Naughty

This 1980 soul set from Chaka Khan sees the singer at the peak of her powers, enlisting a super-tight set of musicians and backing vocalists including Whitney Houston and Luther Vandross. ‘Naughty’ serves up high-octane dance floor post-disco killers like ‘Clouds’ and sophisticated orchestrated soul like her heavenly take on ‘Move Me No Mountains’ and ‘Nothing’s Gonna Take You Away’. And at the centre of it all of course is the unmistakable, unique voice of Chaka Khan, an instrument she wields with supreme confidence on this album.