One of my favorite songs from the 1980s, I didn’t really get into this song until after I had graduated high school in 1986. I’ve always enjoyed the emotional undercurrent and simplicity of this track, and Chaka Khan’s vocals are amazing. I miss real vocals in pop music.
Jaki Graham released a cover version in 1995 that I would spin as a club DJ, and it’d make the crowd scream, but it didn’t have the same vibe as the original. At the time I was spinning the “Love to Infinity Classic Paradise Mix”, which brought it up to 120 or so beats per minute. Jaki’s original cover is closer to the original in tempo.
From 1983, here’s Rufus and Chaka Khan with “Ain’t Nobody”.
