"What Cha' Gonna Do for Me" | ||||
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![]() Side A of the US single | ||||
Single by Chaka Khan | ||||
from the album What Cha' Gonna Do for Me | ||||
B-side | "Lover's Touch" | |||
Released | May 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1980–81 | |||
Genre | Synth-funk[1] | |||
Length | 3:54 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ned Doheny Hamish Stuart | |||
Chaka Khan singles chronology | ||||
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"What Cha' Gonna Do For Me" is the title track of Chaka Khan's third solo album from 1981.[2] The song was written by Ned Doheny, and Hamish Stuart of the Average White Band. They had recorded the song a year earlier and released it on their LP Shine.
The song was the second of four number-one singles on the R&B chart for Khan and was at the top spot for two weeks. The single was also her second entry on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 53.[3] On the Cash Box Top 100, "What Cha' Gonna Do For Me" reached number 49.[4]
In New Zealand, the song peaked at #21.[5]