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Naughty 
Studio album by Chaka Khan Released March 26, 1980 Recorded 1979-1980 Genre Funk, soul, rhythm and blues Length 40:03 Label Warner Bros. Producer Arif Mardin Chaka Khan chronology Chaka
(1978)Naughty
(1980)What Cha' Gonna Do for Me
(1981)Rufus & Chaka Khan chronology Masterjam
(1979)Camouflage
(1981)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Robert Christgau (B+) [2] Naughty is the second solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1980.
Contents
Biography
“ By the early '80s Chaka Khan and producer Arif Mardin had a great working relationship that was responsible for her hit solo debut, 1979's Chaka... Naughty presents the two in a more centered working relationship... most of Naughty represents Khan in a holding pattern, without much material to accommodate her widening range. That being said, Naughty is only a few songs away from being a bona fide classic. ” —Jason Elias, Allmusic[3]
Three singles were released from Naughty: the club hit "Clouds" (penned by Ashford & Simpson who also wrote Chaka's "I'm Every Woman") (US R&B #10), "Get Ready, Get Set" (#48) and the big hit "Papillon (a.k.a. Hot Butterfly)" (#22). "Papillon" featured prominent background vocals from Luther Vandross, Cissy Houston, and her daughter Whitney. On Billboard's charts, the album reached #6 on Black Albums, #43 on Pop Albums.
Following the release of Naughty Khan reunited with Rufus for the recording of 1981's Camouflage. Her third solo album What Cha' Gonna Do For Me followed later that same year.
Naughty finally saw a United States CD re-release in 1998 as part of the Warner Bros. Black Music Ol' Skool series.
Track listing
- "Clouds" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 4:28
- "Get Ready, Get Set" (Kathy Anderson, Ellison Chase, Bill Haberman, Art Jacobson) - 3:42
- "Move Me No Mountain" (Jerry Ragovoy, Aaron Schroeder) - 4:14
- "Nothing's Gonna Take You Away" (Deborah Ash, Bill King) - 3:42
- "So Naughty" (Charles Fleischer, Michael Mugrage) - 3:56
- "Too Much Love" (Dan Greer, Andrew Kastner, Jeff Wilson) - 3:53
- "All Night's All Right" (Weldon Dean Parks) - 4:26
- "What You Did" (Chaka Khan, Mark Stevens) - 3:58
- "Papillon (a.k.a. Hot Butterfly)" (Gregg Diamond) - 4:08
- "Our Love's in Danger" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 3:36
Personnel
- Chaka Khan - lead vocals, backing vocals
- Mark Stevens - backing vocals, bass guitar
- Cissy Houston - backing vocals
- Whitney Houston - backing vocals
- Charlotte Crossley - backing vocals
- Luther Vandross - backing vocals
- Ullanda McCullough - backing vocals
- Anthony Jackson - bass guitar
- Willie Weeks - bass
- Marcus Miller - bass
- Jeff Mironov - guitar, sitar solo trk 3
- Hamish Stuart - guitar, backing vocals
- Hiram Bullock - guitar solo trk 1, 2, 6
- Phil Upchurch - guitar, guitar solo trk 3
- Steve Khan - guitar
- Arthur Jerkins - percussion, clavinet, electric piano
- Sammy Figueroa - percussion
- Naná Vasconcelos - percussion
- Steve Ferrone - drums
- Leon Pendarvis - piano, electric piano, synthesizer
- Don Grolnick - electric piano
- Ken Bichel - synthesizer
- Richard Tee - synthesizer
- Howard Johnson - tuba
- David Bargeron - tuba
- Robert Stewart - tuba
- Joseph Daley - tuba
- Peter Gordon - french horn
- John Trevor Clark - french horn
- Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
- Harvey Estrin - tenor saxophone
- David Tofani - alto saxophone
- Harvey Estrin - alto saxophone
- Eddie Daniels - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Lewis Delgatto - baritone saxophone
- Ronnie Cuber - baritone saxophone
- Randy Brecker - trumpet
- Marvin Stamm - trumpet
- Barry Rogers - trombone
- James Pugh - trombone
- Noel Pointer - electric violin
- Hugh McCracken - harmonica solo trk: 9
- Gene Orloff - concertmaster
- Alan Shulman - strings
- Al Brown - strings
- Anahid Ajemian - strings
- Frederick Zlotkin - strings
- Frederick Buldrini - strings
- Gerald Tarack - strings
- Harold Kohon - strings
- Harry Lookofsky - strings
- Homer Mensch - strings
- Jonathon Abramowitz - strings
- Kermit Moore - strings
- Leo Kahn - strings
- Lewis Eley - strings
- Marilyn Wright - strings
- Matthew Raimindi - strings
- Mitsue Takayama - strings
- Paul Gershman - strings
- Peter Dimitriades - strings
- Richard Maximoff - strings
- Ted Hoyle - strings
Production
- Arif Mardin - record producer, musical arranger (horns, strings)
- Lew Hawn - recording, mix
- Michael O'Reilly - assistant engineer
- George Marino - mastering
- Photography: Glen Wexler
References
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r42219/review
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "Naughty review". Robert Christgau.com. http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_album.php?id=51305. Retrieved 2011-10-09.
- ^ Elias, Jason. "Naughty (Review)". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r42219.
External links
Chaka Khan With Rufus Rufus (1973) · Rags to Rufus (1974) · Rufusized (1974) · Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (1975) · Ask Rufus (1977) · Street Player (1978) · Masterjam (1979) · Camouflage (1981) · The Very Best of Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (1982) · Stompin' at the Savoy – Live (1983)Studio albums Chaka (1978) · Naughty (1980) · What Cha' Gonna Do for Me (1981) · Echoes of an Era (1982) · Chaka Khan (1982) · I Feel for You (1984) · Destiny (1986) · CK (1988) · The Woman I Am (1992) · Come 2 My House (1998) · ClassiKhan (2004) · Funk This (2007)Compilations Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project (1989) · Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1 (1996) · I'm Every Woman: The Best of Chaka Khan (1999) · Dance Classics of Chaka Khan (1999) · The Platinum Collection (2006)Related articles Discography · Here Come the GirlsCategories:- 1980 albums
- Chaka Khan albums
- Albums produced by Arif Mardin
- Warner Bros. Records albums
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