- Audio CD (21 Nov 1997)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Musicrama
- ASIN: B000003PSM
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 846,678 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Clouds |
| 2. Get Ready, Get Set |
| 3. Move Me No Mountain |
| 4. Nothing's Gonna Take You Away |
| 5. So Naughty |
| 6. Too Much Love |
| 7. All Night's All Right |
| 8. What You Did |
| 9. Papillon (A.K.A. Hot Butterfly) |
| 10. Our Love's in Danger |
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
If you are new to Chaka or seasoned to her inimitable talent, this is, to date her greatest recording.
The opener "Clouds", an atmospheric, string-laden Ashford & Simpson composition, sets the standard for the remainder of this classic and criminally ignored release.
Chaka's voice has never sounded more soulful, powerful & inspired as on this release - just take a listen to "Move Me No Mountain" (covered weakly by Soul II Soul) and I would dare anyone to challenge Chaka's standing at the very top of the world's soul singers league.
Likewise, sterling work is put into "Get Ready, Get Set", the beautiful ballad "Nothing's Gonna Take You Away" and the cult favourite "Papillon (AKA Hot Butterfly)", whilst "All Night's, All Right" has some serious heavy funk and rock overtones courtesy of guitarist Dean Parks.
Again, some breathtaking production from Arif Mardin compounds the innovative brilliance of this release.
Buy this now!!!! 24 years on, it is as fresh and astounding as on first hearing.
Chaka - you are amazing!!!!
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Ms Khan at her best
2 Dec 2006
Format:Audio CD
This is another one in my collection that recently made the very necessary transition from very worn vinyl to CD. Originally released in 1980, the album was produced by the legendary Arif Mardin, who sadly passed away recently. It's solo Chaka, i.e. without Rufus, at her best and this album is especially notable for featuring on background vocals, a very young Whitney Houston (on "Clouds" and "Our Love Is In Danger") and an - at the time - up and coming Luther Vandross (on "Papillon (aka Hot Butterfly)" and "Our Love Is In Danger"). Vandross's voice is particularly noticable on Papillon, which was a big hit for Khan, who was reportedly reluctant to let anyone do her backing vocals but herself. She and Mardin obviously knew talent when they heard it.
Personal favourites include "Clouds", (which was a huge club hit well into the 90s), "Get Ready, Get Set", "Move Me No Mountain", "What You Did" and "Papillon". But the truth is this is a solid set from start to finish. I'm a hopeless singer but this is one album I can never resist screeching along to every time I play it. If you're a Chaka fan, surely you must have this one already but if you'd like to find out how real female vocal r&b/soul was done back in the day, you cannot go wrong with this one.
Personal favourites include "Clouds", (which was a huge club hit well into the 90s), "Get Ready, Get Set", "Move Me No Mountain", "What You Did" and "Papillon". But the truth is this is a solid set from start to finish. I'm a hopeless singer but this is one album I can never resist screeching along to every time I play it. If you're a Chaka fan, surely you must have this one already but if you'd like to find out how real female vocal r&b/soul was done back in the day, you cannot go wrong with this one.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
10 stars minimum
10 Dec 2003
Format:Audio CD
This is bar none Chaka's best solo project. Production, musicians, backing vocals and of course Chaka makes this cd/album a classic in every sense of the word. The songs are executed in perfect order and create a real story/theme. Every single song is strong and it's very hard to select my favorites. I have to say Like You Did and Nothing's Gonna Take You Away and Move Me No Moutain are atmospheric, but there is Clouds and Our Love's in Danger, both produced by Ashford and Simpson. Arif Mardin did an excellent job executing this album. I really wish Arif and Chaka would do another project to create more magic like Naughty.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Ahead of her time....
10 May 2004
Format:Audio CD
Amazing to hear how innovative and creative Chaka was and is. She had the outlets between her Rufus ventures and her solo career to experiment and lay down some quality work. Yes she is hella funky!!! but there's more to her genre breaking arrangements and vocals that reveal themselves upon repeated listens. Naughty and it's predecessor "Chaka" are essential. Adventurous music with integrity and soul that stands the test of time.
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