how many fans of this song?

"Iiiii've got so much lovin to doooo..."

I love that at the tail end

Listenin' now.

Timmy84 said:

Listenin' now.

I was born in '81

but this album will always remind me

of my childhood...

I started spinnin records at 2 yrs old

and my mama had this record

along with these records:

in her crate

those 3 album covers, along with A Taste of Honey debut

always take me back

to learning how to operate a turntable

as a young buck

DirtyChris said:

Timmy84 said:

Listenin' now.

I was born in '81

but this album will always remind me

of my childhood...

I started spinnin records at 2 yrs old

and my mama had this record

along with these records:

in her crate

those 3 album covers, along with A Taste of Honey debut

always take me back

to learning how to operate a turntable

as a young buck

Reading this just made me wish I had the same type of childhood. But times were already changing when I was born. If there was a vinyl player with good records I missed it, maybe Dad threw it out when I was about three. I had the videos though lol I just wished I was UP on these records at the age you were.

Timmy84 said:

Reading this just made me wish I had the same type of childhood. But times were already changing when I was born. If there was a vinyl player with good records I missed it, maybe Dad threw it out when I was about three. I had the videos though lol I just wished I was UP on these records at the age you were.

and the funny thing is my mama hardly played records

I was the music player of the house after my big sis moved out

she'd had her run with buying LPs and staying current with music

and didn't care one way or the other I guess LOL

but I see that she had very good taste in music.. she had Aretha & Donny & Roberta

and stuff like that, lots of Motown.. Mary Wells & Marvin Gaye & stuff

she hated Prince tho LOL

but I was STUCK ON CHAKA LOL

loved "The Message In The Middle of The Bottom" LOL

I can see me now singing along indian style on the floor

in front of the speaker

DirtyChris said:

Timmy84 said:

Reading this just made me wish I had the same type of childhood. But times were already changing when I was born. If there was a vinyl player with good records I missed it, maybe Dad threw it out when I was about three. I had the videos though lol I just wished I was UP on these records at the age you were.

and the funny thing is my mama hardly played records

I was the music player of the house after my big sis moved out

she'd had her run with buying LPs and staying current with music

and didn't care one way or the other I guess LOL

but I see that she had very good taste in music.. she had Aretha & Donny & Roberta

and stuff like that, lots of Motown.. Mary Wells & Marvin Gaye & stuff

she hated Prince tho LOL

but I was STUCK ON CHAKA LOL

loved "The Message In The Middle of The Bottom" LOL

I can see me now singing along indian style on the floor

in front of the speaker

Wow lol my parents LOVED Prince.

I can see why you LOVE "The Message in the Middle of the Bottom", that song's quite intoxicating.

Timmy84 said:

DirtyChris said:

and the funny thing is my mama hardly played records

I was the music player of the house after my big sis moved out

she'd had her run with buying LPs and staying current with music

and didn't care one way or the other I guess LOL

but I see that she had very good taste in music.. she had Aretha & Donny & Roberta

and stuff like that, lots of Motown.. Mary Wells & Marvin Gaye & stuff

she hated Prince tho LOL

but I was STUCK ON CHAKA LOL

loved "The Message In The Middle of The Bottom" LOL

I can see me now singing along indian style on the floor

in front of the speaker

Wow lol my parents LOVED Prince.

I can see why you LOVE "The Message in the Middle of the Bottom", that song's quite intoxicating.

it was the song that turnt my best friend onto the world of Chaka

he said "biiiitch!!! I want some more of huh shit!!"

he been a Chakaholic ever since.. he loves the Rufusized album

my big sister on the other hand, loved Prince

and was allowed to play him

I guess my mama thought it was

too mature for me (at 3 & 4 years old)

I understood later "I sincerely wanna f*** the taste out of your mouth"

DirtyChris said:

Timmy84 said:

Wow lol my parents LOVED Prince.

