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|album name            = Come 2 My House
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|album image            = [[Image:Come2myhouse album.jpg|200px|Come 2 My House (Front Cover)]]
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|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 29|29 September 1998]] (USA)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 29|29 March 1999]] (UK)
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|length                = 59:51
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|label                  = [[NPG Records]]
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|studios                =  [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|introduction          = '''Come 2 My House''' is the tenth solo studio album by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan], and her first to be released by [[NPG Records]]. The album was largely co-written and co-produced by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). It was released in the USA in September 1998, with a UK release six months later.
|Page name    = Come 2 My House}}
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|  colspan="2" align="center" | [[Image:Come2myhouse album.jpg|200px|Come 2 My House (Front Cover)]]
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Album details
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| valign="top" width="25%"| <b>Released:</b>
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| [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/September 29|29 September, 1998]] (USA)<br>[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/March 29|29 March, 1999]] (UK)
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| valign="top"| <b>Length:</b>
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| 59:51
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| valign="top"| <b>Label(s):</b>
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| [[NPG Records]]
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| valign="top"| <b>Studio(s):</b>
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| [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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'''Come 2 My House''' is the tenth solo studio album by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan], and her first to be released by [[NPG Records]]. The album was largely co-written and produced by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]). It was released in the USA in September 1998, with a UK release six months later.
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The album produced only one commercially-released single, [[Single: Don't Talk 2 Strangers|Don't Talk 2 Strangers]] (available in the UK only, where it preceded the album's release), although [[Single: Spoon|Spoon]] was available as promotional single, and a promo sampler for the album was also available in the UK. The album reached number 49 on the US Billboard R&B Album Chart.
 
  
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] toured extensively with [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) on the [[New Power Soul Tour]] and the [[New Power Soul Festival Tour]], which was designed to promote this album and the 'companion' albums, the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]'s [[Album: Newpower Soul|Newpower Soul]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central Station's] [[Album: GCS 2000|GCS 2000]], but [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]'s set focused on her catalogue of hit songs rather than this album. She toured independently following the release of the album, but not primarily in support of this album.
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'''Sessions and compiling'''
  
The album was recorded between November, 1997, and June, 1998, at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. [[Don't Talk 2 Strangers]] was originally recorded in 1992, however, while [[Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart]] and [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye'll Never B Another Fool]][[Eye'll Never B Another Fool|'ll Never B Another Fool]] (under it's original title [[Eye'll Never B Another Fool|I'll Never Open My Legs Again]]) were originally recorded in 1995.  
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The album was recorded between November 1997, and June 1998, at [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA. [[Don't Talk 2 Strangers]] was originally recorded in 1992, however, while [[Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart]] and [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye'll Never B Another Fool]][[Eye'll Never B Another Fool|'ll Never B Another Fool]] (under it's original title [[Eye'll Never B Another Fool|I'll Never Open My Legs Again]]) were originally recorded in 1995.  
  
 
Additionally, [[Hair]] was a cover of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central Station] song from their 1973 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station_(album) Graham Central Station] (often played live by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) in a medley with [[Days Of Wild]]). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] wrote lyrics to the newer songs on the album, with [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) contributing music. He appeared as a musician throughout the album, although his specific contributions are uncredited.  
 
Additionally, [[Hair]] was a cover of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central Station] song from their 1973 album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station_(album) Graham Central Station] (often played live by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) in a medley with [[Days Of Wild]]). [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] wrote lyrics to the newer songs on the album, with [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) contributing music. He appeared as a musician throughout the album, although his specific contributions are uncredited.  
  
