Listen Again: Famous Artists Who Sang Background On Hit Songs

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Cissy Houston on “I’m Every Woman” by Chaka Khan

Long before her daughter did a cover of the song herself, Cissy Houston sang background for Chaka Khan’s hit song from 1978 “I’m Every Woman.” The song written by Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson reached number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and established Chaka’s solo career away from Rufus. Cissy Houston provided background vocals with Will Lee and Hamish Stuart for the original. A sixteen year old Whitney and her mother would provide background vocals for Chaka’s next LP Naughty, released in 1980, featuring songs like ‘Get Ready, Get Set.” And one of the songs “Our Love’s in Danger,” features background vocals from both Whitney Houston and Luther Vandross.

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