Stompin' at the Savoy - Live
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Stompin' at the Savoy – Live is an album by American
R&B
/funk band Rufus
, (billed as 'Rufus & Chaka Khan'), released on the Warner Bros. Records
label in 1983.
Stompin' at the Savoy was a double-record set featuring three sides of live material recorded at the Savoy Theater in New York which sees the band reunited with Chaka Khan
and performing all their biggest hits such as "Tell Me Something Good
", "You Got the Love
", "Sweet Thing
", "At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)
" and "Do You Love What You Feel
" as well as "What Cha' Gonna Do For Me" from Khan's 1981 solo album of the same name.
The fourth side of the album included four new studio recordings of which two were released as singles, "Ain't Nobody
" and "One Million Kisses". "Ain't Nobody", written by the band's keyboardist David "Hawk" Wolinski, became Rufus' final number one R&B hit, reached #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, also won them a Grammy Award
for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal in 1984 and has since come to be regarded as one of Chaka Khan's own signature tunes - although it in fact was recorded with Rufus. Both "Ain't Nobody" and "One Million Kisses" were included on her 1989 remix compilation Life is a Dance - The Remix Project
.
The Stompin' at the Savoy – Live album which was a major commercial success, reaching #4 on Billboard
s R&B Albums Chart as well as #50 on Pop, became Khan's final collaboration with Rufus and the band dissolved shortly after its release.
Stompin at the Savoy - Live was transferred from vinyl to CD in the early 1990s and remains in print.
Side Two
Side Three
Side Four
United States
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R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
/funk band Rufus
Rufus
Rufus may refer to:People * Milan Rúfus , Slovak poet and writer* Rufus * Rufus , consul in 457* Several Saints Rufus* Rufus , French actor...
, (billed as 'Rufus & Chaka Khan'), released on the Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
label in 1983.
Stompin' at the Savoy was a double-record set featuring three sides of live material recorded at the Savoy Theater in New York which sees the band reunited with Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Chaka 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...
and performing all their biggest hits such as "Tell Me Something Good
Tell Me Something Good
"Tell Me Something Good" is a song by Rufus and Chaka Khan, released in 1974. It was a big hit peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, though it didn't chart in the United Kingdom. Written by Stevie Wonder, the song is among the earliest hits to use the guitar talk box. The single...
", "You Got the Love
You Got the Love (Rufus song)
"You Got the Love" is a hit song for the funk band Rufus. It was written by Ray Parker, Jr. and Chaka Khan. From the Rags to Rufus album, it spent one week at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart in 1974. It also peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart...
", "Sweet Thing
Sweet Thing (Chaka Khan song)
"Sweet Thing" is a soul single that was first a hit with Rufus featuring Chaka Khan when they recorded the song in 1975 eventually reaching number-one on the R&B singles chart and number five on the pop chart...
", "At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)
At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)
"At Midnight " was a hit song by R&B/funk band Rufus featuring Chaka Khan in 1977. Released from their hit album, Ask Rufus, it spent two weeks at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart and peaked at number thirty on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart..-Chart positions:...
" and "Do You Love What You Feel
Do You Love What You Feel
"Do You Love What You Feel" is a well known soul/disco song by Rufus and Chaka. Released in late 1979 from the Quincy Jones produced album, Masterjam, it spent three weeks at the top of the Hot Soul Singles chart, becoming the fourth of five songs that they would send to the top of that chart. It...
" as well as "What Cha' Gonna Do For Me" from Khan's 1981 solo album of the same name.
The fourth side of the album included four new studio recordings of which two were released as singles, "Ain't Nobody
Ain't Nobody
"Ain't Nobody" is a 1983 hit single by Rufus & Chaka Khan. It was released as a studio bonus track on the band's live album Stompin' at the Savoy. It reached number one on the U.S. R&B chart and twenty-two on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart...
