"What Cha' Gonna Do For Me" is the title track of Chaka Khan's third solo album from 1981.[2] The song was written by Ned Doheny, and Hamish Stuart of the Average White Band. They had recorded the song a year earlier and released it on their LP Shine.
| "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Side A of the US single | ||||
| Single by Chaka Khan | ||||
| from the album What Cha' Gonna Do for Me | ||||
| B-side | "Lover's Touch" | |||
| Released | May 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980-81 | |||
| Genre | Synth-funk[1] | |||
| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ned Doheny Hamish Stuart | |||
| Chaka Khan singles chronology | ||||
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The song was the second of four number-one singles on the R&B chart for Khan and was at the top spot for two weeks. The single was also her second entry on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 53.[3] On the Cash Box Top 100, "What Cha' Gonna Do For Me" reached number 49.[4]
In New Zealand, the song peaked at #21.[5]
Chart performance edit
Unreleased demo version edit
| "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demo by Ned Doheny and Average White Band | ||||
| A-side | "Get It Up For Love" | |||
| Released | April 19, 2014[7] | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk, soft rock[8] | |||
| Length | 4:04 | |||
| Label | The Numero Group | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ned Doheny Hamish Stuart | |||
| Ned Doheny and Average White Band singles chronology | ||||
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A demo version of the song by Doheny was released by The Numero Group on April 19, 2014 alongside a reissue of "Get It Up For Love," due to Doheny's popularity in Japan. The demo was recorded in 1980 and was previously unreleased, with the Average White Band as the backing band.[9][10][11]
References edit
- ^ Molanphy, Chris (March 25, 2022). "Killing Me Softly Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ White, Adam; Bronson, Fred (1993). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York. p. 286.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 321.
- ^ "Top 100 1981-06-20". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
- ^ a b "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1981-08-02. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- ^ "Top 100 1980-03-29". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ^ "Ned Doheny". 45cat.
- ^ "Ned Doheny – Get It Up For Love". Discogs.
- ^ "GET IT UP FOR LOVE B/W WHAT CHA' GONNA DO FOR ME". The Numero Group.
- ^ Mickey (June 10, 2014). "NED DOHENY". Ameblo (in Japanese).
- ^ "【新譜7インチ情報!!】再入荷!! 在庫確保!!NED DOHENY GET IT UP FOR LOVE 限定7インチ入荷!". Disk Union. September 2, 2014.
External links edit
- Average White Band - What Cha' Gonna Do for Me on YouTube
- Chaka Khan - What Cha' Gonna Do for Me on YouTube
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