Rags to Rufus
Encyclopedia
Personnel
- Chaka KhanChaka KhanChaka Khan , frequently known as the Queen of Funk, is a 10-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. While still a member of the group in 1978, Khan embarked on a successful solo career...
– lead vocals, background vocals - Dennis Belfield – background vocals, bass
- André Fischer – drums, percussion, background vocals
- Kevin MurphyKevin Murphy (musician)Kevin Murphy is an American keyboardist. He has played with The American Breed and was a founder of Rufus .-References:...
– organ, clavinette, background vocals - Al CinerAl CinerAl Ciner is an American guitarist best known for playing guitar for The American Breed from 1966 to 1969. He was also the guitarist for Gary & the Knight Lites...
– electric & acoustic guitars, background vocals - Ron Stockert – lead vocals, keyboards, background vocals
Production
- Bob Monaco, Rufus – producers
- Clare FischerClare FischerClare Fischer is an American composer, arranger, pianist and organist. His parents were of German, French, Irish-Scot, and English backgrounds.-Early years:...
– orchestration - Don Sciarrotta – chief recording & re-mix engineer
- Tony Sciarrotta – assistant engineer
- Vic Zaslow – audio mastering
- Ron Stockert, Dennis Belfield, Al Ciner – string & horn arrangements
Charts
Album| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| 1974 | Rags to Rufus | 4 | 4 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
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| 1974 | "Tell Me Something Good" | 3 | 3 |
| "You Got the Love" | 11 | 1 | |
Later Samples
- "You Got the Love"
- "On Fire" by Tone LōcTone LōcAnthony Terrell Smith , better known by his stage name Tone Lōc, is an American rapper and actor.-Early life and career:...
from the album Lōc-ed After DarkLoc-ed After DarkLōc-ed After Dark is the debut album by rapper, Tone Lōc. The album was released in 1989 for Delicious Vinyl Records and was a huge success, making it to #1 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop album charts...
- "On Fire" by Tone Lōc
- "Swing Down Chariot"
- "This Is How We Do" by Da King & IDa King & IDa King & I was a hip-hop duo composed of Izzy Ice and DJ Majesty, they were signed to Rowdy/Arista/BMG Records.-History:Da King & I, the members of which include MC Izzy Ice and DJ Majesty, signed with Rowdy Records in 1992 and were often compared to another MC-DJ duo, Pete Rock & CL Smooth. The...
from the album Contemporary Jeep MusicContemporary Jeep MusicContemporary Jeep Music is the only album by the hip hop duo Da King & I, which was released on August 13, 1993, by Rowdy Records and was produced by Dallas Austin, Izzy Ice, and DJ Majesty. Although the album found some critical success, the album was a commercial failure, not making it on any...
- "This Is How We Do" by Da King & I
- "Tell Me Something Good"
- "Something Good" by UGKUGKUGK was an American hip hop duo from Port Arthur, Texas formed in 1987 by the late Chad "Pimp C" Butler . He then joined with Bernard "Bun B" Freeman, who became his longtime partner...
from the album Too Hard to SwallowToo Hard to Swallow-Track listing:#"Something Good" - 5:27#"Use Me Up" - 4:29#"Pocket Full of Stones" - 6:09#"Short Texas" - 6:18#"Cocaine in the Back of the Ride" - 3:44#"It's Too Hard to Swallow" - 5:19#"Cramping My Style" - 4:45...
- "Something Good" by UGK
External links
- Rags to Rufus at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...