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.
Despite having the hit single "I'm Every Woman," Chaka was often a stilted and unfocused affair.
Naughty presents the two in a more centered working relationship.
The big hit here, "Papillion (aka Hot Butterfly)," projects an effortlessness that didn't come as easy during Khan's concurrent run with Rufus.
The tough, Latinized rock/funk of "Too Much Love" has one of Khan's most visceral performances.
For Naughty Khan also does one of the better versions of Aaron Schroeder and Jerry Ragovoy's "Move Me No Mountain" that's made even better by Anthony Jackson's steady bass and Steve Ferrone's tough drumming.
Despite the high points, other songs like "What You Did," "Our Love's in Danger," and even Ashford & Simpson's "Clouds" come off underdone.
Recorded at Atlantic Studios in New York, 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.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CloudsNickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson | Chaka Khan | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 2 | Get Ready, Get SetKatherine Anderson, Ellison Chase | Chaka Khan | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Move Me No MountainJerry Ragovoy, Abbey Schroeder | Chaka Khan | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | Nothing's Gonna Take You Away | Chaka Khan | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | So NaughtyCharles Fleischer, Michael Mugrage | Chaka Khan | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | Too Much LoveAndrew Kastner, Jeff Wilson | Chaka Khan | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | What You DidChaka Khan, Mark Stevens | Chaka Khan | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | Papillon (A.K.A. Hot Butterfly)Greg Diamond | Chaka Khan | Play | 04:07 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 9 | Our Love's in DangerNickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson | Chaka Khan | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 10 | All Nights's All Right | Chaka Khan | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 39 mins | 91 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 273 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Abramowitz | Strings |
| 2 | Anahid Ajemian | Strings |
| 3 | Katherine Anderson | Composer |
| 4 | Nickolas Ashford | Composer |
| 5 | Dave Bargeron | Horn |
| 6 | Kenneth Bichel | Synthesizer |
| 7 | The Brecker Brothers | Guest Artist |
| 8 | Michael Brecker | Sax (Tenor), Saxophone |
| 9 | Randy Brecker | Trumpet |
| 10 | Al Brown | Strings |
| 11 | Frederick Buldrini | Strings |
| 12 | Hiram Bullock | Guest Artist, Guitar |
| 13 | Ellison Chase | Composer |
| 14 | John Clark | French Horn, Horn |
| 15 | Charlotte Crossley | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 16 | Ronnie Cuber | Sax (Baritone), Saxophone |
| 17 | Joseph Daley | Horn, Tuba |
| 18 | Eddie Daniels | Flute, Sax (Alto) |
| 19 | Lew Del Gatto | Sax (Baritone), Saxophone |
| 20 | Greg Diamond | Composer |
| 21 | Mary Ann Dibs | Design |
| 22 | Peter Dimitriades | Strings |
| 23 | Lewis Eley | Strings |
| 24 | Harvey Estrin | Sax (Tenor), Saxophone |
| 25 | Steve Ferrone | Drums, Guest Artist |
| 26 | Sammy Figueroa | Conductor, Percussion |
| 27 | Charles Fleischer | Composer |
| 28 | Paul Gershman | Strings |
| 29 | Peter Gordon | French Horn, Horn |
| 30 | Don Grolnick | Piano, Piano (Electric) |
| 31 | Lewis Hahn | Engineer, Mixing |
| 32 | Cissy Houston | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 33 | Whitney Houston | Guest Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 34 | Ted Hoyle | Strings |
| 35 | Anthony Jackson | Bass |
| 36 | Arthur Jenkins | Keyboards, Percussion |
| 37 | Howard Johnson | Horn, Tuba |
| 38 | Leo Kahn | Strings |
| 39 | Andrew Kastner | Composer |
| 40 | Chaka Khan | Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 41 | Steve Khan | Guitar |
| 42 | Harold Kohon | Strings |
| 43 | Pat Kraus | Digital Remastering, Engineer |
| 44 | Arif Mardin | Horn (Alto), Producer, String Arrangements, Strings |
| 45 | Richard Maximoff | Strings |
| 46 | Hugh McCracken | Harmonica |
| 47 | Ullanda McCullough | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 48 | Homer Mensch | Strings |
| 49 | Marcus Miller | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 50 | Jeff Mironov | Guitar, Sitar |
| 51 | Kermit Moore | Strings |
| 52 | Michael Mugrage | Composer |
| 53 | Gene Orloff | Concert Master |
| 54 | Weldon Dean Parks | Composer |
| 55 | Leon Pendarvis | Piano |
| 56 | Noel Pointer | Violin, Violin (Electric) |
| 57 | James Pugh | Trombone |
| 58 | Jim Pugh | Trombone |
| 59 | Jerry Ragovoy | Composer |
| 60 | Barry Rogers | Trombone |
| 61 | Abbey Schroeder | Composer |
| 62 | Richard Seireeni | Art Direction |
| 63 | Alan Shulman | Strings |
| 64 | Valerie Simpson | Composer |
| 65 | Marvin Stamm | Trumpet |
| 66 | Mark Stevens | Composer |
| 67 | Mark Stevens | Bass, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 68 | Robert Stewart | Horn, Tuba |
| 69 | Hamish Stuart | Bass, Guitar, Vocals |
| 70 | Mitsue Takayama | Strings |
| 71 | Gerald Tarack | Strings |
| 72 | Richard Tee | Guest Artist, Keyboards, Synthesizer |
| 73 | David Tofani | Sax (Alto), Saxophone |
| 74 | Kevin Tong | Liner Notes, Reissue Producer |
| 75 | Phil Upchurch | Bass, Guitar |
| 76 | Luther Vandross | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 77 | Naná Vasconcelos | Percussion |
| 78 | Willie Weeks | Bass |
| 79 | Glenn Wexler | Photography |
| 80 | Jeff Wilson | Composer |
| 81 | Marilyn Wright | Strings |
| 82 | Frederick Zlotkin | Strings |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |