I Feel for You (album)
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I Feel for You is the fifth solo studio album by American
Background
After having balanced her two simultaneous careers as a member of the band
Overview
The title track, "
Additional hit singles were "
"I Feel for You", "This Is My Night" and "Eye to Eye" were released as extended 12" remixes in 1984, and other mixes were created for the 1989 remix compilation Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project. The 1984 mixes by Arif Mardin and Russ Titelman remain unreleased on CD.
1985 saw two other songs by Khan released on other albums: "(Krush Groove) Can't Stop the Street" from the Krush Groove soundtrack (US R&B No. 18, UK No. 80), and "Own the Night", from the Miami Vice soundtrack (US Pop No. 57, US R&B No. 66).
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
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The Village Voice | C+[6] |
In a review of I Feel for You,
People said apart from the title track's inventive music, the record had a "nondescript nature"; apart from Khan's modicum of feeling on "Through the Fire", "one can listen to this album for a long time and still not feel she is making any impact."[9] Slant Magazine's Eric Henderson considered I Feel for You a landmark pop and post-disco release, as well as Khan's "most grandly sustained moment of pop craft".[5] According to AllMusic's Alex Henderson, it found Khan successfully adapting to the stylistic changes R&B had undergone since her 1970s music with Rufus, as "horn-powered funk bands, strings-laden Philadelphia soul, and orchestral disco were out of vogue, and the urban contemporary audiences of 1984 were into a more high-tech, heavily electronic style of R&B." Henderson called the record "excellent from start to finish" and exemplary of "the urban contemporary scene of 1984".[3] Robert Christgau was more critical in The Village Voice, accusing Khan of "coasting" on her "splendid" voice while singling out the title track and John Robie's contribution on "My Love Is Alive" for possessing the majority of I Feel for You's "musical interest (as opposed to attraction)".[6]
Commercial performance
I Feel for You debuted at number 163 on the US Billboard 200 in the week of October 20, 1984 and eventually peaked at number 15 in the week ending December 1, 1984.[10] It became Khan's highest-charting album since Chaka (1978) as well as her biggest-selling album yet.[10] On December 13, 1984, I Feel for You was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[11] It reached Platinum status five days later.[11]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "This Is My Night" | Arif Mardin | 4:38 | |
2. | "Stronger Than Before" |
| 4:21 | |
3. | "My Love Is Alive" | Gary Wright |
| 4:42 |
4. | "Eye to Eye" |
| Russ Titelman | 4:38 |
5. | "La Flamme" |
| A. Mardin | 4:27 |
6. | "I Feel for You" | Prince | A. Mardin | 5:44 |
7. | "Hold Her" |
| 5:14 | |
8. | "Through the Fire" |
| Foster | 4:47 |
9. | "Caught in the Act" |
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| 3:45 |
10. | "Chinatown" |
| A. Mardin | 4:37 |
Total length: | 46:51 |
Personnel
Performers and musicians
- lead vocals, backing vocals
- David Frank – keyboards, synthesizertrack: 1, keyboards, synthesizer, programming track: 6
- Mic Murphy – backing vocals track: 1
- Steve Ferrone – drums tracks: 1, 4
- Paul Pesco – guitar track: 1
- Philippe Saisse – additional keyboards track: 1, keyboards, synthesizer, programming track: 5, 6, 10
- Steve Lukather – guitar track: 7
- Nathan East – bass guitar track: 2, 8
- John Robinson – drums track: 2, 7, 8
- Dann Huff – guitar track: 2
- Robbie Buchanan – keyboards, synthesizer track: 2, keyboards, synthesizer, programming track: 6
- Craig Siegel – Fairlight programming track: 2
- John Robie – keyboards, synthesizer, programming track: 3
- Cruz Sembello – backing vocals track: 4
- Tony Maiden – rhythm guitar track: 4
- Michael Sembello – guitar solo, backing vocals track: 4
- Danny Sembello – keyboards, synthesizer track: 4
- Don Freeman – keyboards, synthesizer track: 4
- Rob Mounsey – Synclavier track: 4
- Hamish Stuart – backing vocals track: 5
- Mark Stevens – backing vocals track: 5
- Reggie Griffin – guitar, bass, keyboards, synthesizer, programming track: 6
- Stevie Wonder – chromatic harmonica track: 6
- Grandmaster Melle Mel – vocalstrack: 6
- Steve Porcaro – keyboards track: 7
- Hawk – bass, keyboards track: 7
- James Newton Howard – keyboards track: 7
- Michael Landau – guitar track: 8
- David Foster – keyboards, synthesizer track: 8
- Marcus Ryle – programming track: 8
- Alec Milstein – backing vocals track: 9
- Vadim Zilberstein – guitar track: 9
- Keith "Plex" Barnhart – keyboards, synthesizer track: 9
- Joe Mardin – drums track: 9
Technical
- Arif Mardin – record producer tracks: 1–3, 5–7, 9, 10
- Lew Hahn – audio mixing tracks: 1, 2, 5–7, 10
- Robbie Buchanan – producer track: 2
- John Robie – producer, audio mixing track: 3
- Russ Titelman – producer track: 4
- Elliot Scheiner – audio mixing track: 4
- David "Hawk" Wolinski– producer track 7
- James Newton Howard – producer track: 7
- David Foster – producer, musical arranger track: 8
- Humberto Gatica – producer, audio mixing track: 8
- Joe Mardin – producer, audio mixing track: 9
- Bill Dooley – audio mixing track: 9
- Michael O'Reilly – audio mixing track: 9
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ)[24] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[11] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
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- ^ a b AllMusic review
- ISBN 0679737294.
- ^ a b Henderson, Eric (June 8, 2004). "Chaka Khan: I Feel For You". Slant Magazine. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (February 26, 1985). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ Chin, Brian (October 13, 1984). "Dance Trax". Billboard. p. 50. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Chaka Khan: I Feel For You (Warner Bros.) . By Don Snowden". Rock's Backpages. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
- ^ "Picks and Pans Review: I Feel for You". People. December 10, 1984. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
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- ^ a b c "American album certifications – Chaka Khan – I Feel for You". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
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