" and "One Million Kisses". "Ain't Nobody", written by the band's keyboardist David "Hawk" Wolinski, became Rufus' final number one R&B hit, reached #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, also won them a Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal in 1984 and has since come to be regarded as one of Chaka Khan's own signature tunes - although it in fact was recorded with Rufus. Both "Ain't Nobody" and "One Million Kisses" were included on her 1989 remix compilation Life is a Dance - The Remix Project
Life is a Dance - The Remix Project
Life is a Dance: The Remix Project is a remix album of recordings by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan released by the Warner Bros. Records label in 1989...
.
The Stompin' at the Savoy – Live album which was a major commercial success, reaching #4 on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s R&B Albums Chart as well as #50 on Pop, became Khan's final collaboration with Rufus and the band dissolved shortly after its release.
Stompin at the Savoy - Live was transferred from vinyl to CD in the early 1990s and remains in print.
Track listing
Side One- "You Got the LoveYou Got the Love (Rufus song)"You Got the Love" is a hit song for the funk band Rufus. It was written by Ray Parker, Jr. and Chaka Khan. From the Rags to Rufus album, it spent one week at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart in 1974. It also peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart...
" (Khan, Parker) - 5:36 - "Once You Get Started" (Christopher) - 5:05
- "Dance Wit' Me" (Christopher) - 3:36
- "Sweet ThingSweet Thing (Chaka Khan song)"Sweet Thing" is a soul single that was first a hit with Rufus featuring Chaka Khan when they recorded the song in 1975 eventually reaching number-one on the R&B singles chart and number five on the pop chart...
" (Maiden) - 3:28
Side Two
- "Tell Me Something GoodTell Me Something Good"Tell Me Something Good" is a song by Rufus and Chaka Khan, released in 1974. It was a big hit peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, though it didn't chart in the United Kingdom. Written by Stevie Wonder, the song is among the earliest hits to use the guitar talk box. The single...
" (Wonder) - 3:39 - "You're Welcome, Stop on By" (Thomas, Womack) - 5:41
- "Pack'd My Bags" (Khan, Maiden) - 4:31
- "I'm a Woman (I'm a Backbone)" (Washburn) - 4:06
- "At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)"At Midnight " was a hit song by R&B/funk band Rufus featuring Chaka Khan in 1977. Released from their hit album, Ask Rufus, it spent two weeks at number one on the Hot Soul Singles chart and peaked at number thirty on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart..-Chart positions:...
" (Maiden, Washburn) - 3:39
Side Three
- "Ain't That Peculiar" (Moore, Robinson, Rogers, Tarplin) - 3:29
- "Stay" (Calhoun, Khan) - 5:50
- "What Cha' Gonna Do for Me" (Doheny, Stuart) - 4:24
- "Do You Love What You Feel" (Wolinski) - 6:50
Side Four
- "Ain't Nobody" - Studio recording - (Wolinski) - 4:41
- "One Million Kisses" - Studio recording - (Murphy, Osborne) - 4:10
- "Try a Little Understanding" - Studio recording - (Khan, Maiden) - 4:42
- "Don't Go to Strangers" - Studio recording - (Evans, Kentz, Mann) - 4:14
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...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Tony Maiden - vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Kevin MurphyKevin Murphy (musician)Kevin Murphy is an American keyboardist. He has played with The American Breed and was a founder of Rufus .-References:...
- keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - David "Hawk" WolinskiHawk WolinskiDavid J. "Hawk" Wolinski is an American keyboardist, songwriter and record producer probably best known for his work with the funk band Rufus and their lead singer Chaka Khan....
- keyboards - Bobby Watson - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- John RobinsonJohn Robinson (drummer)John Robinson is an American drummer and session musician...
- drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
Trivia
Warner Bros. also filmed the performance for a documentary and the album was to be the soundtrack, but, for unknown reasons, decided to shelve the documentary, but still release the album.Production
- Russ TitelmanRuss TitelmanRuss Titelman is an American record producer and songwriter. He has to date won three Grammy Awards. He earned his first producing the Steve Winwood song "Higher Love", and his second and third for Eric Clapton's Journeyman and Unplugged albums...
- record producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music... - Track 1-13 recorded at The Savoy Theatre, NY.
Later samples
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- "I Know You Got Soul" by Eric B. & Rakim