This song, to me, is like a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. The commercials say two great tastes that taste great together. I've always thought it's crappy peanut butter and crappy chocolate making a passable candy bar. But in this case, it's two artists I really like adapting to each other.
You know Chaka Khan. She has 2-3 other strong possibilities to make the Jukebox, with I Feel For You, Ain't Nobody, and This is My Night.
My other favorite in this song is Green Gartside. Don't know him by that name? How about the lead singer of Scritti Politti? They also have a couple strong possibilities for the Jukebox, including Perfect Way, and Boom! There She Was.
So what you are getting, essentially, is a Scritti Politti song, with the extraordinary pipes of Chaka Khan on lead. How these two adapted to each other here is pretty neat. Green co-wrote and produced a song for Chaka's voice. I really can't picture Green's whispy voice singing this song, just as I can't picture Chaka singing most Scritti Politti songs. You also see Chaka stepping out of her soul leanings to make a perfect pop song. Two great tastes, that taste great together.
I am very fortunate to have heard of this song. It never made it to the Top 40, getting to #53 before fizzling out. It did have a strong presence on MTV, and after seeing it there a couple times, I bought the 45. It's not a song that makes my top 20, but I know I wanted it in the Jukebox. It just fits here.
The B-side is Coletrane Dreams. Not much to see here. But could they have done better? Destiny, the album these songs come from, had four singles released in 1986 and 1987, with this song by far being the most popular. While the album went to #25 on the charts, there aren't many strong songs here. So no, I don't think there was much better to offer. I don't think selection B3 will get many plays.
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