An early configuration of the album, missing the track [[Democrazy]] which had not yet been recorded, was compiled in February, 1998, and the album was set for release in July, 1998, before being delayed for unknown reasons.
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An early configuration of the album, missing the track [[Democrazy]] which had not yet been recorded, was compiled in February 1998, and the album was set for release in July 1998, before being delayed for unknown reasons.
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==Track listing==
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<b>Promotion</b>
===CD===
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# <b>[[Come 2 My House]]</b> (4:45) *
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# <b>[[This Crazy Life Of Mine|Intro]]</b> (0:31) +
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# <b>[[This Crazy Life Of Mine]]</b> (2:33) +
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# <b>[[Betcha Eye|Betcha]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Betcha Eye]]</b> (4:30) ^
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# <b>[[Spoon]]</b> (3:49) **
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# <b>[[Pop My Clutch]]</b> (4:47) ++
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# <b>[[Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart]]</b> (4:15) ^^
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# <b>[[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye'll Never B Another Fool]][[Eye'll Never B Another Fool|'ll Never B Another Fool]]</b> (4:12) ***
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# <b>[[Democrazy]]</b> (6:07) +
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# <b>[[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Remember U]][[Eye Remember U| Remember U]]</b> (4:16) +++
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# <b>[[Reconsider (U Betta)]]</b> (4:23) +
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# <b>[[Don't Talk 2 Strangers]]</b> (3:15) ^^
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# <b>[[Hair]]</b> (5:45) ^^^
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# <b>[[The Drama]]</b> (6:35) ****
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<b>*</b> Written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan], [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), Robert D. Palmer & [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_McCrary Howard McCrary]<br>
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<b>+</b> Written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] and [[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])<br>
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<b>^</b> Written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan], [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) and Mark Stevens<br>
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<b>**</b> Written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_McCrary Howard McCrary] & Robert D. Palmer<br>
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<b>++</b> Written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan], [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] and [[Kirk Johnson]]<br>
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<b>^^</b> written by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])<br>
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<b>***</b> written by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor Sandra St. Victor], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan], T. Hammer (uncredited) and Vince Reid (uncredited)<br>
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<b>+++</b> Written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan], [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) and [[Larry Graham]]<br>
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<b>^^^</b> Written by [[Larry Graham]]<br>
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<b>****</b> Written by [[Kirk Johnson]]<br>
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==Personnel==
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The album produced only one commercially-released single, [[Single: Don't Talk 2 Strangers|Don't Talk 2 Strangers]] (available in the UK only, where it preceded the album's release), although [[Single: Spoon|Spoon]] was available as promotional single, and a promo sampler for the album was also available in the UK. The album reached number 49 on the US Billboard R&B Album Chart.
===Musicians===
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] - lead vocals
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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] toured extensively with [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) on the [[New Power Soul Tour]] and the [[New Power Soul Festival Tour]], which was designed to promote this album and the 'companion' albums, the [[Band: New Power Generation|New Power Generation]]'s [[Album: Newpower Soul|Newpower Soul]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central Station's] [[Album: GCS 2000|GCS 2000]], but [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan]'s set focused on her catalogue of hit songs rather than this album. She toured independently following the release of the album, but not primarily in support of this album.
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all instruments, except where noted, background vocals on [[Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart]], [[Democrazy]] and [[The Drama]], guitar on [[Don't Talk 2 Strangers]]
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*[[Michael B. Nelson]] - trombone on [[Come 2 My House]], [[Pop My Clutch]], [[Democrazy]], [[Reconsider (U Betta)]] and [[Hair]]
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|tracklisting          = <small>The compact disc version is the original issue.</small>
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# <b>[[Come 2 My House]]</b> (4:45) <sup>1</sup>
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# <b>[[This Crazy Life Of Mine|Intro]]</b> (0:31) <sup>2</sup>
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# <b>[[This Crazy Life Of Mine]]</b> (2:33) <sup>2</sup>
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# <b>[[Betcha Eye|Betcha]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Betcha Eye]]</b> (4:30) <sup>3</sup>
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# <b>[[Spoon]]</b> (3:49) <sup>4</sup>
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# <b>[[Pop My Clutch]]</b> (4:47) <sup>5</sup>
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# <b>[[Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart]]</b> (4:15) <sup>6</sup>
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# <b>[[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye'll Never B Another Fool]][[Eye'll Never B Another Fool|'ll Never B Another Fool]]</b> (4:12) <sup>7</sup>
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# <b>[[Democrazy]]</b> (6:07) <sup>2</sup>
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# <b>[[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Remember U]][[Eye Remember U| Remember U]]</b> (4:16) <sup>8</sup>
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# <b>[[Reconsider (U Betta)]]</b> (4:23) <sup>2</sup>
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# <b>[[Don't Talk 2 Strangers]]</b> (3:15) <sup>6</sup>
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# <b>[[Hair]]</b> (5:45) <sup>9</sup>
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# <b>[[The Drama]]</b> (6:35) <sup>10</sup> <br>
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|credits                =  
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| * comment              = <sup>1</sup> Written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan], [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), Robert D. Palmer & [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_McCrary Howard McCrary]<br>
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<sup>2</sup>  Written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] and [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])<br>
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<sup>3</sup>  Written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan], [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) and Mark Stevens<br>
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<sup>4</sup> Written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_McCrary Howard McCrary] & Robert D. Palmer<br>
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<sup>5</sup> Written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan], [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]] and [[Kirk Johnson]]<br>
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<sup>6</sup> Written by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])<br>
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<sup>7</sup> Written by [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandra_St._Victor Sandra St. Victor], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan], T. Hammer (uncredited) and Vernon Reid (uncredited)<br>
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<sup>8</sup> Written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan], [[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) and [[Larry Graham]]<br>
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<sup>9</sup> Written by [[Larry Graham]]<br>
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<sup>10</sup>  Written by [[Kirk Johnson]]<br>
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|other format = LP
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|content                = This album has not been released in LP format.
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|musicians              = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] - lead vocals
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*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]]) - all instruments, except where noted, background vocals on [[Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart]], [[Democrazy]] and [[The Drama]], guitar on [[Don't Talk 2 Strangers]], horn arrangements
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*[[Michael B. Nelson]] - trombone on [[Come 2 My House]], [[Pop My Clutch]], [[Democrazy]], [[Reconsider (U Betta)]] and [[Hair]], horn arrangements
 
