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Rufus featuring Chaka Khan - Rags To Rufus (1974) [1994, Reissue]
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Rufus featuring Chaka Khan - Rags To Rufus (1974) [1994, Reissue]
R&B, Soul/Funk | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 39:31 Min | 287,99 Mb
Label: MCA Records (USA) | Cat.# MCAD-31365 | Released: 1994 (1974)
R&B, Soul/Funk | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 39:31 Min | 287,99 Mb
Label: MCA Records (USA) | Cat.# MCAD-31365 | Released: 1994 (1974)
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"Rags To Rufus" is the gold-selling second studio album by funk band Rufus, released on the ABC Records label in 1974. It reached #4 on both the Pop and Black Albums charts. It is notable for the hit singles "Tell Me Something Good" (US Pop #3, US R&B #3), written by Stevie Wonder, and "You Got The Love" (US Pop #11, US R&B #1), written by lead vocalist Chaka Khan and Ray Parker, Jr.. In 1975 "Tell Me Something Good" earned the band its first Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
~Wikipedia
In many respects the group seems to be feeling their way through this. Luckily, Rags to Rufus does feature some can't-miss propositions. The great rock and funk mix of "You've Got the Love" all but sums up what Chaka Khan was going to be doing for the long haul. The biggest hit here, "Tell Me Something Good," is a rare instance of an artist like Stevie Wonder giving away a tune that he could have had a big hit with himself. That being said, it was Khan's playful and sensual vocal that put it over the top. The songs that veer from the formula suffer the most on Rags to Rufus. The cutesy "I Got the Wrong Street" and the saccharine "Walkin' the Sun" are duds. Even early on, Khan needed songs that were complicated either lyrically or musically. On Ashford & Simpson's "Ain't Nothin' but a Maybe," Khan displays the maturity and knowing that it took to make the song have that much more emotional weight. Rags to Rufus ends on a relaxing note with the tracks, "Look Through My Eyes," "In Love We Grow," and the sultry "Smoking Room." This album is far from perfect, but it's certainly representative of the band's gifts and Khan's vocal power.
~Review by Jason Elias
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Rufus featuring Chaka Khan - Rags To Rufus (1974) [1994, Reissue]
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Release of this album: 1974, May [LP ABC Records, Cat.# ABCX-809, USA]
Release of this CD: 1994 [CD MCA Records (USA), Cat.# MCAD-31365 / UPC: 008811913526]
℗© 1974 MCA Records, Inc.
Manufactured in U.S.A. for MCA Records, Inc.
Credits:
Arranged By [String & Horns] – Al Ciner (tracks: 3, 9), Dennis Belfield (tracks: 3, 9), Ron Stockert (tracks: 2 to 4, 7, 9, 11), Rufus (tracks: 1, 5, 6, 8, 10)
Art Direction [Lp Art Direction] – Autumn Dreams
Artwork [Collage] – James M. Hughes
Artwork [Needle Art] – Theri-Ector Hues
Backing Vocals – Al Ciner, Andre Fischer, Chaka Khan, Dennis Belfield, Kevin Murphy, Ron Stockert
Bass – Dennis Belfield
Drums, Percussion – Andre Fischer
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Al Ciner
Engineer [Assistant] – Tony Sciarotta
Engineer [Recording & Re-mix] – Don Sciarotta
Keyboards – Ron Stockert
Lead Vocals – Ron Stockert
Lead Vocals, Featuring – Chaka Khan
Mastered By – Vic Zaslow
Orchestrated By [Orchestration] – Clare Fischer
Organ, Clavinet – Kevin Murphy
Photography By – Arthur Lee Hanson
Producer – Bob Monaco, Rufus
Tracklist:
01. You Got the Love (04:40)
(Chaka Khan, Ray Parker, Jr.)
02. I Got the Right Street (But The Wrong Direction) (03:16)
(Ron Stockert)
03. Walkin' in the Sun (03:01)
(Jeff Barry)
04. Rags to Rufus (Instrumental) (04:04)
(A. Ciner, A. Fischer, Ch. Khan, D. Belfield, K. Murphy, R. Stockert)
05. Swing Down Chariot (04:24)
(A. Ciner, A. Fischer, Ch. Khan, D. Belfield, K. Murphy, R. Stockert)
06. Sideways (Instrumental) (01:45)
(A. Ciner, A. Fischer, Ch. Khan, D. Belfield, K. Murphy, R. Stockert)
07. Ain't Nothin' But A Maybe (03:35)
(Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson)
08. Tell Me Something Good (04:38)
(Stevie Wonder)
09. Look Through My Eyes (03:08)
(Dennis Belfield)
10. In Love We Grow (03:38)
(Dennis Belfield)
11. Smokin' Room (04:23)
(Dennis Belfield)
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Thanks to M@ce
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