Dance Classics of Chaka Khan is a compilation album of recordings by American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan , frequently known as the Queen of Funk, is a 10-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. While still a member of the group in 1978, Khan embarked on a successful solo career...

 released on the Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...

 label in Japan in 1999.

As the title suggests the compilation mainly focuses on the dancefloor friendly part of Khan's repertoire from the late 70s to mid 80s, including classic single cuts like "I'm Every Woman", "Fate", "Eye To Eye", "Clouds", "I Feel for You" as well as album tracks like "Pass It On (Sure Thing)" and "A Woman in a Man's World".

Dance Classics is however mainly notable for the inclusion of two rarities: the original 12" Long Vocal Mix and 12" Instrumental Version of the 1982 hit single "Tearin' It Up", both mixed by legendary D.J. Larry Levan

Larry Levan

Larry Levan was a DJ best known for his decade-long residency at the New York City night club Paradise Garage, which has been described as the prototype of the modern dance club. He developed a cult following who referred to his sets as "Saturday Mass"...

 and as yet only available on this compilation. The original version of "Tearin' It Up" appears on the eponymous Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan (1982 album)

Chaka Khan is the eponymous fourth solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1982.- Overview :...

album which incidentally also remains unreleased on CD in both the United States and Europe.

The Dance Classics of Chaka Khan set also features both the original 1978 version and the 1989 remix of "I'm Every Woman" (from Life is a Dance - The Remix Project

Life is a Dance - The Remix Project

Life is a Dance: The Remix Project is a remix album of recordings by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan released by the Warner Bros. Records label in 1989...

) and concludes with the 1984 ballad "Through the Fire"

Tracklisting

1. "Tearin' It Up" (Long Vocal Mix) (Lumibao, Sigler) - 7:23
   • Original version appears on 1982 album Chaka Khan
     Chaka Khan (1982 album)
     Chaka Khan is the eponymous fourth solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1982.- Overview :...
     
     
2. "I'm Every Woman" (Ashford, Simpson) - 4:06
   • From 1978 album Chaka
     Chaka (1978 album)
     Chaka is the debut solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1978.- Overview :Two singles were released from Chaka, the first being her anthemic solo debut "I'm Every Woman", one of Khan's signature tunes alongside "Ain't Nobody" and "I Feel...
     
     
3. "Pass It On (A Sure Thing)" (Maiden, Washburn) - 5:03
   • Original version appears on 1982 album Chaka Khan
     Chaka Khan (1982 album)
     Chaka Khan is the eponymous fourth solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1982.- Overview :...
     
     
4. "Clouds" (Ashford, Simpson) 4:26
   • From 1980 album Naughty
     Naughty (Chaka Khan album)
     Naughty is the second solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1980.- Biography :Three singles were released from Naughty: the club hit "Clouds" , "Get Ready, Get Set" and the big hit "Papillon "...
     
     
5. "Fate" (Bugatti, Musker) - 3:15
   • From 1981 album What Cha' Gonna Do For Me
     What Cha' Gonna Do for Me (Chaka Khan album)
     What Cha' Gonna Do for Me is the Gold certified third solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1981.-Overview:...
     
     
6. "Eye to Eye" (Freeman, Sembello, Sembello, Sembello) - 4:39
   • From 1984 album I Feel for You
     I Feel for You (album)
     I Feel for You is the Platinum certified fifth solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1984.-Overview:...
     
     
7. "I Feel for You" Prince 5:45
   • From 1984 album I Feel for You
     I Feel for You (album)
     I Feel for You is the Platinum certified fifth solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1984.-Overview:...
     
     
8. "A Woman in a Man's World" (Kastner, McNally) - 3:58
   • From 1978 album Chaka
     Chaka (1978 album)
     Chaka is the debut solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1978.- Overview :Two singles were released from Chaka, the first being her anthemic solo debut "I'm Every Woman", one of Khan's signature tunes alongside "Ain't Nobody" and "I Feel...
     
     
9. "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me" (Doheny, Stuart) - 3:53
   • From 1981 album What Cha' Gonna Do For Me
     What Cha' Gonna Do for Me (Chaka Khan album)
     What Cha' Gonna Do for Me is the Gold certified third solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1981.-Overview:...
     
     
10. "I Know You, I Live You" (Khan, Mardin) - 4:29
    • From 1981 album What Cha' Gonna Do For Me
      What Cha' Gonna Do for Me (Chaka Khan album)
      What Cha' Gonna Do for Me is the Gold certified third solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1981.-Overview:...
      
      
11. "I'm Every Woman" (Remix Version By Dancin' Danny D.) (Ashford, Simpson) - 8:21
    • From 1989 compilation Life is a Dance - The Remix Project
      Life is a Dance - The Remix Project
      Life is a Dance: The Remix Project is a remix album of recordings by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan released by the Warner Bros. Records label in 1989...
      
      . Original version appears on 1978 album Chaka
      Chaka (1978 album)
      Chaka is the debut solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1978.- Overview :Two singles were released from Chaka, the first being her anthemic solo debut "I'm Every Woman", one of Khan's signature tunes alongside "Ain't Nobody" and "I Feel...
      
      
12. "Tearin' It Up" (Instrumental) (Lumibao, Sigler) - 8:08
    • Original version appears on 1982 album Chaka Khan
      Chaka Khan (1982 album)
      Chaka Khan is the eponymous fourth solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1982.- Overview :...
      
      
13. "Through the Fire" (Foster, Keane, Weil) - 4:45
    • From 1984 album I Feel for You
      I Feel for You (album)
      I Feel for You is the Platinum certified fifth solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1984.-Overview:...
      
      

Personnel

• Michel Comte – Photography
• David Foster – Producer
• Larry Levan – Remixing
• Arif Mardin – Producer
• Russ Titelman – Producer
• Glenn Wexler – Cover Photo