Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (album)

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Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
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Studio album by
Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
ReleasedNovember 18, 1975
RecordedMayAugust 1975
Studio The Record Plant
(Los Angeles)
Kendun Recorders
(Burbank, California)
Genre
Length38:46
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
  1. "Sweet Thing"
    Released: 1975
  2. "Dance Wit Me"
    Released: 1976
  3. "Jive Talkin'"
    Released: 1976
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Record Guide B [2]
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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.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fool's Paradise" Gavin Christopher 4:41
2."Have a Good Time"Gavin Christopher3:20
3."Ooh I Like Your Loving"Bobby Watson, Tony Maiden, Chaka Khan 3:39
4."Everybody Has an Aura"Gordon DeWitty3:48
5."Circles"Tony Dulaine3:56
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Sweet Thing"Tony Maiden, Chaka Khan3:18
7."Dance Wit Me"Gavin Christopher3:57
8."Little Boy Blue"J. Farris5:02
9."On Time" (Instrumental)Chaka Khan, Tony Maiden, Bobby Watson, Kevin Murphy, André Fischer3:31
10."Jive Talkin'" Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb 3:33

Personnel

Rufus

with:

Production

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

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Later samples

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

See also

References

  1. Elias, Jason. "Rufus featuring Chaka Khan review". AllMusic . Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  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 2011-10-19.
  6. "American album certifications – Rufus – Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved May 13, 2024.