
Chaka Khan announces first album in 12 years, unveils title-track "Hello Happiness"
14 January 2019, 15:43
| Written by
Cerys Kenneally
Chaka Khan returns with details of first album in 12 years, revealing vibrant title-track "Hello Happiness".
In June 2018 the Queen of funk returned with new single "Like Sugar", revealing she had been working with Major Lazer's Switch on her forthcoming album.
Today she reveals the title-track from her new album "Hello Happiness", which arrives with retro visuals directed by Sam Pilling.
Major Lazer's Switch and Sarah Ruba Taylor are the forces behind Chaka Khan's new album, having previously worked with the Queen of funk on a different project.
Tracklist:
- Hello Happiness
- Like A Lady
- Don’t Cha Know
- Too Hot
- Like Sugar
- Isn’t That Enough
- Ladylike
"Hello Happiness" is out now. Chaka Khan's first album in 12 years, Hello Happiness, is released 15 February via Diary Records / Island Records.
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