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* 2014: [[Jesse Jagz]] feat. Tesh Carter (sampled in "Jargo (Ain't Nobody)", a song from the album ''[[Jagz Nation Vol. 2: Royal Niger Company]]'') |
* 2014: [[Jesse Jagz]] feat. Tesh Carter (sampled in "Jargo (Ain't Nobody)", a song from the album ''[[Jagz Nation Vol. 2: Royal Niger Company]]'') |
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* 2014: Maverick Sabre sampled the song in his song 'Emotion (Ain't Nobody) |
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Revision as of 13:10, 26 April 2015
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"Ain't Nobody" is a 1983 hit single by Rufus & Chaka Khan. It was released as a studio bonus track on the band's live album Stompin' at the Savoy. It reached number one on the U.S. R&B chart and 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1] It has become one of Khan's signature songs.
Rufus keyboardist David "Hawk" Wolinski wrote the song around a repeating synthesizer loop backed by a Linn LM-1 Drum Computer. However, drummer John J.R. Robinson played real drums for the recording session. The band did a democratic vote and they decided to include the song in their album repertoire. Once the song was recorded, Warner executives wanted to issue another song as the album's first single. Wolinski threatened to give the song to Michael Jackson and legendary producer Quincy Jones for Thriller if the song was not the lead off single. The label relented and "Ain't Nobody" was issued and hit #1 on the R&B chart for the week ending October 15, 1983.[2]
The song was also included in the soundtrack of the movie Breakin'.[3]
Other cover versions and remixes
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| B-side | "Come to Butt-head" |
George Michael covered the song in his 1991 "Cover To Cover" tour.[4]
Chart versions
In 1994, Jaki Graham covered the song and it reached No. 44 in the UK and number 1 on US ’’Billboard’' Dance chart.[5]
In 1995, Diana King recorded the song for her album Tougher Than Love. It was released as a single, reaching No. 95 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 4 on Billboard's Dance chart and No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart.
The most successful cover of "Ain't Nobody" was by rapper LL Cool J, who recorded an interpolation of the song for the soundtrack to the 1996 film Beavis and Butt-head Do America. Released as the soundtrack's second single, this version reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart.[6] In the US, the song peaked at No. 46 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 4 on the Hot Rap Singles Chart and No. 27 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
The song was also a hit in the UK for Gwen Dickey and KWS (reaching No. 21) and The Course (No. 8).[citation needed]
- 1994: Jaki Graham
- 1994: Amii Stewart
- 1994: Klymaxx
- 1995: Diana King
- 1995: Regina Carter
- 1996: LL Cool J
- 1999: Peabo Bryson
- 2000: Hermes House Band
- 2001: Jeff Lorber
- 2003: Kelly Price (Bringing Down the House OST)
- 2003: Liberty X (sampled in "Being Nobody")
- 2004: DJ Kayslay feat. Fat Joe & Joe Budden (sampled in "Not Your Average Joe")
- 2004: Marcia Hines, from the album Hinesight
- 2005: Natasha Bedingfield feat. Daniel Bedingfield
- 2007: KT Tunstall
- 2010: Alphabeat
- 2011: Knorkator
- 2011: Mary J. Blige
- 2011: Brandon T. Jackson feat. Jessica Lucas (Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son OST)
- 2012: Scooter (as Mashup It's A Biz (Ain't Nobody)
- 2013: Jasmine Thompson (No. 32 in UK and Scotland), remixed in 2015 by Felix Jaehn (No. 7 in Germany and No. 8 in Switzerland)[7]
- 2014: Jesse Jagz feat. Tesh Carter (sampled in "Jargo (Ain't Nobody)", a song from the album Jagz Nation Vol. 2: Royal Niger Company)
- 2014: Maverick Sabre sampled the song in his song 'Emotion (Ain't Nobody)
See also
- List of number-one R&B singles of 1983 (U.S.)
- List of number-one dance singles of 1994 (U.S.)
- List of number-one singles from the 1990s (UK)
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 505.
- ^ The Billboard Book of #1 R&B Hits by Adam White and Fred Bronson
- ^ "Breakin' - The Website [aka: Breakdance The Movie]". Fast-rewind.com. Retrieved 2014-03-31.
- ^ "George Michael - 11# ♫ Ain't Nobody ♫ (Rock in Rio 27-01-91)". Retrieved April 15, 2015.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 112.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 603. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ germanchartblog on April 24th 2015
External links
- 1983 singles
- 1996 singles
- 1997 singles
- 2003 singles
- Chaka Khan songs
- Liberty X songs
- LL Cool J songs
- Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one singles
- Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs number-one singles
- UK Singles Chart number-one singles
- Songs written by Hawk Wolinski
- Delilah (musician) songs
- 1983 songs
- Warner Bros. Records singles
- Song recordings produced by Russ Titelman