The Platinum Collection is a compilation album of recordings by American funk

Funk

Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...

/R&B 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 by the Warner

Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...

 label in 2006.

The Platinum Collection was the second career retrospective of Khan's work to be released, and also the second one-disc set, following 1996's Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1

Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1

Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1 a.k.a. I'm Every Woman: The Best of Chaka Khan is a compilation album of recordings by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan first released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1996. Although the compilation, which reached #22 on Billboards R&B chart and #84...

, (re-released in 1999 and 2005, also under the title I'm Every Woman: The Best of Chaka Khan), which included sixteen tracks: eight solo hits, two with Rufus

Rufus (band)

Rufus was an American funk band from Chicago, Illinois best known for launching the career of lead singer Chaka Khan. They had several hits throughout their career, including "Tell Me Something Good," "Sweet Thing," and "Ain't Nobody."-Origins:...

 and six tracks from the shelved album Dare You to Love Me, recorded between 1993 and 1995.

The fourteen track Platinum Collection includes more or less the same selection of songs as Epiphany, but with a few important alterations; the set omits the Rufus track "Tell Me Something Good" as well as "And the Melody Still Lingers On (A Night in Tunisia)" from 1981's 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:...

, along with five of the 1993-1995 recordings. These are replaced with "Love of a Lifetime" from 1986's Destiny

Destiny (Chaka Khan album)

Destiny is the sixth studio album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1986.Destiny was Khan's follow-up to the platinum-selling I Feel for You and was as high tech as its predecessor - symptomatically and characteristically for its period with more producers...

and "Love You All My Lifetime" and "Don't Look At Me That Way" from 1992's The Woman I Am

The Woman I Am

The Woman I Am is the eighth studio album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1992. It was Khan's first studio album since 1988's CK and due to artistic differences between Khan and Warner Bros. Records it was also to be her final full-length release for the...

.

The Platinum Collection also features two of Khan's biggest chart hits that weren't included in the Epiphany set, both from her best-selling 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:...

; "This Is My Night" and "Eye to Eye" - the versions used on The Platinum Collection are however not the original recordings, but remixes dating from 1989 and the 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...

.

Track listing

1. "I Feel for You" (Prince) - 5:46
   • 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:...
     
     
2. "I'm Every Woman" (Ashford, Simpson) - 4:08
   • 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. "Ain't Nobody" (Wolinski) - 4:41 (With Rufus)
   • From Rufus & Chaka Khan's 1983 album Stompin' at the Savoy - Live
     Stompin' at the Savoy - Live
     Stompin' at the Savoy – Live is an album by American R&B/funk band Rufus, , released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1983....
     
     
4. "This Is My Night" (1989 Remix Version) (Frank, Murphy) - 5:06
   • 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 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:...
     
     
5. "Eye to Eye" (1989 Remix Version) (Sembello) - 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 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:...
     
     
6. "Papillon (a.k.a. Hot Butterfly)" (Diamond) - 4:08
   • 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 "...
     
     
7. "I Know You, I Live You" (Khan, Mardin) - 4:28
   • 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:...
     
     
8. "Love of a Lifetime" (Gamson, Gartside) - 4:16
   • From 1986 album Destiny
     Destiny (Chaka Khan album)
     Destiny is the sixth studio album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1986.Destiny was Khan's follow-up to the platinum-selling I Feel for You and was as high tech as its predecessor - symptomatically and characteristically for its period with more producers...
     
     
9. "The End of a Love Affair" (Redding) - 5:13
   • From 1988 album CK
10. "Love You All My Lifetime" (Klarmann, Weber) - 4:41
    • From 1992 album The Woman I Am
      The Woman I Am
      The Woman I Am is the eighth studio album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1992. It was Khan's first studio album since 1988's CK and due to artistic differences between Khan and Warner Bros. Records it was also to be her final full-length release for the...
      
      
11. "Don't Look at Me That Way" (Warren) - 4:50
    • From 1992 album The Woman I Am
      The Woman I Am
      The Woman I Am is the eighth studio album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1992. It was Khan's first studio album since 1988's CK and due to artistic differences between Khan and Warner Bros. Records it was also to be her final full-length release for the...
      
      
12. "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:...
      
      
13. "Every Little Thing" (DeVeaux, Gamson, Khan, Thomas) - 5:12
    • 1993 recording, first released on 1996 compilation Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1
      Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1
      Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1 a.k.a. I'm Every Woman: The Best of Chaka Khan is a compilation album of recordings by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan first released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1996. Although the compilation, which reached #22 on Billboards R&B chart and #84...
      
      
14. "Through the Fire" (Foster, Keane, Weil) - 4:47
    • 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:...