Naughty (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". "Clouds" features background vocals performed by a 16-year-old Whitney Houston and her mother Cissy Houston, "Get Ready, Get Set" and the big hit "Papillon ". The album track "Our Love's in Danger" featured prominent background vocals from Luther Vandross and Whitney Houston. On Billboard's charts, the album reached #6 on Black Albums, #43 on Pop Albums. Naughty garnered Khan her first American Music Award nomination for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist at the 8th American Music Awards in 1981.
Following the release of Naughty Khan reunited with Rufus for the recording of 1981's Camouflage. Her third solo album What Cha' Gonna Do for Me followed later that same year.
Naughty finally saw a United States CD re-release in 1998 as part of the Warner Bros. Black Music Ol' Skool series.

Track listing

Personnel

Track 1 “Clouds”
Backing Vocals – Chaka Khan, Charlotte Crossley, Cissy Houston, Mark Stevens, Whitney Houston
Track 2 “Get Ready, Get Set”
Backing Vocals – Chaka Khan, Mark Stevens
Bass – Willie Weeks
Electric Piano – Don Grolnick
Guitar – Steve Khan
Guitar, Soloist – Hiram Bullock
Track 3 “Move Me No Mountain
Backing Vocals – Chaka Khan, Cissy Houston
Guitar, Sitar, Soloist – Jeff Mironov
Guitar, Soloist – Phil Upchurch
Tuba – Robert Stewart, David Bargeron, Howard Johnson, Joseph Daley
Track 4 “Nothing's Gonna Take You Away”
Backing Vocals – Luther Vandross, Mark Stevens, Hamish Stuart
Guitar – Steve Khan
Percussion – Sammy Figueroa
Track 5 “So Naughty”
Bass – Marcus Miller
Track 6 “Too Much Love”
Bass – Mark Stevens
Guitar, Soloist – Hiram Bullock
Percussion – Nana Vasconcelos, Sammy Figueroa
Track 7 “All Night's All Right”
Violin – Noel Pointer
Track 8 “What You Did”
Bass – Mark Stevens
Guitar – Hiram Bullock
Percussion – Sammy Figueroa
Tuba – Robert Stewart, David Bargeron, Howard Johnson, Joseph Daley
Track 9 “Papillon ”
Backing Vocals – Cissy Houston, Luther Vandross, Mark Stevens, Ullanda McCullough, Hamish Stuart
Bass – Willie Weeks
Harmonica, Soloist – Hugh McCracken
Piano – Don Grolnick
Alto Saxophone, Soloist – Eddie Daniels
Track 10 “Our Love's In Danger”
Backing Vocals – Charlotte Crossley, Cissy Houston, Hamish Stuart, Luther Vandross, Mark Stevens, Whitney Houston
Synthesizer – Richard Tee

Production