SoulAlive said:

yeah,it would be cool if Jam and Lewis produced the album.I wonder what the album will be like.This song hints that she is moving in a dance music direction. [Edited 6/15/18 20:12pm]

Don't fall for that. With so many broken promises, I'm over C.K. releasing a new album. I'm much more interested in the material sitting in the vaults at Warner Brothers. I've always heard those songs are incredible.


Speaking of Jam & Lewis, Peabo Bryson is scheduled to release a Jam & Lewis - produced album this year. Now that I'm looking forward to!

[Edited 6/15/18 20:47pm]

yeah,I know that Chaka has been promising a new album for many years (lol) but this time,I think it's really gonna happen.I got a good feeling about this.

kitbradley said:

SoulAlive said:

yeah,it would be cool if Jam and Lewis produced the album.I wonder what the album will be like.This song hints that she is moving in a dance music direction.

Don't fall for that. With so many broken promises, I'm over C.K. releasing a new album. I'm much more interested in the material sitting in the vaults at Warner Brothers. I've always heard those songs are incredible.


Speaking of Jam & Lewis, Peabo Bryson is scheduled to release a Jam & Lewis - produced album this year. Now that I'm looking forward to!

kitbradley said:

lool said:

Does Chaka play guitar?

I don't know....but I know that she plays drums

Not too sure if the producer of this track settled for bad vocal takes (the double tracking really doesn't work either) or they went overboard with processing but the vocals sound awful.

I loves the vocals. Bodybodybodybody. Sure its not Ave Maria but its a funky stomper that makes me shake in all the right places.

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I was thinking about MJ Cole's remix of De La Soul's "All Good" over the weekend which featured Chaka on vocals, this is a fun update/companion.

jjam said:

Not too sure if the producer of this track settled for bad vocal takes (the double tracking really doesn't work either) or they went overboard with processing but the vocals sound awful.

I concur. I don't see Chaka agreeing to include this song on her (alledged) album. She is so much better than this mediocre club song. Sorry. I'm the ultimate Chakaholic and I listened to the track multiple times trying to make myself like it. And the fact that I had to do that just proves that this track isn't befitting to a legend/icon of her caliber.

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I'll admit seeing Chaka on Bandaroo Jamboree festival lineups recently I thought she'd release some sort of folk album, not a funk tune, but some of yall are so hard to please.

kitbradley said:

First Listen: Chaka Khan is back with "Sugar"

(June 15, 2018) We never hesitate to jump for joy when we hear something new from the legendary Chaka Khan. It has been a decade since she last graced us with the album, Funk This, and she has been releasing new music constantly over the past few years.

Well today, the divine Ms. K released a brand new single that is the preface to an album coming later this year. “Like Sugar” is a funky, beat-filled number that has Chaka moving through her upper register and working it beautifully.

The song is a great sound for her, and now we can’t wait for more. Check out “Like Sugar” and welcome back Chaka Khan!

That's amazing

SoulAlive said:

First Listen: Chaka Khan is back with "Sugar"

(June 15, 2018) We never hesitate to jump for joy when we hear something new from the legendary Chaka Khan. It has been a decade since she last graced us with the album, Funk This, and she has been releasing new music constantly over the past few years.

Well today, the divine Ms. K released a brand new single that is the preface to an album coming later this year. “Like Sugar” is a funky, beat-filled number that has Chaka moving through her upper register and working it beautifully.

The song is a great sound for her, and now we can’t wait for more. Check out “Like Sugar” and welcome back Chaka Khan!

"Like Sugar" official music video

It's pointless not having her in the video. She still looks great. And let's face it, this track is basically The Fatback Band's "Bus Stop".

I was just thinking...this video is sort of a "sequel" to Chaka's 1984 "I Feel For You" video lots of young people doing the latest moves,just like in the previous video.Wish she was in this new one,though.

lool said:

SoulAlive said:

lool said:

do you like the video?

lool said:

It will adequately serve its purpose. They could've had a graffiti artist paint a big mural of Chaka. That would've been cool in her absence. The biggest surprise for me is there was no advanced notice or the usual announcement followed by a lengthy delay or altogether cancellation. Bravo for that! I'd rather have new stuff sprung on me like this. Let's hope this will be the trend onward. [Edited 6/26/18 9:59am]

https://www.npr.org/secti...like-sugar

jjam said:

None of this felt right from the jump. And it all makes sense now. "Like Sugar" isn't a song. It's a lifted beat with no writing credit given to the original and one verse that took 3 people to write? I'd expect this from a European DJ (yeah I said it!) or one of these youngins but not from Chaka. Not from the woman who has been giving me life since 1979. Not as her return to the majors. And that tired 30-second Gap ad they extended to 4 minutes; trying to convince me I'm gettin' some "I Feel For You" freshness. More corporate bullshit. I'll take another independently released "It's Not Over" or "I Love Myself" over this any day. This mess...and that Nile Rodgers project masquerading as CHIC...

[Edited 6/27/18 7:53am]

It's clear to me that the producer was given something like a 1 minute acapella that's probably been knocking around for a while.

jjam said:

It's clear to me that the producer was given something like a 1 minute acapella that's probably been knocking around for a while.

That's why it was really hard for me to believe this song would have a place on any alleged upcoming Chaka Khan album. it's just not her style in any way, shape or form.

lool said:

jjam said:

None of this felt right from the jump. And it all makes sense now. "Like Sugar" isn't a song. It's a lifted beat with no writing credit given to the original and one verse that took 3 people to write? I'd expect this from a European DJ (yeah I said it!) or one of these youngins but not from Chaka. Not from the woman who has been giving me life since 1979. Not as her return to the majors. And that tired 30-second Gap ad they extended to 4 minutes; trying to convince me I'm gettin' some "I Feel For You" freshness. More corporate bullshit. I'll take another independently released "It's Not Over" or "I Love Myself" over this any day. This mess...and that Nile Rodgers project masquerading as CHIC...

[Edited 6/27/18 7:53am]

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You better get Ed Sheeran's lawyer on the phone because this is how shenanigans works in 2018. Sure the bassline is possibly similar but was it "lifted"?

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Also, "Like Sugar" is the first release from Diary Records, which is Switch's imprint.

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Reports clearly state that Chaka's album will be released on Diary Records.