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"Sweet Thing" is a soul single that was first a hit with Rufus featuring Chaka Khan when they recorded the song in 1975, eventually reaching number-one on the R&B singles chart and number five on the pop chart. The song was co-written by Khan (For her then husband, Richard Holland) and Rufus band mate Tony Maiden and became one of the band and Khan's signature songs. Eighteen years later, in 1993, the song was covered by R&B singer Mary J. Blige who had a version that was a top forty hit on both sides for a second time with it reaching number twenty-eight pop and number-eleven R&B. In 1997, contemporary jazz saxophonist Boney James did a cover of the song, included on the album titled ''Sweet Thing''. The album's title track included background vocals by original co-writer Tony Maiden.〔(Sweet Thing - Boney James ) from Allmusic.com〕〔http://www.festivalpreview.com/artist/boney-james "Boney James|Festival Preview" from festivalpreview.com〕 Khan recorded it again for the ''New York Undercover: a Night at Natalies'' soundtrack, released in 1998. Initially, Khan disliked Blige covering it but eventually Khan befriended Blige and the two singers later sang the song together during a VH-1 ''Divas Live'' concert in 2003. Khan and Blige have since recorded the duet "Disrespectful", for Khan's recent release, ''Funk This''. UK soul singer Beverley Knight has also recorded a version of the song. Knight's version was recorded for a BBC Radio 2 session and was included as the B-side to her single "Not Too Late For Love". Due to the popularity of Knight's version with her fans, it was later included on her ''Voice - The Best of Beverley Knight'' compilation. Knight has since been invited to perform the song at Khan's London O2 Arena date on her UK tour, after collaborating with the singer on her Blige duet "Disrepectul" at the Montreaux Jazz Festival. ==Chart positions== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sweet Thing (Chaka Khan song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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