Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (album)

Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
Studio album by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
Released	November 18, 1975
Recorded	May–August 1975
Studio	The Record Plant (Los Angeles) Kendun Recorders (Burbank, California)
Genre	Funk soul R&B disco
Length	38:46
Label	ABC
Producer	Rufus
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan chronology
Rufusized (1974) Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (1975) Ask Rufus (1977)
Singles from Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
"Sweet Thing" Released: 1975 "Dance Wit Me" Released: 1976 "Jive Talkin'" Released: 1976

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	B [2]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide	[3]

Rufus featuring Chaka Khan is the gold-selling fourth studio album by the funk band Rufus and Chaka Khan, released on the ABC Records label in 1975. It remained on top of the R&B album chart for six consecutive weeks.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fool's Paradise"	Gavin Christopher	4:41
2.	"Have a Good Time"	Gavin Christopher	3:20
3.	"Ooh I Like Your Loving"	Bobby Watson, Tony Maiden, Chaka Khan	3:39
4.	"Everybody Has an Aura"	Gordon DeWitty	3:48
5.	"Circles"	Tony Dulaine	3:56

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Sweet Thing"	Tony Maiden, Chaka Khan	3:18
7.	"Dance Wit Me"	Gavin Christopher	3:57
8.	"Little Boy Blue"	J. Farris	5:02
9.	"On Time" (Instrumental)	Chaka Khan, Tony Maiden, Bobby Watson, Kevin Murphy, André Fischer	3:31
10.	"Jive Talkin'"	Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb	3:33

Personnel

Rufus

• Chaka Khan – vocals
• Tony Maiden – guitar, vocals
• André Fischer – drums
• Kevin Murphy – keyboards
• Bobby Watson – bass guitar, vocals

with:

• Tower of Power Horn Section – horns

Production

• Rufus – producers
• Austin Godsey – engineer
• John Calder, Peter Chaikin, Doug Rider – assistant engineers
• Clare Fischer – string arrangements
• Greg Adams – horn arrangements
• Bill Imhoff – cover illustration

Charts

Chart (1975–76)	Peak Position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [4]	86
U.S. Billboard Top LPs [5]	7
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Later samples

• "Ooh I Like Your Lovin'"
  • "The Blueprint" by Boogie Down Productions from the album Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop
• "Circles"
  • "The Becoming" by Little Brother from the album The Minstrel Show
• "Sweet Thing"
  • "B-Boy in Love" by Mellow Man Ace from the album Escape from Havana

and "Remind Me" by RBL Posse from the album "A Lesson to Be Learned"

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1976 (U.S.)

References

1. Elias, Jason. "Rufus featuring Chaka Khan review". AllMusic . Retrieved October 11, 2011.
2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved March 12, 2019– via robertchristgau.com.
3. Gersten, Russell (1983). "Rufus". In Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Record Guide . Random House/Rolling Stone Press. p.  438. ISBN   0394721071.
4. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 261. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
5. "US Charts > Rufus". Allmusic . Retrieved October 19, 2011.
6. "American album certifications – Rufus – Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved May 13, 2024.

External links

• Rufus featuring Chaka Khan at Discogs