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Album by Chaka Khan
Funk This is the eleventh
studio album by American singer
Chaka Khan . It was first released by
Burgundy Records on September 25, 2007 in the United States. On October 13, 2007 the album entered at its peak position of number fifteen on the
Billboard 200 and number five on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums . On December 6, 2007, the album was nominated for
Best R&B Album at the
2008 Grammy Awards , while "Disrespectful" was nominated for
Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals . Both nominations resulted in wins for Khan. By February 2008, "Funk This" had sold 160,000 copies in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan.
[1]
The double A-side singles "Disrespectful" (featuring
Mary J. Blige ) and "Angel" were released to radio and made digitally available on
iTunes in advance of the album release. Following the success of the initial double A-side single, the duet with
Michael McDonald , "
You Belong to Me ", was released to radio, eventually peaking at number eighteen on the Hot Contemporary Jazz Songs chart.
[2] The contemporary R&B ballad "One for All Time" reached number fifty-five on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs .
[3]
Track listing
Funk This track listingTitle Writer(s) 1. "Back in the Day"
Bobby Ross Avila , Chaka Khan,
Iz Avila ,
James "Big Jim" Wright ,
James Harris III ,
Terry Lewis , Tony Maiden 4:30 2. "Foolish Fool"
Ed Townsend 3:47 3. "One for All Time" Bobby Ross Avila, Chaka Khan, James "Big Jim" Wright, James Harris III, Johny Najera, Terry Lewis 4:45 4. "
Angel " Chaka Khan, James "Big Jim" Wright 4:27 5. "Will You Love Me?" Bobby Ross Avila, Chaka Khan, Doug Rasheed, Iz Avila, James Harris III, Terry Lewis 4:59 6. "
Castles Made of Sand "
Jimi Hendrix 4:01 7. "
Disrespectful " (featuring
Mary J. Blige ) Bobby Ross Avila, Dave Young, Iz Avila, James Harris III, Mary J. Blige, Terry Lewis 4:46 8. "
Sign 'O' the Times "
Prince 5:24 9. "Pack'd My Bags/You Got the Love" (featuring Tony Maiden) Chaka Khan/Chaka Khan,
Ray Parker Jr. , Tony Maiden 5:55 10. "Ladies' Man"
Joni Mitchell 3:52 11. "
You Belong to Me " (featuring
Michael McDonald )
Carly Simon , Michael McDonald 3:59 12. "Hail to the Wrong" Bobby Ross Avila, Chaka Khan, Iz Avila, James "Big Jim" Wright, James Harris III, Terry Lewis 3:43 13. "Super Life" Chaka Khan, Ricardo Rouse 5:03
iTunes bonus track Title 14. "Angel" (Mr. Mig Radio Remix) 4:17
Singles
"Disrespectful" (featuring Mary J. Blige) (2007) – No. 1 US Dance
"Angel" (2007) – No. 29 US R&B
"You Belong to Me" (featuring Michael McDonald) (2007) – No. 18 US Hot Contemporary Jazz Songs
"One for All Time" (2008) – No. 35 US R&B
"Disrespectful" (featuring Mary J. Blige) (2009) – No. 1 UK Music Week Commercial Pop
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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