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Naughty (Chaka Khan album)

Naughty is the second solo album by American R&B and funk singer Chaka Khan, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1980.

Naughty

March 26, 1980

1979–1980

Atlantic Studios, New York City

40:03

Warner Bros.

Arif Mardin

Chart performance[edit]

On Billboard's charts, the album reached #6 on Black Albums, #43 on Pop Albums. Naughty garnered Khan her first American Music Award nomination for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist at the 8th American Music Awards in 1981.


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.

Reissue[edit]

Naughty finally saw a United States CD re-release in 1998 as part of the Warner Bros. Black Music Ol' Skool series.

Legacy and impact[edit]

Naughty was ranked at number 65 on The 80 Greatest Albums of 1980 by Rolling Stone.[5]

Chaka Khan - lead vocals, backing vocals

- bass guitar track 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10

Anthony Jackson

Jeff Mironov – guitar track 1, 3, 7, 9, 10

– guitar track 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9

Hamish Stuart

– guitar track 7, 10

Phil Upchurch

– guitar track 2, 4

Steve Khan

- drums

Steve Ferrone

– synthesizer track 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9

Ken Bichel

- percussion track 1, 2, 3, 9, 10 clavinet track 5, 6, electric piano track 7, 8

Arthur Jenkins

- piano track 1, 10 electric piano track 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 synthesizer track 4, 8

Leon Pendarvis

Peter Gordon - French horn track 3, 8

John Trevor Clark - French horn track 3, 8

- tenor saxophone track 4, 5, 7, 10

Michael Brecker

Harvey Estrin - tenor saxophone track 9, alto saxophone track 10

- alto saxophone track 5

David Tofani

- alto saxophone track 7, 9, tenor saxophone track 10

Eddie Daniels

Lewis Delgatto - baritone saxophone track 5, 7

- baritone saxophone track 9, 10

Ronnie Cuber

– trumpet track 5, 7, 9, 10

Randy Brecker

– trumpet track 7

Marvin Stamm

Barry Rogers – trombone track 5, 7

James E. Pugh – trombone track 9, 10

Alan Shulman, Alfred Brown, Anahid Ajemian, Fred Zlotkin, Frederick Buldini, Gerald Tarack, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Homer Mensch, Jonathan Abramowitz, Kermit Moore, Leo Kahn, Lewis Eley, Marilyn Wright, Matthew Raimondi, Mitsue Takayama, Paul Gershman, Peter Dimitriades, Richard Maximoff, Ted Hoyle - strings

– concertmaster

Gene Orloff

Track 1 “Clouds” Backing Vocals – Chaka Khan, Charlotte Crossley, Cissy Houston, Mark Stevens, Whitney Houston


Track 2 “Get Ready, Get Set” Backing Vocals – Chaka Khan, Mark Stevens Bass – Willie Weeks Electric Piano – Don Grolnick Guitar – Steve Khan Guitar, Soloist – Hiram Bullock


Track 3 "Move Me No Mountain" Backing Vocals – Chaka Khan, Cissy Houston Guitar, Sitar, Soloist – Jeff Mironov Guitar, Soloist – Phil Upchurch Tuba – Robert Stewart, David Bargeron, Howard Johnson, Joseph Daley


Track 4 “Nothing's Gonna Take You Away” Backing Vocals – Luther Vandross, Mark Stevens, Hamish Stuart Guitar – Steve Khan Percussion – Sammy Figueroa


Track 5 “So Naughty” Bass – Marcus Miller


Track 6 “Too Much Love” Bass – Mark Stevens Guitar, Soloist – Hiram Bullock Percussion – Naná Vasconcelos, Sammy Figueroa


Track 7 “All Night's All Right” Violin [Electric] – Noel Pointer


Track 8 “What You Did” Bass – Mark Stevens Guitar – Hiram Bullock Percussion – Sammy Figueroa Tuba – Robert Stewart, David Bargeron, Howard Johnson, Joseph Daley


Track 9 “Papillon (Aka Hot Butterfly)” Backing Vocals – Cissy Houston, Luther Vandross, Mark Stevens, Ullanda McCullough, Hamish Stuart Bass – Willie Weeks Harmonica, Soloist – Hugh McCracken Piano – Don Grolnick Alto Saxophone, Soloist [Alto Fill] – Eddie Daniels


Track 10 “Our Love's in Danger” Backing Vocals – Charlotte Crossley, Cissy Houston, Hamish Stuart, Luther Vandross, Mark Stevens, Whitney Houston Synthesizer – Richard Tee

- record producer, musical arranger (horns, strings)

Arif Mardin

Lew Hawn - recording, mix

Michael O'Reilly - assistant engineer

George Marino - mastering

Photography: Glen Wexler

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