On January 14, 1982, “Elektra” label released “Echoes of an Era”, the fifth Chaka Khan album. It was recorded 1981 -1982, at “Mad Hatter Studios”, Los Angeles, and was produced by Lenny White.

Personnel:

• Chaka Khan- vocals
• Joe Henderson- tenor saxophone
• Freddie Hubbard- trumpet, flugelhorn
• Chick Corea- piano
• Stanley Clarke- acoustic bass
• Lenny White- drums
• Bernie Kirsch – engineer

Track listing:

1. Them There Eyes – Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey
2. All of Me – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
3. I Mean You – Coleman Hawkins, Thelonious Monk
4. I Loves You Porgy – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward
5. Take the “A” Train – Billy Strayhorn
6. I Hear Music – Burton Lane, Frank Loesser
7. High Wire – The Aerialist – Chick Corea, Tony Cohen
8. All of Me (Alternate take) – Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
9. Spring Can Really Hang You up the Most – Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf