Funk This

Funk This is the eleventh studio album by American singer Chaka Khan. It was first released by Burgundy Records on September 25, 2007 in the United States. On October 13, 2007 the album entered at its peak position of number fifteen on the Billboard 200 and number five on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. On December 6, 2007, the album was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards, while "Disrespectful" was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Both nominations resulted in wins for Khan. By February 2008, "Funk This" had sold 160,000 copies in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan.[1]

For the album by George Porter Jr., see Funk This (George Porter Jr. album).
Funk This
Studio album by
Chaka Khan
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2007
Recorded2007
Genre
Length59:07
LabelBurgundy
Producer
Chaka Khan chronology
The Platinum Collection
(2006)		 Funk This
(2007)		 Hello Happiness
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Rolling Stone link

The double A-side singles "Disrespectful" (featuring Mary J. Blige) and "Angel" were released to radio and made digitally available on iTunes in advance of the album release. Following the success of the initial double A-side single, the duet with Michael McDonald, "You Belong to Me", was released to radio, eventually peaking at number eighteen on the Hot Contemporary Jazz Songs chart.[2] The contemporary R&B ballad "One for All Time" reached number fifty-five on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Back in the Day"Bobby Ross Avila, Chaka Khan, Iz Avila, James "Big Jim" Wright, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Tony Maiden4:30
2."Foolish Fool"Ed Townsend3:47
3."One for All Time"Bobby Ross Avila, Chaka Khan, James "Big Jim" Wright, James Harris III, Johny Najera, Terry Lewis4:45
4."Angel"Chaka Khan, James "Big Jim" Wright4:27
5."Will You Love Me?"Bobby Ross Avila, Chaka Khan, Doug Rasheed, Iz Avila, James Harris III, Terry Lewis4:59
6."Castles Made of Sand"Jimi Hendrix4:01
7."Disrespectful" (featuring Mary J. Blige)Bobby Ross Avila, Dave Young, Iz Avila, James Harris III, Mary J. Blige, Terry Lewis4:46
8."Sign 'O' the Times"Prince5:24
9."Pack'd My Bags/You Got the Love" (featuring Tony Maiden)Chaka Khan/Chaka Khan, Ray Parker Jr., Tony Maiden5:55
10."Ladies' Man"Joni Mitchell3:52
11."You Belong to Me" (featuring Michael McDonald)Carly Simon, Michael McDonald3:59
12."Hail to the Wrong"Bobby Ross Avila, Chaka Khan, Iz Avila, James "Big Jim" Wright, James Harris III, Terry Lewis3:43
13."Super Life"Chaka Khan, Ricardo Rouse5:03
Circuit City/Napster bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Let Go"Gary Brown, Ira Schick3:30
iTunes bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."Angel" (Mr. Mig Radio Remix)4:17
Walmart bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Once You Get Started" (featuring Tony Maiden)3:15
15."Shining Star"4:04

Singles
  • "Disrespectful" (featuring Mary J. Blige) (2007) — #1 U.S. Dance
  • "Angel" (2007) — #29 U.S. R&B
  • "You Belong to Me" (featuring Michael McDonald) (2007) — #18 U.S. Hot Contemporary Jazz Songs
  • "One for All Time" (2008) — #35 U.S. R&B
  • "Disrespectful" (featuring Mary J. Blige) (2009) — #1 U.K. Music Week Commercial Pop

Charts

References
  1. Archived September 1, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  2. "You Belong To Me" Hot Contemporary Jazz Songs Chart Positions - Feb 9, 2008
  3. "One For All Time" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart Positions - Feb 9, 2008
  4. "Chaka Khan Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  5. "Chaka Khan Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  6. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
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