What Cha' Gonna Do for Me (song)
"What Cha' Gonna Do For Me" is the title track of Chaka Khan's third solo-album from 1981.[1] The song was written by Ned Doheny and Hamish Stuart of the Average White Band. They had recorded the song a year earlier and released it on their LP Shine.
| "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me" | ||||
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| Single by Chaka Khan | ||||
| from the album What Cha' Gonna Do for Me | ||||
| B-side | "Lover's Touch" | |||
| Released | May 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980-81 | |||
| Genre | Soul, R&B, Post-Disco | |||
| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ned Doheny Hamish Stuart | |||
| Chaka Khan singles chronology | ||||
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The song was the second of four number-one singles on the R&B chart for Khan and was at the top spot for two weeks. The single was also her second entry on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 53.[2] On the Cash Box Top 100, "What Cha' Gonna Do For Me" reached number 49.[3]
In New Zealand, the song peaked at #21.[4]
Chart performance
References
- White, Adam; Bronson, Fred (1993). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York. p. 286.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 321.
- "Top 100 1981-06-20". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2015-04-02.
- "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. 1981-08-02. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
- "Top 100 1980-03-29". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
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