1986 Chaka Khan – Destiny
Destiny is the sixth studio album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1986.
Destiny was Khan’s follow-up to the platinum-selling I Feel for You and was as high tech as its predecessor—symptomatically and characteristically for its period with more producers and sound engineers credited in the liner notes than musicians—but was musically more geared towards rock and pop than soul and R&B, most prominently on tracks such as “So Close”, the self-penned title track “My Destiny”, “Who’s It Gonna Be” and “Watching the World” featuring Phil Collins on drums and backing vocals.
Tracks
1 Love Of A Lifetime (David Gamson; Green Gartside) 04:21
2 Earth To Mickey (Charlie Singleton) 05:41
3 Watching The World (John Lang; Richard Page; Steve George) 04:44
4 The Other Side Of The World (Brian Alexander Robertson; Mike Rutherford) 03:40
5 My Destiny (Chaka Khan) 04:39
6 I Can’t Be Loved (Glen Ballard; Randy Goodrum) 04:30
7 It’s You (Portia Griffin; Tony Patler) 04:19
8 So Close (Marcy Levy; Pam Tillis; Richard Feldman) 04:19
9 Tight Fit (Walter Bunny Sigler; Marvin Morrow) 04:39
10 Who’s It Gonna Be (Gary Goetzman; Mike Piccirillo) 04:37
11 Coltrane Dreams (Arif Mardin; Chaka Khan; Julie Mardin) 01:39
Biography
Musicians
1 Love Of A Lifetime
| Bass | Marcus Miller |
| Drums | Fred Maher |
| Guitar | Nick Moroch |
| Guitar | Marcus Miller |
| Keyboards | David LeBolt |
| Synthesizer | David Gamson |
| Programming | David Gamson |
| Programming | Jason Miles |
| Programming | Michael Colina |
| Sax | Bob Gay |
| Sax | Scott Gilman |
| Trumpet | Mathew Cornish |
| Background Vocals | Green Gartside |
| Background Vocals | Mark Stevens |
| Vocals | Chaka Khan |
2 Earth To Mickey
| Guitar | Reggie Griffin |
| Keyboards | Reggie Griffin |
| Rap | Reggie Griffin |
| Synthesizer | Reggie Griffin |
| Background Vocals | Mark Stevens |
| Background Vocals | Sandra St Victor |
| Vocals | Chaka Khan |
3 Watching The World
| Bass | Pino Palladino |
| Drums | Phil Collins |
| Drums | David Rosenberg |
| Guitar | Dann Huff |
| Synthesizer | David LeBolt |
| Synthesizer | Joe Mardin |
| Programming | David LeBolt |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Trombone | Tom Malone |
| Trumpet | Randy Brecker |
| Trumpet | Jon Faddis |
| Trumpet | Marvin Stamm |
| Trumpet | Michael Philip Mossman |
| Background Vocals | Mark Stevens |
| Background Vocals | Phil Collins |
| Vocals | Chaka Khan |
4 The Other Side Of The World
| Synthesizer | Robbie Buchanan |
| Vocals | Chaka Khan |
5 My Destiny
| Bass | Anthony Jackson |
| Drums | Steve Ferrone |
| Guitar | Randy Fredrix |
| Keyboards | Philippe Saisse |
| Programming | Philippe Saisse |
| Vocals | Chaka Khan |
6 I Can’t Be Loved
| Drums | David Rosenberg |
| Guitar | Paul Pesco |
| Guitar | Reggie Griffin |
| Keyboards | Joe Mardin |
| Keyboards | Reggie Griffin |
| Programming | Joe Mardin |
| Programming | Reggie Griffin |
| Percussion | Joe Mardin |
| Background Vocals | Cindy Mizelle |
| Background Vocals | Reggie Griffin |
| Background Vocals | Sandra St Victor |
| Vocals | Chaka Khan |
7 It’s You
| Guitar | Reggie Griffin |
| Keyboards | Reggie Griffin |
| Keyboards | Tony Patler |
| Programming | Reggie Griffin |
| Sax | Reggie Griffin |
| Background Vocals | Mark Stevens |
| Background Vocals | Sandra St Victor |
| Vocals | Chaka Khan |
8 So Close
| Bass (synthesizer) | Beau Hill |
| Drums | David Rosenberg |
| Guitar | Reb Beach |
| Keyboards | Beau Hill |
| Background Vocals | Sandra St Victor |
| Vocals | Chaka Khan |
9 Tight Fit
| Bass (synthesizer) | Tony Patler |
| Drums (programming) | Jimmy Bralower |
| Guitar | Paul Pesco |
| Keyboards | Joe Mardin |
| Programming | Joe Mardin |
| Sax | Bob Gay |
| Background Vocals | Mark Stevens |
| Background Vocals | Sandra St Victor |
| Vocals | Chaka Khan |
10 Who’s It Gonna Be
| Drums | Bob Riley |
| Guitar | Nick Moroch |
| Synthesizer | Reggie Griffin |
| Synthesizer | David LeBolt |
| Synthesizer | Joe Mardin |
| Programming | David LeBolt |
| Programming | Joe Mardin |
| Cowbell | Chaka Khan |
| Timbales | Chaka Khan |
| Background Vocals | Mark Stevens |
