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Chaka Khan
Through the Fire
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"Through the Wire" carries the writing credit of "Through the Fire," so the song under those verses has a singer of its own. Chaka Khan cut it first, back in 1984; go hear where that title came from.
Liner notes
Written by David Walter Foster, Tom Keane, Cynthia Weil.
First recorded by Chaka Khan in 1984.
Also recorded by Janno Gibbs & Lani Misalucha (2001), GTS (2006), Eliane Elias (1986).
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Kanye West's "Through the Wire" runs on an earlier song, "Through the Fire." Who first recorded that one?Chaka Khan
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