*[[Kathy Jensen]] - baritone saxophone on [[Come 2 My House]], [[Pop My Clutch]], [[Democrazy]], [[Reconsider (U Betta)]] and [[Hair]]
 
*[[Kathy Jensen]] - baritone saxophone on [[Come 2 My House]], [[Pop My Clutch]], [[Democrazy]], [[Reconsider (U Betta)]] and [[Hair]]
 
*[[Brian Gallagher]] - tenor saxophone on [[Come 2 My House]], [[Pop My Clutch]], [[Democrazy]], [[Reconsider (U Betta)]] and [[Hair]]
 
*[[Brian Gallagher]] - tenor saxophone on [[Come 2 My House]], [[Pop My Clutch]], [[Democrazy]], [[Reconsider (U Betta)]] and [[Hair]]
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Latifah Queen Latifah] - vocals on [[Pop My Clutch]] (credited as "featuring...")
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Latifah Queen Latifah] - vocals on [[Pop My Clutch]] (credited as "featuring...")
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant%C3%A9_Moore Chanté Moore] - vocals on [[Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart]]
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chant%C3%A9_Moore Chanté Moore] - vocals on [[Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart]]
*[[Marva King]] background vocals on [[Democrazy]]
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*[[Marva King]] - background vocals on [[Democrazy]]
 
*[[Rhonda Smith]] - bass guitar on [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Remember U]][[Eye Remember U| Remember U]]
 
*[[Rhonda Smith]] - bass guitar on [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Remember U]][[Eye Remember U| Remember U]]
 
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - all instruments, except where noted, on [[The Drama]]
 
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - all instruments, except where noted, on [[The Drama]]
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*[[Michael B.]] - drums (uncredited, sampled loop from sample cd ''Funky-ass Loops'') on [[Spoon]] and [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye'll Never B Another Fool]][[Eye'll Never B Another Fool|'ll Never B Another Fool]]
===Production===
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*[[Sonny T.]] - bass (uncredited, sampled loop from sample cd ''Funky-ass Loops'') on [[Spoon]] and [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye'll Never B Another Fool]][[Eye'll Never B Another Fool|'ll Never B Another Fool]]<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] - co-producer on [[Come 2 My House]], [[This Crazy Life Of Mine|Intro]], [[This Crazy Life Of Mine]], [[Betcha Eye|Betcha]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Betcha Eye]], [[Pop My Clutch]], [[Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart]], [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye'll Never B Another Fool]][[Eye'll Never B Another Fool|'ll Never B Another Fool]], [[Democrazy]], [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Remember U]][[Eye Remember U| Remember U]], [[Reconsider (U Betta)]], [[Don't Talk 2 Strangers]] and [[Hair]]
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|production            = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan Chaka Khan] - co-producer on [[Come 2 My House]], [[This Crazy Life Of Mine|Intro]], [[This Crazy Life Of Mine]], [[Betcha Eye|Betcha]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Betcha Eye]], [[Pop My Clutch]], [[Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart]], [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye'll Never B Another Fool]][[Eye'll Never B Another Fool|'ll Never B Another Fool]], [[Democrazy]], [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Remember U]][[Eye Remember U| Remember U]], [[Reconsider (U Betta)]], [[Don't Talk 2 Strangers]] and [[Hair]]
 
