Still very much an integral part of Rufus, Chaka Khan set the charts on fire with her debut solo release. The first single was the R&B chart-topper "I'm Every Woman," an Ashford & Simpson track with Khan lighting up the lyric with her tantalizing vocals. "Life Is a Dance," the second release, doesn't quite compare to its predecessor, but it still made the R&B Top 40. The sentimental ballad "Roll Me Through the Rushes" is poetically engaging, and despite never being released as a single, it became a mainstay of radio. Although Khan had much credibility from her association with Rufus, this album demonstrated that the dynamic vocalist could hold her own ground alone. ~ Craig Lytle, All Music Guide
All Music Guide Review
Track Listing
Credits
- Tony Maiden
- Guitar
- Arif Mardin
- Arranger, Producer
- George Marge
- Flute, Flute (Alto)
- Rick Marotta
- Drums
- Onnie McIntyre
- Guitar
- Kermit Moore
- Cello
- Michael O'Reilly
- Assistant Engineer
- Gene Paul
- Engineer
- Leon Pendarvis
- Keyboards, Piano (Electric)
- Barry Rogers
- Trombone
- Charles Stepney
- Arranger
- Hamish Stuart
- Bass, Guitar, Vocals (Background), Vocals
- Richard Tee
- Piano, Piano (Electric), Keyboards, Clavinet
- Brooks Tillotson
- Horn, French Horn
- Randy Mason
- Assistant Engineer
- Mark Stevens
- Bass, Vocals (Background), Vocals
- Kevin Tong
- Reissue Producer
- Mary Ann Dibs
- Design
- Arthur Jenkins
- Keyboards, Clavinet, Piano (Electric)
- Alan Gorrie
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- John Clark
- Horn, French Horn
- Airto Moreira
- Percussion
- Gene Bianco
- Harmonica, Harp
- Kenneth Bichel
- Synthesizer
- Richard Bock
- Cello
- Randy Brecker
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
- James Buffington
- Horn, French Horn
- Chaka Khan
- Arranger, Main Performer, Vocals (Background), Vocals
- Cissy Houston
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Rafael Cruz
- Conductor
- Raphael Cruz
- Conga
- Anthony d'Amico
- Assistant Engineer
- Eddie Daniels
- Flute
- Cornell Dupree
- Guitar
- Bill-Dog Dooley
- Assistant Engineer
- Jimmy Douglass
- Engineer
- Sheridan Eldridge
- Assistant Engineer
- Paul Faulise
- Trombone, Trombone (Bass)
- Steve Ferrone
- Drums
- Sammy Figueroa
- Conductor, Conga
- Terri Gonzales
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Lewis Hahn
- Engineer, Remixing
- Lee Herschberg
- Engineer, Digital Remastering
- Anthony Jackson
- Bass
- Andrew Kastner
- Guitar
- Will Lee
- Bass, Vocals (Background), Vocals
- Jesse Levy
- Cello
- George Benson
- Vocals
- Phil Bodner
- Flute
- Michael Brecker
- Saxophone, Sax (Tenor)
- Ronnie Cuber
- Saxophone, Sax (Baritone)
- David Lasley
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- David Sanborn
- Saxophone, Sax (Alto)
- George Young
- Saxophone, Sax (Alto)
- Phil Upchurch
- Bass, Guitar
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