The grotesque inflation of concert ticket prices has helped to mitigate losses sustained by the recorded music industry. That 15-year boom has seen so many heritage acts return to the stage, and after doggedly touring the hits, more and more of them are back in the studio too. At the very least it offers the opportunity to freshen up cabaret-ready live setlists. Chaka Khan might not need a new album to sell tickets, and there’s no song here that would make an encore, but Hello Happiness is a vital calling card to remind everyone to come hear this unearthly voice, still sizzling with spice.

Producer Switch sashays through a bunch of styles, taking on orchestral disco, blues, funk and even a little dubstep with a bright confidence. Thankfully, there are no awkward duets, but instead seven paeans to the consoling powers of love and music. The dramatic, smouldering Too Hot is the standout, but this is a consistently impressive album. “Take me back to the dancefloor so I can dance away my blues,” Khan implores on the title track, before dragging you into the thrill of the throng.