I love this song. So nice!

I Up on the wire I like to climb and play with the sky The people far below The air is clear And I can perceive The whole world is shining Life is sublime And when you dare to go up in the air and leave the earth far behind you As I step and dip and leap into a space beyond Up high Just for a moment Alive And so afraid but alive As Ifall up against the sky and my heart has broken free

❤Love Of My Lifetime❤

Brilliant performance!!!Chaka's vocals is in top notch form here!!!!IAwesome!!!!

How could I not know this version existed! I do have the version from "Echoes of an Era." Thanks for posting.

Hahaha...I dig the little chatter at the end! BTW: Can't stop listening to this masterpiece! Again, THANKS FOR THE POST!

I like the live version she did on BET on Jazz some years ago.

Thanks a ton for sharing!! Fantastic as always!

Come on and SANG momma! You know...One of our KZread friends who's a Chaka fan said that Chaka doesn't sound like she did in the 80's..Kinda like hating you know? But, in my opinion her clarion voice has gotten STRONGER and clear! This is just BEAUTIFUL ...Thanks for the post!

@Funkredible Chaka would've sounded great in the 80's but the drugs really took toll on her live performances.what makes her recordings so great from that time was that she was challenging/proving herself.

@Funkredible In terms of studio recordings the 80's showcase her best work, but live i'd say the 90's/00's.

@TheCmeljazzman Thank you for KNOWING!

@TheCmelmoneyman, How are you? When did Chaka do this particular rendition? Is it on a CD?