I can see why you LOVE "The Message in the Middle of the Bottom", that song's quite intoxicating.

it was the song that turnt my best friend onto the world of Chaka

he said "biiiitch!!! I want some more of huh shit!!"

he been a Chakaholic ever since.. he loves the Rufusized album

my big sister on the other hand, loved Prince

and was allowed to play him

I guess my mama thought it was

too mature for me (at 3 & 4 years old)

I understood later "I sincerely wanna f*** the taste out of your mouth"

His behavior didn't even SHOCK me at a young age. I do remember the first time I looked at Chaka and I think I said something about "who's that lady with that red mop on her head?"

[Edited 3/31/11 12:08pm]

Timmy84 said:

DirtyChris said:

it was the song that turnt my best friend onto the world of Chaka

he said "biiiitch!!! I want some more of huh shit!!"

he been a Chakaholic ever since.. he loves the Rufusized album

my big sister on the other hand, loved Prince

and was allowed to play him

I guess my mama thought it was

too mature for me (at 3 & 4 years old)

I understood later "I sincerely wanna f*** the taste out of your mouth"

His behavior didn't even SHOCK me at a young age. I do remember the first time I looked at Chaka and I think I said something about "who's that lady with that red mop on her head?"

*DEATH*

I love this song! They should have released this as a single instead of "You're In Good Hands",which bombed as a single.

SoulAlive said:

I love this song! They should have released this as a single instead of "You're In Good Hands",which bombed as a single.

I agree though I love YIGH

DirtyChris said:

Timmy84 said:

His behavior didn't even SHOCK me at a young age. I do remember the first time I looked at Chaka and I think I said something about "who's that lady with that red mop on her head?"

*DEATH*

Yeah I know but after a while I got used to seeing it and slowly recognize all her hits by '92 around the time of "The Woman I Am".

Timmy84 said:

DirtyChris said:

*DEATH*

Yeah I know but after a while I got used to seeing it and slowly recognize all her hits by '92 around the time of "The Woman I Am".

well at least you discovered her hits & stuff before me

I didn't get into Rufus & her 80s albums until an adult

it was Harlepolis & Monte from over there

that started me up on Chaka Khan's catalog

I remember Monte going bananas at the wrecka stow

when he found Echoes of An Era & herself titled album from 1982

while he & I were on a vinyl dig in Maryland some years back

wish I woulda grabbed em now

DirtyChris said:

Timmy84 said:

Yeah I know but after a while I got used to seeing it and slowly recognize all her hits by '92 around the time of "The Woman I Am".

well at least you discovered her hits & stuff before me

I didn't get into Rufus & her 80s albums until an adult

it was Harlepolis & Monte from over there

that started me up on Chaka Khan's catalog

I remember Monte going bananas at the wrecka stow

when he found Echoes of An Era & herself titled album from 1982

while he & I were on a vinyl dig in Maryland some years back

wish I woulda grabbed em now

lol yeah I still have to check out Echoes, I will definitely add it to the catalog.

Timmy84 said:

DirtyChris said:

well at least you discovered her hits & stuff before me

I didn't get into Rufus & her 80s albums until an adult

it was Harlepolis & Monte from over there

that started me up on Chaka Khan's catalog

I remember Monte going bananas at the wrecka stow

when he found Echoes of An Era & herself titled album from 1982

while he & I were on a vinyl dig in Maryland some years back

wish I woulda grabbed em now

lol yeah I still have to check out Echoes, I will definitely add it to the catalog.

Tim, you MUST hear that album

I can hook youup brotha (wink)

I can listen to "High Wire (The Aerialist)"

& "I Mean You" (which she wrote lyrics to during the session)

on repeat for hours

the fact that the album was cut in 2 days..

is just... brilliant.. the album is pure brilliance

with Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea

Stanley Clarke & Lenny White.. just brilliant

DirtyChris said:

Timmy84 said:

lol yeah I still have to check out Echoes, I will definitely add it to the catalog.

Tim, you MUST hear that album

I can hook youup brotha (wink)

I can listen to "High Wire (The Aerialist)"

& "I Mean You" (which she wrote lyrics to during the session)

on repeat for hours

the fact that the album was cut in 2 days..

is just... brilliant.. the album is pure brilliance

with Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Chick Corea

Stanley Clarke & Lenny White.. just brilliant

Yeah that sounds real groovy man.