What Cha' Gonna Do for Me

by Chaka Khan

What Cha' Gonna Do for Me cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 15 April 1981
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:49
  • Community rating: 3.75/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Chaka Khan's 'What Cha' Gonna Do for Me' consolidated her early solo career after Rufus with a mix of funk, soul, and contemporary studio polish. The title track became one of her signature solo recordings, foregrounding her vocal power within a sleek R&B framework.

Genres

Descriptors: party, melodic, dance, funky, lo-fi, soulful, vocal, rhythmic, belting

Tracklist

  1. We Can Work It Out (3:41)
  2. What Cha' Gonna Do For Me (3:52)
  3. I Know You, I Live You (4:28)
  4. Any Old Sunday (3:36)
  5. We Got Each Other (3:54)
  6. And The Melody Still Lingers On (Night In Tunisia) (5:01)
  7. Night Moods (4:18)
  8. Heed The Warning (4:32)
  9. Father He Said (3:51)
  10. Fate (3:18)
  11. I Know You, I Live You (Reprise) (1:18)

Credits

  • Chaka Khan - primary artist, lead vocals, backing vocals, written-by, percussion, vocals [all], lyrics by
  • Anthony Jackson - bass
  • Steve Ferrone - drums
  • David Williams - guitar
  • Hamish Stuart - guitar, written-by
  • Gary Panter - illustration
  • Larry Williams - keyboards, flute, saxophone, synthesizer, arranged by [horns], horns [brass, reeds], arranged by [horns], saxophone
  • Greg Phillinganes - arranged by [rhythm], keyboards, synthesizer [mini moog bass]

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