Rufus featuring Chaka Khan – Rufusized
(ABC Records 1974 ABCL5063)
Matrix No’s: A1/B2 – UK Pressing
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Gatefold Sleeve in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
– some light marks near opening edge & some light foxing inside gatefold
Rufus is an American funk band from Chicago best known for launching the career of lead singer Chaka Khan. They had several hits during their career, including “Tell Me Something Good”, “Sweet Thing”, “Do You Love What You Feel”, and “Ain’t Nobody”. Rufus and Chaka Khan were one of the most popular and influential funk bands of the 1970s; they had four consecutive number-one R&B albums, ten top 40 pop hits, and five number-one R&B singles among other accolades
Rufusized is the gold-selling third studio album by funk band Rufus, featuring Chaka Khan, on the ABC Records label in 1974, their second album release that year. The album peaked at number 7 on the Billboard album chart the week ending March 1, 1975.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | “Once You Get Started” | Gavin Christopher | 4:29 |
| 2. | “Somebody’s Watching You” | Tony Maiden, Chaka Khan, Bobby Watson | 3:14 |
| 3. | “Pack’d My Bags” | Maiden, Khan | 5:05 |
| 4. | “Your Smile” | Lalomie Washburn | 3:23 |
| 5. | “Rufusized” (Instrumental) | Khan, Maiden, Watson, Kevin Murphy, André Fischer | 3:16 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | “I’m a Woman (I’m a Backbone)” | Washburn | 3:18 |
| 7. | “Right Is Right” | Maiden, Murphy, Khan | 3:16 |
| 8. | “Half Moon” | John Hall | 3:14 |
| 9. | “Please Pardon Me (You Remind Me of a Friend)” | Brenda Gordon, Brian Russell | 3:02 |
| 10. | “Stop on By” | Bobby Womack, Pete Thomas | 4:52 |
Personnel
- Rufus
- Chaka Khan – lead vocals, background vocals
- Tony Maiden – lead guitar, background vocals
- Kevin Murphy – organ, clavinet, background vocals, acoustic piano, ARP synthesizer
- Bobby Watson – bass, background vocals
- André Fischer – drums, percussion
Production
- Bob Monaco – producer
- Rufus – arrangements
- Clare Fischer, Kevin Murphy – string & horn arrangements
- Gerald Vinci – concertmaster
- Gary Olazabal, Austin Godsey, Michael Braunstein – engineers
- Norman Seeff – photography
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