Album Tracks
- 1. Suggested Query: You are going it alone this time around with no major label support. Was this by design or accident?
By design really…take full responsibility - 2. Suggested Query: They say the business is now for the young…does that frighten you in any way?
I’m not as scared..The better I feel. - 3. Suggested Query: After all these years your voice is as strong as ever…what’s your secret?
I uh, theres no special secret…Think about it much - 4. Suggested Query: Did you think you”ve gotten better or worse?
I just perceive myself getting better…I do…try, (laugh). - 5. Suggested Query: Completely on your own, any fears?
I have lots of doubts…I love a challenge. - 6. Suggested Query: The new album is called…
Come 2 My House, (laugh). - 7. Suggested Query: And it was co-produced and co-written by…
The Artist, Formerly Known As. - 8. Suggested Query: How did this collaboration get started?
Off and on weve been communicating .As it ends up. - 9. Suggested Query: How is this new deal, with you, The Artist and Larry Graham?
Everything is done without contracts… were doing. - 10. Suggested Query: And the three of you appeared as guests on each others albums?
And we are in full support of each other…As many ways as we can. - 11. Suggested Query: How was it, working with the Artist?
It was almost working with myself…Most wonderful way. - 12. Suggested Query: Going into the prqject, was there a deliberate direction?
Well we went into this project…Come real. - 13. Suggested Query: How did the mechan-ics of the production work?
I said to him give me some tracks…it was scary. - 14. Suggested Query: Was there a theme or specific direction to the album?
We tried to make the songs like a relationship…The whole bit. - 15. Suggested Query: Was this new way of writing and expressing yourself difficult?
As we went along…It was like a floodgate. - 16. Suggested Query: Does this way of writ-ing create a better song?
People write in different ways…It really does. - 17. Suggested Query: Tell us about the song “Spoon”.
This one song…Interesting way. - 18. Suggested Query: What about “Betcha I?”
We were in the studio…advertisement, heh! - 19. Suggested Query: Now there”s a song on the album that starts off with you calling him, and he hangs up on you!
Drama, (laugh)…Getting rid of some demons, I truly was. - 20. Suggested Query: There is another song on the album that truly evokes a lot of emotion, especially from women….
“Dont Talk To Strangers”…Police took her away. - 21. Suggested Query: Your own life, with being away for so long in the beginning, resembles some of the words in the song. Any regrets?
I have some regrets…done it any different. - 22. Suggested Query: Of all the wonderful music you”ve made over the years are there any that stand out?
Yeah, Earthsong…In a big way. - 23. Suggested Query: Where do you see yourself, say in 5 years?
Probably crippled and blind…Will be successful. - 24. Suggested Query: So how does it feel to be a record mogul?
Well, I dont know…Like family - 25. Suggested Query: With everything that”s going on, such a busy schedule, does the success factor your motivator?
The thing is…To hear that. - 26. Suggested Query: You have your web-site…
I’m in the midst…Information on that. - 27. Suggested Query: Now the new album, “Come 2 My House” drops September 22nd.
Yes that’s that projected date… chakalettes.com. - 28. Suggested Query: The album and the whole project with The.Artist, and Larry Graham is really good.
It’s a hot package…It’s good. - 29. Suggested Query: Thank you for coming by today and talking about your Album…its been a pleasure!
It’s my pressure! (laugh)
Album Info
Full interview with Chaka, minus the host.
Produced by Jack Patterson for Earth Song Entertainment