Ain't Nobody
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| Single by Chaka Khan | ||
| from the album Night Moves | ||
| Released | 1983 | |
| Genre | Pop/Soul/R&B | |
| Length | 4:41 | |
| Writer(s) | Hawk Wolinski | |
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| Single by LL Cool J | ||
| from the album Beavis and Butthead Do America Soundtrack | ||
| Released | 1997 | |
| Format | CD single, cassette single, | |
| Recorded | 1996 | |
| Genre | Pop/Soul/R&B | |
| Length | 4:10 | |
| Label | Def Jam | |
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| LL Cool J singles chronology | ||
| "Loungin'" (1996) |
"Ain't Nobody" (1997) |
"Phenomenon" (1997) |
"Ain't Nobody" is a 1983 hit single by Chaka Khan, recorded with her group Rufus and released as a studio bonus track on the band's live album Stompin' at the Savoy. Now one of Khan's best-known and most-played songs, "Ain't Nobody" reached #1 on the U.S. R&B chart and #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. Today is regarded as one of the essential soul vocal recordings, and enjoys the hard-to-cite status of "legendary record".
Rufus keyboardist David "Hawk" Wolinski wrote the song around an unusual, ethereal repeating Roger Linn keyboard loop. Legendary producer Quincy Jones, who had previously worked with Rufus, wanted Wolinski to give "Ain't Nobody" to Michael Jackson for the album that would become the all-time blockbuster Thriller; but Wolinski had already promised it to producer Russ Titelman, who ultimately had the band record it as a vocal showcase for Khan.
[edit] Cover versions/Remix
There have been several cover versions.
In 1995, Diana King recorded the song for her album Tougher Than Love. It was released as a single, for which a video was also shot, and reached #95 on the Billboard Hot 100.
However, the most successful version was by LL Cool J, who recorded an interpolation of "Ain't Nobody" for the soundtrack to the film Beavis and Butthead Do America (1996); it was released as the soundtrack's second single in 1997. The LL Cool J single reached #1 on the UK charts.
Also, the famous house music pioneer Frankie Knuckles offered his remix of the record for the "Life Is A Dance" project (the first-ever double album of oustide remixes of a single artist's catalog) in 1988. He stayed true to the original arrangement of the recording while taking it into the electronic realm. This remix is regarded as the first example of what would become Knuckles (and business partner David Morales) "Def Classic Mix" style.
Kelly Price was featured in the 2003 film Bringing Down the House, performing a cover of "Ain't Nobody."
Keyboardist Jeff Lorber had a major Smooth Jazz radio hit with his instrumental version of "Ain't Nobody" in 2005.
It was also lyrically covered by Liberty X, but mash-up with an instrumental interpolation of "Being Boiled" by The Human League, the only other remaining trace is the remaining synth. It was produced by Richard X and released as a single as "Being Nobody".
Daniel and Natasha Bedingfield and used as a b-side for Bedingfield's fourth European single, I Bruise Easily.
| Preceded by "Beetlebum" by Blur |
UK Singles Chart Number 1 single (LL Cool J version) 2 February 1997 – 9 February 1997 |
Succeeded by "Discothèque" by U2 |
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