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Title: Chaka! Through the Fire by Chaka Khan, Tonya Bolden ISBN: 1-57954-826-1 Publisher: Rodale Books Pub. Date: 10 October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.26 (19 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Really 4.5
Comment: I am a huge fan of Chaka Khan and have waited patiently for her memoir. I wasn't disappointed. Though I don't know Chaka personally, I am really proud that she faced her demons and put pen to paper in order to share her story with the world. From what I have ever read about Chaka and seeing her on countless television appearances and interviews, she appears to be a private person. Putting your business sort of speak out there is not an easy thing to do or want to do. It's takes a certain amount of strength to face things you have done that may be deemed negative. I saw her on The John Walsh show recently and she was very emotional as she spoke about leaving her children with her mother while she traveled with Rufus. It was a very real moment for Chaka and I sense she is just beginning to come into her own and acknowledge those things that caused her to drink and do drugs. Chaka you are awesome with incredible talent and strength. Continue to love yourself and everything else will fall in line.
Rating: 4
Summary: A forever voice...
Comment: Chaka Khan has one of those "forever voices." She's a diva who has influenced many a modern songtress with her limitless range and soulful delivery. Now she's been given a chance to tell her story from the highs to the lows and back again, and the result is a gripping biogrpahy of one of the most talented singers to ever pick up a microphone.
Despite what people may think, Chaka's life was not all glitter and stardust. In fact, it wasn't until her teens that the idea of becoming a professional singer even entered her mind. Raised in Chicago during the tumultuous era of the Black Panthers and civil unrest, Chaka had her share of reasons to grow up and leave the violence and heartache that the movement often brought. Thus began her journey.
THROUGH THE FIRE highlights Chaka's ups and down in the recording industry as well as her personal life. The book was an eye-opener to many of the things that are wrong with the music business, but it was also a memoir of Chaka's struggle to maintain control of her world in an industry that has been the fall of many. Chaka's story reads like a letter to the reader in many ways. The language is casual and the stories are somewhat chronological, bringing to mind an old friend telling a story over a cup of coffee. I felt as though I had been a part of Chaka's journey. I'd encourage all of Chaka's fans and naysayers, as well as those who have yet to experience her, to read this book.
Reviewed by CandaceK
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
Rating: 2
Summary: Wait for the movie
Comment: I guess if you are really in love with Chaka Khan, the book will be alright for you. I liked her music years ago, and realized I didn't know a lot about her, so I got the book. I was surprised that it was so boring. Get it from the library. It really wasn't worth buying and had no insight into the real chaka. Where were the facts that exist in other biographys?
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Title: Ordinary Girl: The Journey by Donna Summer, Marc Eliot ISBN: 1400060311 Publisher: Villard Pub. Date: 07 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title:Chaka Khan: The Signature Diva ASIN: B000092Q7B Publisher: Music Video Distribu Pub. Date: 17 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $17.96 |
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Title:The Jazz Channel Presents Chaka Khan (BET on Jazz) ASIN: 6305869049 Publisher: Image Entertainment Pub. Date: 03 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $9.99 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $9.99 |
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Title: Marvin Gaye, My Brother by Frankie Gaye, Fred E. Basten ISBN: 0879307420 Publisher: Backbeat Books Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Mercy, Mercy Me: The Art, Loves and Demons of Marvin Gaye by Michael Eric Dyson ISBN: 046501769X Publisher: Basic Civitas Books Pub. Date: 30 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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