivia Facts: CK sang lead vocals on seven songs and co-backing vocals on “Street Player” with Helen Lowe for Tony Maiden.
CK sings co-lead vocals with singer-songwriters Nicholas Ashford and Valerie Simpson on the song ‘Stuff Like That’; Album Artist: Quincy Jones
Record Label: A&M
Producer(s): Quincy Jones
History/Trivia Facts: This disco classic single release “Stuff Like That” which was a #1 R&B hit single that peaked at #21 on the Pop chart.
CK sings lead vocals on the song ‘Lady Madonna’; Album Artist: Lenny White
Record Label: Elektra
Producer(s): Lenny White, Don Mizell, Larry Dunn
History/Trivia Facts: This song was originally recorded by Paul McCartney / The Beatles in 1968.
CK sings co-backing vocals with Natalie Cole on the song ‘A Fool At Heart’; Album Artist: Stephen Bishop
Record Label: ABC
Producer(s): Stephen Bishop
History/Trivia Facts: CK and Natalie Cole recorded together for a second time in 2007 on the tribute compilation CD: “We All Love Ella – Celebrating The First Lady Of Song”
Record Label: Warner Bros
Producer(s): Arif Mardin
Singles: “I’m Every Woman” / “Life Is A Dance”
History/Trivia Facts: CK’s Grammy-nominated signature tune “I’m Every Woman” appeared first on this album which was her solo debut recording. It has been re-released, remixed, and covered numerous times over the past three decades, most notably by Whitney Houston for the ‘The Bodyguard” movie soundtrack.
CK sings backing vocals on three songs “Anything You Want”, “Dance Like You Do At Home” and the single release, “Night Dancin”; Album Artist: Taka Boom
Record Label: Polydor / Ariola International
Producer(s): John Ryan, Taka Boom
History/Trivia Facts: CK is the older sister of Taka Boom.
CK sings lead and background vocals with her band Rufus. Tony Maiden sings lead vocals on ‘Dancing For Your Love’ (CK sings backing vocals)
Record Label: MCA
Producer(s): Quincy Jones
Singles: “Do You Love What You Feel” / “Any Love” / “I’m Dancing For Your Love”
History/Trivia Facts: This was a platinum-selling LP and the fourth #1 R&B chart-topping album for Rufus & Chaka, peaking at #14 on the Pop chart.
CK sings backing vocals on songs ‘Down In Hollywood’ and ‘Don’t Mess Up A Good Thing’. Album Artist: Ry Cooder
Record Label: Warner Bros
Producer(s): Ry Cooder
History/Trivia Facts: The original 1965 duet “Don’t Mess Up A Good Thing” was recorded by Fontella Bass and Doug McClure on Chess Records.
CK sings lead vocals on a live concert version of the song ‘Once You Get Started’ with her brother, Mark Stevens, on background
Record Label: Asylum
Producer(s): Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, John Hall, Bonnie Raitt
History/Trivia Facts: This song was recorded for the Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE) concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
