Adeline on Chaka Khan's "Naughty" (1980)

Chaka Khan proved she was more than capable of holding her own when she released her debut solo album, Chaka back in 1978. Before that, she was in the band Rufus and stood out from her contemporaries with her powerful voice and ability to swing from one genre to the other while still being unmistakably Chaka. She continued working with Rufus, but started venturing out and doing more solo work, and eventually released her follow up Naughty in 1980.

Singer/bassist Adeline sits down with us to talk about Naughty, Chaka's voice, the funky bass lines throughout the record, and the stellar lineup Chaka was able to wrangle.

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Song Tracklisting (all songs from Naughty unless otherwise indicated):

Get Ready, Get SetAdeline: After MidnightWhat You DidCloudsSo NaughtyChaka Khan: Stronger Than BeforeChaka Khan: Caught in the ActOur Love's in DangerToo Much LovePrince: I Feel For YouChaka Khan: So Not To WorryChaka Khan: And The Melody Still Lingers On (Night In Tunisia)Chaka Khan: Roll Me Through the RushesChaka Khan: Better DaysGet Ready, Get SetNothing's Gonna Take You AwayMove Me No MountainNothing's Gonna Take You AwaySo NaughtyBionic Boogie: Hot ButterflyPapillonDavid Bowie: UndergroundGet Ready, Get SetSo NaughtyNatalie Cole: I've Got Love On My MindNatalie Cole: I Can't Breakaway (From You)Minnie Riperton: Inside My Love

Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find there

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