http://www.amazon.com/Ori...965&sr=1-1

As part of their Original Album series, Warner Brothers will reissue 5 of Chaka's solo albums on a multi CD set. Included will be the long sought-after 1982 title "Chaka Khan", which, until now, was only available as a very expensive Japan import.

kitbradley said:

its taken them long enough better late than never I suppose
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this is also an import not a domestic release, so i am guessing there has been no re-mastering involved since that happens alot with overseas collections.but at least is a decent price for 5cds

so nobody else is excited about this? I thought for sure that Harleopolis would be all over this thread,lol.


Chaka (1978)
Naughty (1980)
What Cha' Gonna Do For Me (1981)
Chaka Khan (1982)
I Feel For You (1984)

I wish Warners would get their shit together & release the `Dare You To Love Me` album from 1995. Why isn`t that included in the package as that would have been a real incentive to buy it. Most of the tracks are out there but it`s not the same as having them on a proper pressed disc with liner notes etc.

SoulAlive said:

I'm excited! Just bought on CD the first Chaka LP I ever bought from 1975 "Rufus Introducing Chaka Khan." Reminds me of a quote I remember her say from the 70s--"I'm going to retire by the time I'm 28." I sure am glad she didn't! Also, just ordered her autobiography "Through The Fire."

kookooman73 said:

That's a great idea!

I wish Warners would also remaster the Rufus albums and package them in a box set,too.

Because Chaka owns "I Dare You To Love" and most of her unreleased music from what I hear

I agree, thats a SOLID album *knocks on the table* I swear o' god, it pains me that not alot of people heard it,,,my mother's jaw dropped when I burned her a copy of it, she's a Chakaholic too but her knowledge is only exclusive to the released stuff.

There was this talk couple of years ago that Chaka was putting together a boxet that has loads of her demos, unreleased stuff and extended mixes among her hits(with coffee table booklet filled with rare pix and essays by David Ritz and the other David, Mr.Nathan).

Of course, it looks like I'll be getting gray haired before I ever see this

SoulAlive said:

I been copied those albums from vinyl now...they took too long when I was re-dicovering her in 2001.

Harlepolis said:

I'd be first in line to buy something like that!

Harlepolis said:

It's hilarious because when I heard Everywhere I went:

REALLY? I have skipped over this GREAT SONG all these years?

Never listened to it off Epiphany

Harlepolis said:

Unfortunatley, Chaka has promised her fans a lot of things over the years that never came to pass.

"It Ain't Easy Loving Me" is another killer track from the "Dare" project that was only included on the Japan pressing of "Epiphany".

Wow!!! I have a few of those 5-cd box sets. Original Album Classics I think the series is called.

-The Jacksons
-Earth Wind & Fire
-Isley Brothers
-Lou Reed
-Cyndi Lauper
etc.

I WILL be copping this Chaka one. I have them on vinyl but fuckit.

How can we get our hands on that?

taylor58700 said:

Amazon! For Greatest Hits or the 5 CD set coming out in February! Also, local record stores--for other Chaka treats!
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DARE YOU TO LOVE ME: The unreleased Chaka Khan album from 1995

This project was completed before the 'Epiphany' CD was released in 1996, and for some reason, Warner Brothers decided to disregard all of the hard work that Chaka (& others!!) put into the project by cancelling it's release. Warners then started to release several of the tracks on various soundtracks, and others appeared as the 'new songs' on 1996's 'Epiphany'. From what I've heard on the tracks that I've collected from this project, Chaka Khan had a great CD that was dumped in favor of a 'Best Of' CD.

CD Tracklisting

1. Dare You To Love Me
2. Never Miss The Water
3. Don't Take Back (Your Love)
4. Love Me Still
5. Pain
6. Miles Blowin'
7. Everywhere
8. Let My Heart Go
9. You & I Are One
10. Power
11. Whatever I Want
12. A Dream I Had
13. Every Little Thing
14. Something Deep
15. Your Love Is All I Know
16. It Ain't Easy Loving Me
17. Superlife - BONUS TRACK
18. Raspberry - BONUS TRACK



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Don't know why Superlife always seems to be referred to as from the DYTLM sessions in various articles I've read. It's not.

Mong said:

Actually, I believe it was. There was a demo version of "Superlife" that was leaked on the internet about 8 or 9 years ago. Personally, I like the demo version more than the version that ended up on "Funk This".

Wrong.

Cinnie said:

I wasn't satisfied with that one

bboy87 said:

why not?

kitbradley said:

SoulAlive said:

They just took the versions we already had in put them in a box. No remastering, nothing

The Japanese mini vinyl versions are better quality, especially The Jacksons Live!

bboy87 said:

Japanese mini-vinyl versions? Of the same albums included in the box set?

I really need fresh copies of 'The Jacksons' (1976) and 'Goin' Places' (1977).

SoulAlive said:

yeah SHCD editions


thanks to harber for these