What Cha' Gonna Do for Me (song)

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"What Cha' Gonna Do for Me"
side-A label
Side A of the US single
Single by Chaka Khan
from the album What Cha' Gonna Do for Me
B-side"Lover's Touch"
ReleasedMay 1981
Recorded1980–81
GenreSynth-funk[1]
Length3:54
LabelWarner Bros.
SongwritersNed Doheny
Hamish Stuart
Chaka Khan singles chronology
"Get Ready, Get Set"
(1980) 		"What Cha' Gonna Do for Me"
(1981) 		"We Can Work It Out"
(1981)

"What Cha' Gonna Do For Me" is the title track of Chaka Khan's third solo album from 1981.[2] The song was written by Ned Doheny and Hamish Stuart of the Average White Band. They had recorded the song a year earlier and released it on their LP Shine.

The song was the second of four number-one singles on the R&B chart for Khan and was at the top spot for two weeks. The single was also her second entry on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching number 53.[3] On the Cash Box Top 100, "What Cha' Gonna Do For Me" reached number 49.[4]

In New Zealand, the song peaked at number 21.[5]

Chart performance

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Unreleased demo version

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"What Cha' Gonna Do for Me"
Demo by Ned Doheny and Average White Band
A-side"Get It Up For Love"
ReleasedApril 19, 2014 (2014-04-19)[7]
Recorded1980
GenreSoul, funk, soft rock[8]
Length4:04
LabelThe Numero Group
SongwritersNed Doheny
Hamish Stuart
Ned Doheny and Average White Band singles chronology
"Perish The Thought"
(1991) 		"What Cha' Gonna Do for Me"
(2014) 		"Labor Of Love (Kenny Dickenson Remix)"
(2017)

A demo version of the song by Doheny was released by The Numero Group on April 19, 2014, alongside a reissue of "Get It Up For Love", due to Doheny's popularity in Japan. The demo was recorded in 1980 and was previously unreleased, with the Average White Band as the backing band.[9][10][11]

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