KoolEaze said:

TrivialPursuit said:

if there is another single from this project,it should be "Like A Lady".That's a great tune.

Like A Lady and LadyLike are the same song. Who said she was battling WB over back catalog?

getxxxx said:

Like A Lady and LadyLike are the same song.

yeah I noticed that too.Same lyrics.I guess "Ladylike" could be considered a remix version?

KoolEaze said:

Is it just me or does her Come 2 My House album she did with Prince always get swept under the rug? It is often not mentioned in her discography and rarely mentioned in interviews when they talk about past albums . I really liked it .

Vibe magazine called it a masterpiece back in the day, and I vaguely remember rapper DMX praising it in some of his interviews.

It's a superb album that simply wasn't promoted well.In those days,Prince often argued that artists don't need record companies anymore...that they can release their music "independently" without the middleman....BUT,there is no denying that record companies can effectively promote and distribute music and get the singles played on the radio.Chaka's album suffered without that type of support.

getxxxx said:

Who said she was battling WB over back catalog?

In the latest The Guardian interview.

is this the album she said was about Prince???

No. This album is not Prince related.

Gotta say...this new CD is aMAZING! Sadly, there r only 7 songs, but hey...7 HOT songs at THAT! I only wish she would have included "I Love Myself" produced by Tonex. Must have been a licensing issue? Not sure. Either way. 7 AWESOME, bangin' trax from the Queen of Funk herself! No complaints from up in HERE! <3

whitechocolatebrotha said:

Gotta say...this new CD is aMAZING! Sadly, there r only 7 songs, but hey...7 HOT songs at THAT! I only wish she would have included "I Love Myself" produced by Tonex. Must have been a licensing issue? Not sure. Either way. 7 AWESOME, bangin' trax from the Queen of Funk herself! No complaints from up in HERE! <3

I was beginning to think that most orgers weren't too impressed with this album

SoulAlive said:

I enjoy the album,but it’s more like a teaser.It leaves me wanting more.I want a full,complete album from Chaka!

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Cinny said:

I bought the title track along with the digital preorder of her February 15 EP.

another addition to your recent songs with a double-clap thread

S2DG said:

Chaka's looking good for 65! Looking forward to the album as well.

Thanks for the heads up!

Sixty five? Damn, Chaka still looks hot. And I'm really liking the brief snippets that I've heard. Spotify tonight, and physical purchase on payday.

kitbradley said:

Cinny said:

Well, it's not like she is making EDM/pop like on the radio, just feel good, uptempo schitt.

Oh God! I hope that she would never be pressured into stooping THAT low. She's too mature to be singing that kind of garbage.

I remember in 1992 anticipating the the release of "Woman I Am", in fear that there would be some New Jack Swing songs on the album since it was so popular at the time and a lot of the veteran artists were taking that route. Thank God she didn't! "Woman I Am" was exceptional from beginning to end.

Oh heck yeah. If it aint broke, don't mess with it.

Its a great headphones album, exactly the right length for the train ride to work

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I actually dig the production quite a bit, its modern with a touch of retro sensibilities. Switch creates soundscapes you can kinda feel the bass vibrate at points and the way some of the effects add and reduce Chaka's vocals - I can see how some who prefer traditional recordings like the WB albums might be turned off. Its good fun though, I kind of wish Prince had worked with a seasoned EDM artist like Switch vs the Weltons as the output may have had more texture, more creativity in the production using the more modern luxuries and digital effects than someone kind of learning as they go.

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I love Don't Cha Know and Isn't That Enough I wanna put this on in a car with a subby and see how it bumps.

Chaka at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party

Dancelot said:

Cinny said:

I bought the title track along with the digital preorder of her February 15 EP.

another addition to your recent songs with a double-clap thread

Oh yeah! Good call.

when "Like Sugar" came out last summer,I liked it but I wasn't in love with it.But I'm listening to it now and it's hitting me so hard.....lol...this track is explosive!!

"Like Sugar" has been used in a few national TV commercials for Target and some airline. But it's the perfect song for an artificial sweetener campain.