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.[3] On the Cash Box Top 100, "What Cha' Gonna Do For Me" reached number 49.[4]
A demo version of the song by Doheny was released by The Numero Group on April 19, 2014 alongside a reissue of "Get It Up For Love," due to Doheny's popularity in Japan. The demo was recorded in 1980 and was previously unreleased, with the Average White Band as the backing band.[9][10][11]
Referencesedit
^Molanphy, Chris (March 25, 2022). "Killing Me Softly Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
^White, Adam; Bronson, Fred (1993). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications, New York. p. 286.
^ abWhitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 321.
what, gonna, song, what, gonna, title, track, chaka, khan, third, solo, album, from, 1981, song, written, doheny, hamish, stuart, average, white, band, they, recorded, song, year, earlier, released, their, shine, what, gonna, side, singlesingle, chaka, khanfro. What Cha Gonna Do For Me is the title track of Chaka Khan s third solo album from 1981 2 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 Side A of the US singleSingle by Chaka Khanfrom the album What Cha Gonna Do for MeB side Lover s Touch ReleasedMay 1981Recorded1980 81GenreSynth funk 1 Length3 54LabelWarner Bros Songwriter s Ned DohenyHamish StuartChaka Khan singles chronology Get Ready Get Set 1980 What Cha Gonna Do for Me 1981 We Can Work It Out 1981 The song was the second of four number one singles on the R amp 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 3 On the Cash Box Top 100 What Cha Gonna Do For Me reached number 49 4 In New Zealand the song peaked at 21 5 Contents 1 Chart performance 1 1 Weekly charts 1 2 Year end charts 2 Unreleased demo version 3 References 4 External linksChart performance editWeekly charts edit Chart 1981 PeakpositionNew Zealand 5 21U S Billboard Hot 100 53U S Billboard R amp B 3 1U S Billboard Dance 22U S Cash Box Top 100 6 49 Year end charts edit Chart 1981 RankU S Billboard R amp B 14Unreleased demo version edit What Cha Gonna Do for Me Demo by Ned Doheny and Average White BandA side Get It Up For Love ReleasedApril 19 2014 2014 04 19 7 Recorded1980GenreSoul funk soft rock 8 Length4 04LabelThe Numero GroupSongwriter s Ned DohenyHamish StuartNed Doheny and Average White Band singles chronology Perish The Thought 1991 What Cha Gonna Do for Me 2014 Labor Of Love Kenny Dickenson Remix 2017 A demo version of the song by Doheny was released by The Numero Group on April 19 2014 alongside a reissue of Get It Up For Love due to Doheny s popularity in Japan The demo was recorded in 1980 and was previously unreleased with the Average White Band as the backing band 9 10 11 References edit Molanphy Chris March 25 2022 Killing Me Softly Edition Hit Parade Music History and Music Trivia Podcast Slate Retrieved March 24 2024 White Adam Bronson Fred 1993 The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm amp Blues Hits Billboard Books Watson Guptill Publications New York p 286 a b Whitburn Joel 2004 Top R amp B Hip Hop Singles 1942 2004 Record Research p 321 Top 100 1981 06 20 Cashbox Magazine Retrieved 2015 04 02 a b 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 Ned Doheny 45cat Ned Doheny Get It Up For Love Discogs GET IT UP FOR LOVE B W WHAT CHA GONNA DO FOR ME The Numero Group Mickey June 10 2014 NED DOHENY Ameblo in Japanese 新譜7インチ情報 再入荷 在庫確保 NED DOHENY GET IT UP FOR LOVE 限定7インチ入荷 Disk Union September 2 2014 External links editAverage White Band What Cha Gonna Do for Me on YouTube Chaka Khan What Cha Gonna Do for Me on YouTube nbsp This 1980s R amp B soul music song related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title What Cha 27 Gonna Do for Me song amp oldid 1218217966, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
