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But the Chaka Khan song is a soul classic and Jaki Graham gives it a good shot, even if her voice doesn't seem quite powerful enough for its bitter-sweet melodrama. A sure-fire club hit, don't be surprised if crossover radio beckons." English Reading Evening Post commented, "This is one of those covers that doesn't really improve on the original. This one, however, is the real deal, thanks to Graham's considerable charm as well as a plethora of mixes that range from peppy NRG to muscular house. Track is the latest in an onslaught of competitive versions of the song by various divas. Larry Flick from Billboard called the song "smashing", and stated that Graham "returns with a grand reading of a Rufus pop/ soulnugget. The single also reached number 44 in the UK, number 11 in Iceland and number 17 in Australia. Graham's version reached number one on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart for five weeks as well as being in the Top 5 favourite videos for BET (Black Entertainment Charts). It was released as the first and lead single from her fourth and last album, Real Life (1994). In 1994, British singer-songwriter Jaki Graham released her cover of " Ain't Nobody". Widely used variant of the standard artwork Khan's vocals span from G ♭ 3 to E ♭ 5 in the song. The song is performed in the key of E ♭ minor with a tempo of 104 beats per minute in common time.

The song was adopted in the United Kingdom by fans of some of the country's football clubs, with the words: Ain't nobody loves (player), makes me happy, makes me feel this way. In 2021, "Ain't Nobody" was ranked number 403 on Rolling Stone 's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song was included on the soundtrack album to the 1984 film Breakin'. The label relented and "Ain't Nobody" was issued and hit number one on the R&B chart for the week ending October 15, 1983. Wolinski threatened to give the song to singer Michael Jackson and producer Quincy Jones for Jackson's album Thriller if the song was not the lead-off single. Once the song was recorded, Warner executives wanted to issue another song as the album's first single. The band held a democratic vote, and they decided to include the song in their album repertoire. Rufus keyboardist David "Hawk" Wolinski wrote the song around a repeating synthesizer loop backed by a Linn LM-1 drum computer however, John "JR" Robinson, the band's drummer, played real drums for the recording session. It has become one of Khan's signature songs.

In 1984 at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards, "Ain't Nobody" won for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. "Ain't Nobody" quickly gathered popularity, and reached number one on the US Billboard R&B chart and number 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was released on November 4, 1983, as one of four studio tracks included on their live album, Stompin' at the Savoy (1983). " Ain't Nobody" is a song by American funk band Rufus and American singer Chaka Khan.