Chaka Khan

Suffused with the Electro influences and synthesizers that were dogging R&B in the '80s, Chaka's fifth solo album rescued the artist from obscurity as a '70s Funk star. Fortunately, it's still Chaka, and her fabulously energetic delivery give heat to the cool and sometimes stiff electronic stylings. Features the hit cover of Prince's "I Feel For You."

Physically, her voice is as splendid as the rest of her, and as usual she's coasting on it, A classic single for the second year in a row and almost all the musical interest (as opposed to attraction) on the album-of-the-same-name is provided by John Robie, Melle Mel, etc. Feel for her? (Grade: C+)