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])- co-producer on [[Come 2 My House]], [[This Crazy Life Of Mine|Intro]], [[This Crazy Life Of Mine]], [[Betcha Eye|Betcha]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Betcha Eye]], [[Pop My Clutch]], [[Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart]], [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye'll Never B Another Fool]][[Eye'll Never B Another Fool|'ll Never B Another Fool]], [[Democrazy]], [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Remember U]][[Eye Remember U| Remember U]], [[Reconsider (U Betta)]], [[Don't Talk 2 Strangers]] and [[Hair]]
 
*[[Prince]] (as [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]])- co-producer on [[Come 2 My House]], [[This Crazy Life Of Mine|Intro]], [[This Crazy Life Of Mine]], [[Betcha Eye|Betcha]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Betcha Eye]], [[Pop My Clutch]], [[Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart]], [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye'll Never B Another Fool]][[Eye'll Never B Another Fool|'ll Never B Another Fool]], [[Democrazy]], [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Remember U]][[Eye Remember U| Remember U]], [[Reconsider (U Betta)]], [[Don't Talk 2 Strangers]] and [[Hair]]
 
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - producer on [[The Drama]]
 
*[[Kirk Johnson]] - producer on [[The Drama]]
 
*[[Ricky Peterson]] - additional production on [[Betcha Eye|Betcha]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Betcha Eye]], [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Remember U]][[Eye Remember U| Remember U]] and [[Don't Talk 2 Strangers]]
 
*[[Ricky Peterson]] - additional production on [[Betcha Eye|Betcha]][[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Betcha Eye]], [[file:EyeBlue.png|link=Eye Remember U]][[Eye Remember U| Remember U]] and [[Don't Talk 2 Strangers]]
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*Hans-Martin Buff - engineer
==Singles released==
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*Brian Gardner - mastering (graduation) at Bernie Grundman
*[[Single: Spoon|Spoon]] (promo only)
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*Reggie Wells - make-up
*[[Single: Don't Talk 2 Strangers|Don't Talk 2 Strangers]]
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*Barry Fletcher - hair
[[File:Spoon_Single.png|100px|link=Single: Spoon]]&nbsp;&nbsp;[[File:Donttalk2strangers single.jpg|100px|border|link=Single: Don't Talk 2 Strangers]]
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*(Steve) Parke - art direction, design and photography
==Charts==
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|thanks                  = Thank: The Creator, Sandra and Charles 4 making me. Raeven and Tallon, my latest inspirations. Milini and Damien, my oldest inspirations. Tammy, my manager, sister and best friend. Her husband Howard and the McCrary's. Bonnie and her husband Tom. Mark and Zeheva, my siblings. My family in Chicago... and all of U! [[File: SymbolSmallerBlue.png|link=Alias: Symbol]], my spiritual brother and his wife, Mayte. The fantastic Graham family. Londell McMillan and Don Wilson 4 their council and support. Joan Scott, Tanya and Courtni Shipley, Chann Berry, Fred Sherrard, Jack Patterson, Reggie Wells and Michael Alsondo. Pepsi, love ya! David Gest 4 making me laugh. Simone Morrison, 4 everything! My entire band and singers. Darryl Hill and my Friend Club. And Sangki 4 smoothing the rough edges and love. Radio, Retail and Video 4 making sure that you are able to hear and buy my music. And most importantly... U. Thank U. Chaka
{| cellpadding="5" style="text-align:left;background:#fcfcfc;color:black;border:1px solid #ccc;"
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|singles                =  
! <u>Entry Date</u>
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{{AlbumSingles|
! <u>Chart, Country</u>
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|singles =  
! <u>Peak Position</u>
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{{AlbumSinglesLine|
! <u>Weeks In Chart</u>
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|Single = [[Single: Spoon|Spoon]] <small>(promo only)</small>
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|B-side = None
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|Image  = Spoon_Single.png
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|Link  = Single: Spoon
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}}
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{{AlbumSinglesLine|
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|Single = [[Single: Don't Talk 2 Strangers|Don't Talk 2 Strangers]] <small>(UK only)</small>
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|B-side = [[Spoon]]
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|Image  = Donttalk2strangers single.jpg
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|Link  = Single: Don't Talk 2 Strangers
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}}
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}}
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|see also              =  
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{{SeeAlso|
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|item1  = [[Album: Newpower Soul|Newpower Soul<br>(album)]]
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|image1  = [[File:Newpowersoul_album.jpg|80px|link=Album: Newpower Soul]]
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|item2  = [[Album: GCS 2000|GCS 2000<br>(album)]] 
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|image2  = [[File:Gcs2000_album.jpg|80px|link=Album: GCS 2000<br>(album)]]
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}}
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|charts                =
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{{Charts|
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|charts          =
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{{ChartLine-3|text= America}}
 
