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Chaka Khan reaches No1 on the UK singles chart with I Feel For You.
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Arif Mardin (producer/arranger) : I'll tell you about a record I'm proud of, that I feel responsible for … and that still strikes me as cutting edge. It's Chaka's I Feel For You. We used to joke at the piano, Chaka's brother and me, "Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan, taka boom, taka boom". I thought, why not use that as a percussive segment ? We spliced a lot of tape on those sessions … physical cuts in the tape. I had a lot of fun with it.
There are some segments that are backwards, random, pieced together. Add to the mix Stevie Wonder's harmonica, Chaka's voice, sound effects, applause, a little of this, a little of that, and all coming through a funky rhythm. When you listen to it, it isn't a hodge-podge, even though there are a lot of different elements. It was a construction that you could hum. It still sounds good. That kind of adventure is very precious to me.
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There are some segments that are backwards, random, pieced together. Add to the mix Stevie Wonder's harmonica, Chaka's voice, sound effects, applause, a little of this, a little of that, and all coming through a funky rhythm. When you listen to it, it isn't a hodge-podge, even though there are a lot of different elements. It was a construction that you could hum. It still sounds good. That kind of adventure is very precious to me.
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