''Funk This'' is the eleventh

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by American singer

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. It was first released by Burgundy Records on September 25, 2007, in the United States. On October 13, 2007, the album entered at its peak position of number fifteen on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number five on the

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. On December 6, 2007, the album was nominated for Best R&B Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards, while "Disrespectful" was nominated for

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. Both nominations resulted in wins for Khan. The

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singles "Disrespectful" (featuring

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) and "Angel" were released to radio and made digitally available on

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in advance of the album release. Following the success of the initial double A-side single, the duet with Michael McDonald, " You Belong to Me", was released to radio, eventually peaking at number eighteen on the Hot Contemporary Jazz Songs chart. The contemporary R&B ballad "One for All Time" reached number fifty-five on the

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Critical reception

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rated the album three out of five stars in his review for ''

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''. He found that "Khan has never bothered with great albums because she has such a great voice – juicy, airy, spunky, transported. Though she's fifty-four, it's also unfrayed, one reason this committed if never classic comeback makes its mark. Another is hot-no-more producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, who add bite while discreetly leaving the songwriting to the likes of Hendrix,

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and the indelible Ed Townsend. Respect as well to

's New York raspberry."

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editor Andy Kellman felt that ''Funk This'' "sounds like much of it was recorded live, giving it a loose, not-fussed-over sound, though there are some questionable moves. ..The covers do work more often than not, highlighted by Prince's 'Sign 'O' the Times' and

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's 'Ladies Man' (an unlikely but very smart choice). ..Chaka sounds mostly excellent from track to track, especially during the more relaxed moments."

Commercial performance

''Funk This'' debuted and peaked at number 15 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 in the week of October 4, 2007, selling 39,000 in its first week of release. The album became Khan's highest-charting album since '' I Feel for You'' (1984). It also reached number five on ''Billboard''s

chart. By February 2008, ''Funk This'' had sold 160,000 copies in the United States, according to

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Track listing

Notes * signifies co-producer(s) * signifies remix co-producer(s)

Singles

*"Disrespectful" (featuring Mary J. Blige) (2007) – No. 1 US Dance *"Angel" (2007) – No. 29 US R&B *"You Belong to Me" (featuring Michael McDonald) (2007) – No. 18 US Hot Contemporary Jazz Songs *"One for All Time" (2008) – No. 35 US R&B *"Disrespectful" (featuring Mary J. Blige) (2009) – No. 1 UK ''Music Week'' Commercial Pop

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control 2007 albums Albums produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Burgundy Records albums Chaka Khan albums Grammy Award for Best R&B Album