1985 Chaka Khan – Through The Fire (US:#60)
“Through the Fire” is a song from Chaka Khan’s 1984 album, I Feel for You. The David Foster-produced track was the third single from the album. It reached #60 in the US and #15 on the R&B charts and was one of the few Khan hits to cross to the Adult Contemporary chart. The music video was filmed at Los Angeles’ Union Station.
Foster revealed in his 2011 PBS Concert “The Hit Man Returns” that this was the only melody that he ever wrote with someone in mind and that the working title of the piece was actually called “Chaka” because he was very confident that Khan would perform the song
Album
I Feel for You is the Platinum certified fifth solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1984. After having balanced her two simultaneous careers as a member of the band Rufus and a solo performer during the years 1978 to 1983, which culminated with the release […]
Musicians
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Synthesizer | David Foster |
Produced By
Arif Mardin
Songwriters
Tom Keane
Cynthia Weil
Charts
US:#60
UK:# –