Sweet Thing (Chaka Khan song)
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“Sweet Thing” | |||||
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Single by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan from the album Rufus featuring Chaka Khan |
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Released | February 3, 1975 | ||||
Recorded | November/December 1974 | ||||
Genre | R&B | ||||
Length | 3:19 | ||||
Label | ABC | ||||
Writer(s) | Chaka Khan, Tony Maiden | ||||
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan singles chronology | |||||
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“Sweet Thing” | |||||
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Single by Mary J. Blige from the album What's the 411? and its spin-off |
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Released | April 3, 1993 | ||||
Format | Single, Maxi single, Promo | ||||
Recorded | July 1992 | ||||
Genre | R&B | ||||
Length | 3:44 | ||||
Label | MCA | ||||
Writer(s) | Chaka Khan, Tony Maiden | ||||
Producer | Sean "Puffy" Combs Mark Morales Mark C. Rooney |
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Mary J. Blige singles chronology | |||||
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"Sweet Thing" is a soul single that was first a hit with Rufus featuring Chaka Khan when they recorded the song in 1975 eventually reaching number-one on the R&B singles chart and number five on the pop side. The song was co-written by Khan and Rufus band mate Tony Maiden and became the band's and Khan's signature songs.
17 years later, in 1992, the song was covered by then up-and-comer R&B crooner Mary J. Blige, whose own unique version reignited into a top forty hit on both sides for a second time with it reaching number twenty-eight pop and number-eleven R&B.
Initially Khan disliked the fact that Blige covered it but eventually Khan befriended Blige and the two singers later sung the song together during a VH-1 Divas Live concert in 2003.
Khan and Blige have since recorded the duet, "Disrespectful", for Khan's recent release, Funk This.
[edit] Rufus version chart positions
Charts | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 5 |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 1 |
[edit] Mary J. Blige version chart positions
Charts | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 28 |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 11 |
Preceded by "Inseparable" by Natalie Cole |
Billboard's Hot Soul number one single (Rufus featuring Chaka Khan version) February 21 - February 28, 1976 |
Succeeded by "Boogie Fever" by The Sylvers |