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Rags To Rufus is the breakthrough 1974 album by Rufus & Chaka Khan, blending funk, soul, R&B, and jazz influences into a vibrant, groove-driven sound. It established the group's signature style: tight musicianship, infectious rhythms, and Khan's powerhouse vocals. The album's defining moment is the Stevie Wonder-penned hit “Tell Me Something Good”, which brought the album to commercial success. Widely regarded as one of the classic funk-soul albums of the 1970s, Rags To Rufus helped to launch Chaka Khan as a major star and cemented Rufus as one of the era's premier bands.
Tracklist
Side One
You Got The Love
I Got The Right Street
Walkin' In The Sun
Rags To Rufus
Swing Down Chariot
Side Two
Sideways
Ain't Nothin' But A Maybe
Tell Me Something Good
Look Through My Eyes
In Love We Grow
Smokin' Room