Singer: Rufus
Title: Rags To Rufus
Label: ABC Records ‎– ABCX-809
Type: Vinyl, LP, Album, Black Label
Country: US
Date of released: 1974
Category: Funk / Soul
Style: Funk, Soul
Size MP3 zip: 1882 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1837 mb
Rating: 3.7✭
Format: MP3 MPC AU ADX ASF WMA AHX RA FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	You Got The Love Written-By – Chaka Khan, Ray Parker Jr.	4:39
A2	I Got The Right Street (But The Wrong Direction) Written-By – Ron Stockert	3:17
A3	Walkin' In The Sun Written-By – Jeff Barry	3:02
A4	Rags To Rufus Written-By – Al Ciner, Andre Fischer , Chaka Khan, Dennis Belfield, Kevin Murphy , Ron Stockert	4:05
A5	Swing Down Chariot Written-By – Traditional	4:25
B1	Sideways Written-By – Al Ciner, Andre Fischer , Chaka Khan, Dennis Belfield, Kevin Murphy , Ron Stockert	1:55
B2	Ain't Nothin But A Maybe Written-By – N. Ashford / V. Simpson*	3:36
B3	Tell Me Something Good Written-By – Stevie Wonder	4:40
B4	Look Through My Eyes Written-By – Dennis Belfield	3:13
B5	In Love We Grow Written-By – Dennis Belfield	3:38
B6	Smokin' Room Written-By – Dennis Belfield	4:20

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – ABC Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – ABC Records, Inc.
• Mastered At – ABC Recording Studios
• Recorded At – Quantum Recording Studio, Torrance, California

Credits

• Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – Al Ciner (tracks: A3, B4), Dennis Belfield (tracks: A3, B4), Ron Stockert (tracks: A3, A4, B2, B4, B5)
• Art Direction – Autumn Dreams
• Artwork [Collage] – James M. Hughes
• Artwork [Needle Art] – Theri-Ector Hues
• Backing Vocals – Al Ciner, Andre Fischer , Chaka Khan, Dennis Belfield, Kevin Murphy , Ron Stockert
• Bass – Dennis Belfield
• Drums – Andre Fischer
• Engineer [Assistant] – Tony Sciarrotta
• Engineer [Chief Recording & Re-Mix] – Don Sciarrotta
• Featuring – Chaka Khan
• Guitar – Al Ciner
• Keyboards – Ron Stockert
• Lead Vocals – Chaka Khan, Ron Stockert
• Mastered By – Vic Zaslow*
• Orchestrated By [Orchestration] – Clare Fischer
• Organ, Clavinet – Kevin Murphy
• Other [Photo-Graphics] – Arthur Lee Hanson
• Photography By – Arthur Lee Hanson
• Producer – Bob Monaco
• Producer, Arranged By [Strings & Horns] – Rufus

Notes

1st pressing has black label design. LP housed in company (orange) dust sleeve.

Recorded at Quantum Studios, Torrance, California.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout A-side, etching, variant 1): ABCX'809-A 2 A12
• Matrix / Runout (Runout B-side, etching, variant 1): ABCX-809-B 3 > A14
• Matrix / Runout (Runout A-side, variant 2): ABCX - 809 A ①
• Matrix / Runout (Runout B-side, variant 2): ABCX - 809 B ① > B 1

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
7022-809 H	Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan	Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan - Rags To Rufus ‎(8-Trk, Album, Quad)	ABC Records	7022-809 H	US	1974
MAB-809, ABCX-809	Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan	Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan - Rags To Rufus ‎(LP, Album, RE)	MCA Records, MCA Records	MAB-809, ABCX-809	Canada	1977
YW-8012-AB	Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan	Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan - Rags To Rufus ‎(LP, Album, RE)	ABC Records	YW-8012-AB	Japan	1978
LM-2622	Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan	Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan - Rags To Rufus ‎(LP, Album)	Liming Record	LM-2622	Taiwan	1974
9022-809	Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan	Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan - Rags To Rufus ‎(LP, Album)	ABC Records	9022-809	Canada	1974

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