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Rags to Rufus by Rufus & Chaka Khan (CD, 1990)

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RUFUS - Rags To Rufus - CD - **BRAND NEW/STILL SEALED**.

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Product Identifiers

ProducerRufus

Record LabelMCA

UPC0076743136528

eBay Product ID (ePID)15046091317

Product Key Features

Release Year1990

FormatCD

GenreSoul/R&B & Soul

ArtistRufus & Chaka Khan

Release TitleRags to Rufus

Dimensions

Item Height0.38 in

Item Weight0.20 lb

Item Length5.58 in

Item Width4.98 in

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

Number of Tracks11

TracksYou Got the Love, I Got the Right Street (But the Wrong Direction), Walkin' in the Sun, Rags to Rufus (Instrumental), Swing Down Chariot, Sideways (Instrumental), Ain't Nothin' But a Maybe, Tell Me Something Good, Look Through My Eyes, In Love We Grow, Smokin' Room

NotesOriginally released on ABC Records in 1974. Recorded at Quantam Studios, Torrance, California. Personnel: Al Ciner (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals); Kevin Murphy (vocals, clarinet, Clavinet, organ, keyboards, background vocals); Ron Stockert (vocals, keyboards, background vocals); Andr? Fischer (vocals, drums, percussion, background vocals); Dennis Belfield, Chaka Khan (vocals, background vocals). Audio Mixer: Don Sciarrotta. Recording information: Quantum Studios, Torrance, CA. Arrangers: Dennis Belfield; Ron Stockert; Al Ciner. In the days before Chaka Khan achieved solo status as an R&B superstar, she was part of the funk collective Rufus. Even on this 1974 album, her distinctive vocal personality was so strong she merited a "featuring Chaka Khan" cover credit. But RAGS TO RUFUS is unquestionably a group effort. Al Ciner's chicken-scratch guitar, Kevin Murphy's burning clavinet, and Ron Stockert's colorful keyboards provide just the right funky framework for Khan's soulful ministrations. Hard-hitting, incisive funk dominates the album, but Khan nevertheless pauses for a successful mid-tempo Aretha simulation on "Walkin' in the Sun. " On the title tune, the group displays it's instrumental prowess, showcasing it's facility for sophisticated horn arrangements, which complement virtuosic guitar and synthesizer work. The album's centerpiece is the Stevie Wonder-penned "Tell Me Something Good," a slow-burning, wah-wah clavinet-fueled song seasoned with sensuality and sarcasm in equal amounts. While Rufus proves capable of laying down hardcore funk grooves, it's the band's highly developed harmonic sensibility that sets them apart from their contemporaries.