Naughty is the second solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1980.
Three singles were released from Naughty: the club hit "Clouds" (penned by Ashford & Simpson who also wrote Chaka's "I'm Every Woman"). "Clouds" features background vocals performed by a 16-year-old Whitney Houston and her mother Cissy Houston (US R&B #10), "Get Ready, Get Set" (#48) and the big hit "Papillon (a.k.a. Hot Butterfly)" (#22). The album track "Our Love's in Danger" featured prominent background vocals from Luther Vandross and Whitney Houston. On Billboard's charts, the album reached #6 on Black Albums, #43 on Pop Albums.
Following the release of Naughty Khan reunited with Rufus for the recording of 1981's Camouflage. Her third solo album What Cha' Gonna Do For Me followed later that same year.
Naughty finally saw a United States CD re-release in 1998 as part of the Warner Bros. Black Music Ol' Skool series.
Chaka Khan - lead vocals, backing vocals
Mark Stevens - backing vocals, bass guitar
Cissy Houston - backing vocals
Whitney Houston - backing vocals
Charlotte Crossley - backing vocals
Luther Vandross - backing vocals
Ullanda McCullough - backing vocals
Anthony Jackson - bass guitar
Willie Weeks - bass
Marcus Miller - bass
Jeff Mironov - guitar, sitar solo track 3
Hamish Stuart - guitar, backing vocals
Hiram Bullock - guitar solo track 1, 2, 6
Phil Upchurch - guitar, guitar solo track 3
Steve Khan - guitar
Arthur Jerkins - percussion, clavinet, electric piano
Sammy Figueroa - percussion
Naná Vasconcelos - percussion
Steve Ferrone - drums
Leon Pendarvis - piano, electric piano, synthesizer
Don Grolnick - electric piano
Ken Bichel - synthesizer
Richard Tee - synthesizer
Howard Johnson - tuba
David Bargeron - tuba
Robert Stewart - tuba
Joseph Daley - tuba
Peter Gordon - French horn
John Trevor Clark - French horn
Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
Harvey Estrin - tenor saxophone
David Tofani - alto saxophone
Harvey Estrin - alto saxophone
Eddie Daniels - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Lewis Delgatto - baritone saxophone
Ronnie Cuber - baritone saxophone
Randy Brecker - trumpet
Marvin Stamm - trumpet
Barry Rogers - trombone
James E. Pugh - trombone
Noel Pointer - electric violin
Hugh McCracken - harmonica solo track 9
Gene Orloff - concertmaster
Alan Shulman - strings
Al Brown - strings
Anahid Ajemian - strings
Frederick Zlotkin - strings
Frederick Buldrini - strings
Gerald Tarack - strings
Harold Kohon - strings
Harry Lookofsky - strings
Homer Mensch - strings
Jonathon Abramowitz - strings
Kermit Moore - strings
Leo Kahn - strings
Lewis Eley - strings
Marilyn Wright - strings
Matthew Raimindi - strings
Mitsue Takayama - strings
Paul Gershman - strings
Peter Dimitriades - strings
Richard Maximoff - strings
Ted Hoyle - strings
Arif Mardin - record producer, musical arranger (horns, strings)
Lew Hawn - recording, mix
Michael O'Reilly - assistant engineer
George Marino - mastering
Photography: Glen Wexler
