Dare You to Love Me

The unreleased & legendary 'Dare You To Love Me' CD by Chaka Khan would've been a gem in her discography if it were released back in 1995. This 'lost album' was completed before 'Epiphany' was released in 1996, and for some reason, Warner Brothers decided to disregard all of the hard work that Chaka (& others!!) put into the project by cancelling it's release. Warners then started to release several of the tracks on a variety of soundtracks, compilations, and others even appeared as the 'new songs' on 1996's 'Epiphany'. From what I've heard on the tracks that we've collected from the 'Dare You To Love Me' sessions (1993-1995), Chaka's exceptional album was dumped in favor of a 'Best Of' CD. While we assembled most of the tracks from the original 'Dare..' sessions, there are a few that've been quite elusive.

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If you have any additional information about the missing tracks or have questions regarding Chaka Khan's 'lost album', feel free to contact 'Chaka's World' at chakasworld@hotmail.com.

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Track listing of the original CD

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(** designates the tracks that we have!!) -

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1.Dare You To Love Me (**),

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2.Never Miss The Water (**),

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3.Don't Take Back (Your Love)(**),

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4.Love Me Still (**),

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5.Pain (**),

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6.Miles Blowin' (**),

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7.Everywhere (**),

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8.Let My Heart Go,

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9.You & I Are One (**),

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10.Power (**),

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11.Whatever I Want,

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12.A Dream I Had,

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13.Every Little Thing (**),

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14.Something Deep (**),

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15.Your Love Is All I Know (**), and

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16.It Ain't Easy Loving Me (**)

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(I am not sure if 'Superlife' or 'If Only'

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were recorded during these sessions!)

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