Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan
Type = Album
Artist = Rufus featuring Chaka Khan

Released = 1975
Recorded = —
Genre = R&B/Funk
Length = 38:46
Label = ABC Records
Producer = Rufus
Reviews = Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:f9ftxqy5ld6e~T2] |
Last album = "Rufusized"
(1974)
This album = "Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan"
(1975)
Next album = "Ask Rufus"
(1977)

Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan is the gold-selling fourth studio album by funk band Rufus (billed as 'Rufus featuring Chaka Khan'), released on the ABC Records label in 1975. "Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan" was the band's first album to top Billboard's R&B Albums chart and also reached #12 on Pop. The album included the singles "Sweet Thing", their second #1 hit on the R&B Singles chart and also #5 hit on Pop, "Dance Wit Me" (US R&B #5, US Pop #39) and the Bee Gees cover "Jive Talkin'" (US R&B #35).

"Sweet Thing" was later covered by Mary J. Blige on her 1992 debut album "What's the 411?" and by urban jazz saxophonist Boney James on his 1998 album which also took its title from the song, "Sweet Thing".

Track listing

#"Fool's Paradise" (Gavin Christopher) - 4:40
#"Have a Good Time" (Gavin Christopher, Tony Maiden) - 3:20
#"Ooh I Like Your Loving" (Chaka Khan, Tony Maiden, Bobby Watson) - 3:39
#"Everybody Has an Aura" (Gordon DeWitty) - 3:46
#"Circles" (Tony Dulaine) - 3:56
#"Sweet Thing" (Chaka Khan, Tony Maiden) - 3:19
#"Dance Wit Me" (Gavin Christopher) - 3:57
#"Little Boy Blue" (J. Farris) - 5:04
#"On Time" (Instrumental) (André Fischer, Chaka Khan, Tony Maiden, Kevin Murphy, Bobby Watson) - 3:31
#"Jive Talkin'" (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb) - 3:34

Personnel

* Chaka Khan - vocals
* Tony Maiden - guitar, vocals
* Kevin Murphy - keyboards, vocals
* Bobby Watson - bass guitar, vocals
* André Fischer - drums, vocals
* Tower of Power - horns

Production

* Rufus - record producers
* Austin Godsey - engineer