| Background Vocals | Sandra St Victor |
| Vocals | Chaka Khan |
11 Coltrane Dreams
| Drums | Steve Ferrone |
| Drums (programming) | Tom Oldakowski |
| Keyboards | Cengiz Yaltkaya |
| Programming | John Mahoney |
| Programming | Ken Cummings |
| Sax | Sam Rivers |
| Vocals | Chaka Khan |
Liner Notes
Producer – Arif Mardin
Producer – David Gamson, Green Gartside (Track 1)
Producer – Joe Mardin (Track 3)
Producer – Robbie Buchanan (Track 4)
Producer – Chaka Khan, Philippe Saisse (Track 5)
Producer – Reggie Griffin (Tracks 6, 7)
Producer – Beau Hill (Track 8)
Producer – Russ Titelman (Track 9)
Producer – Cengiz Yaltkaya (Track 11)
Producer (Executive) – Arif Mardin
Arranged By – David Gamson (Track 1)
Arranged By – Arif Mardin (Tracks 2, 3, 6, 11)
Arranged By – Reggie Griffin (Tracks 2, 6, 7)
Arranged By – Beau Hill (Track 8)
Arranged By – Joe Mardin (Tracks 9, 10)
Arranged By (Horns) – Arif Mardin (Track 3)
Arranged By (Strings) – Arif Mardin (Track 6)
Arranged By (Additional) – Glen Ballard, Randy Goodrum (Track 6)
Concertmaster – Gene Orloff (Track 6)
Conductor – Joe Mardin (Track 3)
Coordinator – Chrissy Allerdings
Coordinator – Jill Dell’Abate (Track 9)
Coordinator (Assistant) – Leyla Turkkan
Edited By – Arif Mardin, Arif Mardin (Track 2)
Engineer (Assistant) – Eddie Garcia (Tracks 1, 2, 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Steven Carthy (Tracks 1, 4, 6, 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Bruce Robbins, Iris Cohen, Steve Boyer, Wayne Warnecke (Track 1)
Engineer (Assistant) – Ellen Fitton (Tracks 2, 11)
Engineer (Assistant) – Mike Ging, Paul Gomershall (Track 3)
Engineer (Assistant) – Michael C Ross, Phil Castellano, Steve Macmillan (Track 4)
Engineer (Assistant) – Ira McLaughlin (Tracks 6, 8)
Engineer (Assistant) – Dave Harrington, Ellen Fitton, Stephen Benben (Track 6)
Engineer (Assistant) – Acar Key (Tracks 7, 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Steve Peck (Track 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Mark Pawlowski (Track 11)
Mixed By – John Potoker (Tracks 1, 7)
Mixed By – Michael O’Reilly (Tracks 2, 3, 10)
Mixed By – Jack Joseph Puig (Track 4)
Mixed By – Joe Mardin, Reggie Griffin, Rod Hui (Track 6)
Mixed By – Stephen Benben (Track 8)
Mixed By – Tom Lord-Alge (Track 9)
Mixed By – Jimmy Douglass (Track 11)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Ed Garcia (Track 3)
Remix – Michael O’Reilly (Track 4)
Recorded By – Ray Bardani (Track 1)
Recorded By – Michael O’Reilly (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 9, 10)
Recorded By – Rod Hui (Tracks 4, 6)
Recorded By – Jack Joseph Puig (Track 4)
Recorded By – Bob Rosa (Track 7)
Recorded By – Stephen Benben (Track 8)
Recorded By – Chris Lord-Alge, Tom Lord-Alge (Track 9)
Recorded By – Jimmy Douglass (Track 11)
Recorded By (Drums) – John Potoker (Track 1)
Recorded By (Phil Collins) – Hugh Padgham (Track 3)
Recorded By (Additional) – Simon Sullivan (Track 3)
Recorded By (Additional) – Rod O’Brian (Tracks 6, 7)
Recorded By (Additional) – Eddie Garcia (Tracks 6, 10)
Recorded By (Additional) – Michael O’Reilly (Tracks 6, 11)
Recorded By (Additional) – Rod Hui (Track 7)
Recorded By (Additional) – Bobby Warner (Track 8)
Recorded By (Additional) – Steve Peck (Track 9)
Recorded By (Additional) – Bob Rosa, Jimmy Douglass (Track 10)
Recorded By (Additional) – Hugo Dwyer, Michael Morongell (Track 11)
Sequenced By – Joe Mardin (Tracks 3, 6)
Sequenced By – Reggie Griffin (Track 6)
Sequenced By (Additional) – Glen Ballard, Randy Goodrum (Track 6)
Art Direction – Jeri McManus
Design, Typography – Lynn Robb
Photography – George Holz
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Mastered At Sheffield Lab Matrix
Mixed At Atlantic Studios
Mixed At Unique Recording
Recorded At Atlantic Studios
Recorded At Unique Recording
Recorded At Minot Sound
Recorded At Mayfair Studios
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At The Hit Factory
Recorded At Power Station
Recorded At The Farm
Recorded At Bill Schnee Studios
Recorded At Counterpoint Studios
Recorded At Greene St. Recording
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