NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ SONY BMG
Music Entertainment) - Celebrating over three decades of milestones, CHAKA KHAN adds another success to her list with the debut of her new CD FUNK THIS. Entering at No 15 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, this marks Chaka's highest charting album in over 20 years when "
I Feel For You" peaked at No 14 in 1984.
FUNK THIS is her highest debuting album ever both on the Billboard Top 200 chart and on the Billboard R&B Album Chart, where she debuted at No 5.
FUNK THIS produced by the Grammy Award winners Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis embodies the funky soul of her musical roots with Rufus and her signature passionately-honest vocal styles that make Chaka Khan timeless.
The thoughtful work ranges from original copyrights, collaborations with superstar artists, to adding her signature stamp on important contemporary classics.
Two of the originals on FUNK THIS include "Disrespectful," the tour-de-force duet with powerhouse Mary J. Blige, and a poignant poetic ballad, "Angel." Both songs are climbing the charts steadily.
"Angel" which just secured the No 4 position on the Urban AC Radio Chart is her first top 10 R&B radio hit in over 10 years. The remix of "Disrespectful (feat. Mary J. Blige)" gains heat at the clubs jumping to No 11 on the Billboard Dance Chart.
Chaka Khan will join the musical production of "The Color Purple" in January as Sofia, the strong-willed character portrayed by Oprah Winfrey in the film version. Playing opposite her will be the gospel and R&B singer BeBe Winans.
Chaka Khan embarks on her FUNK THIS tour starting October 6th.
Tour Dates Include - more to come:
October 6 Mobile, AL Bayfest
October 12 Atlantic City Borgata
October 14 Westbury, NY North Fork Theatre
November 1 Tucson, AZ Fox Tucson
November 2 Phoenix, AZ Orpheum Theatre
November 10 Merrillville, IN Star Plaza Theatre
November 11 Washington, DC Warner Theatre
November 25 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amphitheatre
November 30 Cayman Islands Cayman Music Festival
Check out Chaka's newly launched website at https://www.chakakhan.com and her new Myspace page at https://www.myspace.com/officialchakakhan.