{{ChartLine|
 
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 17 Oct. 1998<sup>+</sup>
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| Date            = 17 Oct. 1998  
| Chart (Country) = Billboard R&B Album Chart
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| Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard R&B Album Chart
 
| Peak Position  = 49
 
| Peak Position  = 49
 
| Weeks in chart  = 15
 
| Weeks in chart  = 15
 
}}
 
}}
|}
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|awards          =  
==Releases==
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{{NoAwards|
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|format  = album
! colspan="8" |
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|Country = the USA
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}}
! ''Country'' !! ''Format'' !! ''Cat. Number'' !! ''Comments'' !! Front !! Back !! Label1 !! Label2
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|certifications  =
|-
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{{NoCertification|
! colspan="8" |
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|format  = album
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|Country = the USA
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| USA || CD || 7-85337-98212-9 ||  
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| [[Image:Come2myhouse album.jpg|50px|left|link={{filepath: Come2myhouse album.jpg}}]]
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|releases              = The album was included in a so called  ''Newpowerpak'' 3CD box-set, released through [[1-800 New Funk]], along with [[New Power Generation]]'s [[Album: Newpower Soul|Newpower Soul]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_Central_Station Graham Central Station's] [[GCS 2000]]. The box-set included the standard packaging for each album, with a cardboard slipcover around the three CD cases.
| [[Image:Princevaultsinglecover.png|50px|left|link={{filepath: Princevaultsinglecover.png}}]]
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Revision as of 13:37, 28 June 2020

Livingsingle album.jpg 1997: Living Single All Prince Albums All Related Artists Albums 1998: Van Gogh Vangogh album.jpg
Come 2 My House

Come 2 My House (Front Cover)

Album details


Released: 29 September 1998 (USA)
29 March 1999 (UK)
Length: 59:51
Label(s): NPG Records
Studio(s): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA

Charts, Certifications & Awards


Charts
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: Billboard R&B Album Chart 17 Oct. 1998 49 15
Certifications
This album has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released


Spoon (promo only)
b/w None
Spoon Single.png
Don't Talk 2 Strangers (UK only)
b/w Spoon
Donttalk2strangers single.jpg

See also


Newpower Soul
(album)
GCS 2000
(album)
 
Newpowersoul album.jpg link=Album: GCS 2000(album)

Alternate Album Configuration


An earlier configuration of the album, sequenced in February 1998, and missing the track Democrazy, is known, listed below:

  • February 1998, configuration
  1. Come 2 My House
  2. AmEyeBlue.png Happy? (released as Spoon)
  3. This Crazy Life Of Mine
  4. EyeBlue.png Remember U
  5. EyeBlue.png'll Never B Another Fool
  6. BetchaEyeBlue.png
  7. Don't Talk 2 Strangers
  8. Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart
  9. The Drama
  10. Hair
  11. Pop My Clutch
  12. Reconsider (U Betta)


Come 2 My House is the tenth solo studio album by Chaka Khan, and her first to be released by NPG Records. The album was largely co-written and co-produced by Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png). It was released in the USA in September 1998, with a UK release six months later.


Sessions and compiling

The album was recorded between November 1997, and June 1998, at Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA. Don't Talk 2 Strangers was originally recorded in 1992, however, while Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart and EyeBlue.png'll Never B Another Fool (under it's original title I'll Never Open My Legs Again) were originally recorded in 1995.

Additionally, Hair was a cover of the Graham Central Station song from their 1973 album Graham Central Station (often played live by Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png) in a medley with Days Of Wild). Chaka Khan wrote lyrics to the newer songs on the album, with Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png) contributing music. He appeared as a musician throughout the album, although his specific contributions are uncredited.

