Carly Simon "You Belong to Me"

The other song from Carly Simon whose title starts with "You" is the 1978 hit "You Belong to Me". Throughout the years, numerous other artists remade the soft rock gem including Jennifer Lopez, Anita Baker and Chaka Khan. Chaka enlisted help from the smoothest voice in the land: Michael McDonald to sing the tune with her in her 2007 album Funk This. McDonald also charted a live version of the song while with the Doobie Brothers in 1983.

Steve Winwood "Higher Love"

Credit "Higher Love" as Steve Winwood's first #1 song. It sat atop the Billboard Hot 100 during the summer of 1986 for exactly seven days. The lengthy tune feautured background vocals from Chicagoan Chaka Khan. Most recently, Winwood's daughter Lilly toured with her dad and sang Chaka's vocals during his 2018 Greatest Hits Live Tour.

Whitney Houston "I'm Every Woman"

Whitney Houston's rendition of the disco hit "I'm Every Woman" managed to out-do the original from Chaka Khan. Recorded for The Bodyguard Soundtrack, Whitney took the tune to #4 on the Hot 100 in 1993 whereas Chaka's original version peaked at #21 in 1978.

Chaka Khan & Rufus "Ain't Nobody"

The directive Rufus gave to Warner Brothers was simple: the funky pop-R&B song "Ain't Nobody" must be the lead single on Rufus and Chaka Khan's Stompin' at the Savoy album, or else they would give the song to Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones for inclusion on Michael's Thriller album. Warner Brothers originally balked but ultimately dropped their objections and the song went on to become the band's signature tune.

Tina Turner - "Better Be Good to Me"

Friday nights on NBC not only contained the hip cop show Miami Vice, but also played host to an amazing soundtrack of songs.  One episode of Miami Vice featured Tina Turner's "Better Be Good to Me".  The song would later be included in the show's first soundtrack which also featured music from Glenn Frey, Jan Hammer, Chaka Khan, and Phil Collins among others.

Chaka Khan - "Through The Fire"

What do Chaka Khan and Kanye West have in common?  West samples "Through the Fire" in his song "Through the Wire".

Peter Cetera & Chaka Khan - "Feels Like Heaven"

"Feels Like Heaven" is one of those power ballads that got lost in the shuffle.  Peter Cetera released the song during a time of massive transition on the radio.  Gone were the days of Cetera and his contemporaries ruling the Top 40 chart as the early-90s saw the move from pop to alternative, rap, and urban songs dominating the Top 40.  The Adult Contemporary audience was all that was left to embrace "Feels Like Heaven", and the song found success there (#4).