Funk This

{{for|the album by George Porter Jr.|Funk This (George Porter Jr. album)}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Funk This

| type = studio

| artist = Chaka Khan

| cover = CKFunkThis.jpg

| alt =

| released = September 25, 2007

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = 59:07

| label = Burgundy

| producer =

| prev_title = The Platinum Collection

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = Hello Happiness

| next_year = 2019

}}

Funk This is the eleventh studio album by American singer Chaka Khan. It was first released by Burgundy Records on September 25, 2007, in the United States. On October 13, 2007, the album entered at its peak position of number fifteen on the Billboard 200 and number five on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. On December 6, 2007, the album was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards, while "Disrespectful" was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Both nominations resulted in wins for Khan.

The double A-side singles "Disrespectful" (featuring Mary J. Blige) and "Angel" were released to radio and made digitally available on iTunes in advance of the album release. Following the success of the initial double A-side single, the duet with Michael McDonald, "You Belong to Me", was released to radio, eventually peaking at number eighteen on the Hot Contemporary Jazz Songs chart.[http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-02-09/jazz-songs "You Belong To Me" Hot Contemporary Jazz Songs Chart Positions - Feb 9, 2008] The contemporary R&B ballad "One for All Time" reached number fifty-five on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-02-09/r-b-hip-hop-songs "One For All Time" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart Positions - Feb 9, 2008]

Critical reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1206183|pure_url=yes}}

| rev2 = Rolling Stone

| rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web | last = Christgau | first = Robert | title = Funk This review |website=Rolling Stone |date=October 4, 2007|access-date=June 27, 2024|url =http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/16432698/review/16522220/funk_this|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071015114753/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/16432698/review/16522220/funk_this|archive-date=October 15, 2007}}

}}

Robert Christgau rated the album three out of five stars in his review for Rolling Stone. He found that "Khan has never bothered with great albums because she has such a great voice – juicy, airy, spunky, transported. Though she's fifty-four, it's also unfrayed, one reason this committed if never classic comeback makes its mark. Another is hot-no-more producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who add bite while discreetly leaving the songwriting to the likes of Hendrix, Prince, Sly Stone and the indelible Ed Townsend. Respect as well to Mary J. Blige's New York raspberry."

AllMusic editor Andy Kellman felt that Funk This "sounds like much of it was recorded live, giving it a loose, not-fussed-over sound, though there are some questionable moves. [...] The covers do work more often than not, highlighted by Prince's 'Sign 'O' the Times' and Joni Mitchell's 'Ladies Man' (an unlikely but very smart choice). [...] Chaka sounds mostly excellent from track to track, especially during the more relaxed moments."

Commercial performance

Funk This debuted and peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard 200 in the week of October 4, 2007, selling 39,000 in its first week of release.{{cite web | last = Hasty| first = Katie| title =A familiar feeling for Flatts|website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=October 4, 2007|access-date=June 27, 2024|url =https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/a-familiar-feeling-flatts-151690/7}} The album became Khan's highest-charting album since I Feel for You (1984). It also reached number five on Billboard{{'}}s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. By February 2008, Funk This had sold 160,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.{{cite web | last = Caulfield| first = Keith| title =Ask Billboard|website=Billboard.com |date=February 29, 2008|access-date=June 27, 2024|url =https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ask-billboard-26-1046392/}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = Funk This track listing

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 59:07

| title1 = Back in the Day

| writer1 = {{hlist|Chaka Khan|Bobby Ross Avila|Iz Avila|James "Big Jim" Wright|James Harris III|Terry Lewis, Tony Maiden}}

| extra1 = {{hlist|Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis|Wright|The Avila Brothers{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length1 = 4:30

| title2 = Foolish Fool

| writer2 = Ed Townsend

| extra2 = {{hlist|Jam|Lewis|Wright|I. Avila{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length2 = 3:47

| title3 = One for All Time

| writer3 = {{hlist|Khan|B. Avila|Wright|Harris|Lewis|Johny Najera}}

| extra3 = {{hlist|Jam|Lewis|Wright}}

| length3 = 4:45

| title4 = Angel

| writer4 = {{hlist|Khan|Wright}}

| extra4 = {{hlist|Jam|Lewis|Wright}}

| length4 = 4:27

| title5 = Will You Love Me?