An early configuration of the album, missing the track Democrazy which had not yet been recorded, was compiled in February 1998, and the album was set for release in July 1998, before being delayed for unknown reasons.

Promotion

The album produced only one commercially-released single, Don't Talk 2 Strangers (available in the UK only, where it preceded the album's release), although Spoon was available as promotional single, and a promo sampler for the album was also available in the UK. The album reached number 49 on the US Billboard R&B Album Chart.

Chaka Khan toured extensively with Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png) on the New Power Soul Tour and the New Power Soul Festival Tour, which was designed to promote this album and the 'companion' albums, the New Power Generation's Newpower Soul and Graham Central Station's GCS 2000, but Chaka Khan's set focused on her catalogue of hit songs rather than this album. She toured independently following the release of the album, but not primarily in support of this album.



Track listing
CD LP

The compact disc version is the original issue.

  1. Come 2 My House (4:45) 1
  2. Intro (0:31) 2
  3. This Crazy Life Of Mine (2:33) 2
  4. BetchaEyeBlue.png (4:30) 3
  5. Spoon (3:49) 4
  6. Pop My Clutch (4:47) 5
  7. Journey 2 The Center Of Your Heart (4:15) 6
  8. EyeBlue.png'll Never B Another Fool (4:12) 7
  9. Democrazy (6:07) 2
  10. EyeBlue.png Remember U (4:16) 8
  11. Reconsider (U Betta) (4:23) 2
  12. Don't Talk 2 Strangers (3:15) 6
  13. Hair (5:45) 9
  14. The Drama (6:35) 10

This album has not been released in LP format.


1 Written by Chaka Khan, Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png), Robert D. Palmer & Howard McCrary
2 Written by Chaka Khan and Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png)
3 Written by Chaka Khan, Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png) and Mark Stevens
4 Written by Chaka Khan, Howard McCrary & Robert D. Palmer
5 Written by Chaka Khan, SymbolSmallerBlue.png and Kirk Johnson
6 Written by Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png)
7 Written by Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png), Sandra St. Victor, Chaka Khan, T. Hammer (uncredited) and Vernon Reid (uncredited)
8 Written by Chaka Khan, Prince (as SymbolSmallerBlue.png) and Larry Graham
9 Written by Larry Graham
10 Written by Kirk Johnson



Personnel
Musicians


Production


Thanks
  • Thank: The Creator, Sandra and Charles 4 making me. Raeven and Tallon, my latest inspirations. Milini and Damien, my oldest inspirations. Tammy, my manager, sister and best friend. Her husband Howard and the McCrary's. Bonnie and her husband Tom. Mark and Zeheva, my siblings. My family in Chicago... and all of U! SymbolSmallerBlue.png, my spiritual brother and his wife, Mayte. The fantastic Graham family. Londell McMillan and Don Wilson 4 their council and support. Joan Scott, Tanya and Courtni Shipley, Chann Berry, Fred Sherrard, Jack Patterson, Reggie Wells and Michael Alsondo. Pepsi, love ya! David Gest 4 making me laugh. Simone Morrison, 4 everything! My entire band and singers. Darryl Hill and my Friend Club. And Sangki 4 smoothing the rough edges and love. Radio, Retail and Video 4 making sure that you are able to hear and buy my music. And most importantly... U. Thank U. Chaka



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions

The album was included in a so called Newpowerpak 3CD box-set, released through 1-800 New Funk, along with New Power Generation's Newpower Soul and Graham Central Station's GCS 2000. The box-set included the standard packaging for each album, with a cardboard slipcover around the three CD cases.

Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

 
USA CD 7-85337-98212-9   border border link=File:LabelA}}} link=File:LabelB}}}

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

None

 
 
Additional Information

Promotion (at time of release) Trivia

  • A four-track promotional CD sampler was sent out to radio DJs in the UK containing the following tracks:
  1. Spoon (3:49)
  2. Reconsider (U Betta) (4:23)
  3. Don't Talk 2 Strangers (3:15)
  4. BetchaEyeBlue.png (4:30)
  • A separate 4-track 12" sampler was also sent out to radio DJs in the UK containing the following tracks:
A1. Reconsider (U Betta) (4:23)
A2. Spoon (3:49)
B1. BetchaEyeBlue.png (4:30)
B2. Come 2 My House (4:45)
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References
Livingsingle album.jpg 1997
Living Single
All Albums All Related Artists Albums 1998
Van Gogh
Vangogh album.jpg