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Rufus featuring Chaka Khan - Rags To Rufus
(ABC Records ABCX-809, 1974)


Titres

A1 You Got The Love 4:39
(Chaka Khan, Ray Parker Jr.)
A2 I Got The Right Street (But The Wrong Direction) 3:17
(Ron Stockert)
A3 Walkin' In The Sun 3:02
(Jeff Barry)
A4 Rags To Rufus 4:05
(Al Ciner, Andre Fischer, Chaka Khan, Dennis Belfield, Kevin Murphy, Ron Stockert)
A5 Swing Down Chariot 4:25
(Traditional)

B1 Sideways 1:55
(Al Ciner, Andre Fischer, Chaka Khan, Dennis Belfield, Kevin Murphy, Ron Stockert)
B2 Ain't Nothin But A Maybe 3:36
(N. Ashford / V. Simpson)
B3 Tell Me Something Good 4:40
(Stevie Wonder)
B4 Look Through My Eyes 3:13
(Dennis Belfield)
B5 In Love We Grow 3:38
(Dennis Belfield)
B6 Smokin' Room 4:20
(Dennis Belfield)


Crédits

Chaka Khan : chant, vocaux
Dennis Belfield : basse, vocaux
Al Ciner : guitare, vocaux
Andre Fischer : batterie, vocaux
Ron Stockert : synthétiseur, chant, vocaux
Kevin Murphy : orgue, clavinet, vocaux

Orchestration : Clare Fischer
Arrangements [cuivres, cordes] : Rufus, Al Ciner (A3, B4), Dennis Belfield (A3, B4), Ron Stockert (A3, A4, B2, B4, B5)
Mastering : Vic Zaslow

Production : Bob Monaco, Rufus





EXTRAITS



FACE A

Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan_1974_"You Got The Love" (A1)


"You Got The Love" (@ Soul Train)



Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan_1974_"I Got The Right Street (But The Wrong Direction)" (A2)



Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan_1974_"Walkin' In The Sun" (A3)



Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan_1974_"Rags To Rufus" (A4)
EXTRAITS


Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan_1974_"Swing Down Chariot" (A5)




FACE B

Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan_1974_"Sideways" (B1)
EXTRAIT


Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan_1974_"Ain't Nothin But A Maybe" (B2)
EXTRAIT


Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan_1974_"Tell Me Something Good" (B3) (LIVE)



Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan_1974_"Look Through My Eyes" (B4)



Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan_1974_"In Love We Grow" (B5)
EXTRAIT


Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan_1974_"Smokin' Room" (B6)




Rufus & Chaka Khan



Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan sur Funk-O-Logy

-->Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan - Rags To Rufus (ABC Records ABCX-809, 1974)

-->Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan - Rufusized (ABC Records ABCD-837, 1974)

-->Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan - S/T (ABC Records ABCD-909, 1975)


Rufus sur Funk-O-Logy

-->Rufus - S/T (ABC ABCX-783, 1973)

-->Rufus - Seal In Red (Warner Bros. 9 23753-1, 1983)

Cover faite par Nik West de "Tell Me Something Good" (B3)

Nik West sera en concert au New Morning le 31 juillet 2018.

Cover faite par Terrence Cunningham de "Tell Me Something Good" (B3)

The Voice USA, 2018.
Je trouve que ses notes vocales ultra aiguës sur le groove aux vibrations basses se marient à merveille : chair de poule quand il pousse ses cris, des perles d'une transparence absolue (supportable à ces doses).