| writer5 = {{hlist|Khan|B. Avila|I. Avila|Harris|Lewis|Doug Rasheed}}

| extra5 = {{hlist|Jam|Lewis|The Avila Brothers{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length5 = 4:59

| title6 = Castles Made of Sand

| writer6 = Jimi Hendrix

| extra6 = {{hlist|Jam|Lewis|Jesse Johnson}}

| length6 = 4:01

| title7 = Disrespectful

| note7 = featuring Mary J. Blige

| writer7 = {{hlist|Khan|B. Avila|I. Avila|Harris|Lewis|Blige|Dave Young}}

| extra7 = {{hlist|Jam|Lewis|The Avila Brothers{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length7 = 4:46

| title8 = Sign 'O' the Times

| writer8 = Prince

| extra8 = {{hlist|Jam|Lewis|The Avila Brothers{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length8 = 5:24

| title9 = Pack'd My Bags"/"You Got the Love

| note9 = featuring Tony Maiden

| writer9 = {{hlist|Khan|Maiden|Ray Parker Jr.}}

| extra9 = {{hlist|Jam|Lewis}}

| length9 = 5:55

| title10 = Ladies' Man

| writer10 = Joni Mitchell

| extra10 = {{hlist|Jam|Lewis|Wright}}

| length10 = 3:52

| title11 = You Belong to Me

| note11 = featuring Michael McDonald

| writer11 = {{hlist|Carly Simon|McDonald}}

| extra11 = {{hlist|Jam|Lewis|Wright|The Avila Brothers{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length11 = 3:59

| title12 = Hail to the Wrong

| writer12 = {{hlist|Khan|B. Avila|I. Avila|Wright|Harris|Lewis}}

| extra12 = {{hlist|Jam|Lewis|Wright|The Avila Brothers{{ref|a|[a]}}}}

| length12 = 3:43

| title13 = Super Life

| writer13 = {{hlist|Khan|Ricardo Rouse}}

| extra13 = {{hlist|Jam|Lewis}}

| length13 = 5:03

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Circuit City/Napster bonus track

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length =

| title14 = Let Go

| writer14 = {{hlist|Gary Brown|Ira Schick}}

| extra14 = Schick

| length14 = 3:30

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = iTunes bonus track

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title14 = Angel

| note14 = Mr. Mig Radio Remix

| writer14 = {{hlist|Khan|Wright}}

| extra14 = {{hlist|Jam|Lewis|Wright|Mr. Mig{{ref|b|[b]}}}}

| length14 = 4:17

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Walmart bonus tracks

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| title14 = Once You Get Started

| note14 = featuring Tony Maiden

| writer14 = Gavin Christopher

| extra14 = {{hlist|Jam|Lewis}}

| length14 = 3:15

| title15 = Shining Star

| writer15 = {{hlist|Maurice White|Larry Dunn|Philip Bailey}}

| extra15 = Schick

| length15 = 4:04

}}

Notes

^{{{note|a|[a]}}} signifies co-producer(s)
^{{{note|b|[b]}}} signifies remix co-producer(s)

Singles

"Disrespectful" (featuring Mary J. Blige) (2007) – No. 1 US Dance
"Angel" (2007) – No. 29 US R&B
"You Belong to Me" (featuring Michael McDonald) (2007) – No. 18 US Hot Contemporary Jazz Songs
"One for All Time" (2008) – No. 35 US R&B
"Disrespectful" (featuring Mary J. Blige) (2009) – No. 1 UK Music Week Commercial Pop

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Weekly chart performance for Funk This

! scope="col" | Chart (2007)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

{{album chart|Billboard200|15|artist=Chaka Khan|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 20, 2018|refname="Billboard200"}}

{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|5|artist=Chaka Khan|rowheader=true|accessdate=August 20, 2018|refname="BillboardRandBHipHop"}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+Year-end chart performance for Funk This ! scope="col" \| Chart (2008) ! scope="col" \| Position
scope="row"\| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums\|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2008\|magazine=Billboard\|accessdate=October 12, 2020}} \| 95

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+Year-end chart performance for Funk This

! scope="col" | Chart (2008)

! scope="col" | Position

scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2008|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=October 12, 2020}}

| 95

References

Category:2007 albums

Category:Albums produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

Category:Burgundy Records albums

Category:Chaka Khan albums

Category:Grammy Award for Best R&B Album