Rags To Rufus CD

Rags To Rufus Music

List Price	$9.95 (You save $2.86)
Category	Rock/Pop Albums, R&B CDs, Rap, Urban Soundtrack, Pop, Soul/R&B, Funk
Label	MCA
Orig Year	1974
All Time Sales Rank	6693
CD Universe Part number	1104393
Catalog number	31365
Discs	1
Release Date	Mar 16, 1990
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Producer	Rufus; Bob Monaco
Engineer	Don Sciarotta; Don Sciarrotta
Recording Time	19 minutes
Personnel	Chaka Khan - vocals, background vocals Dennis Belfield - background vocals Ron Stockert - keyboards, background vocals AndrT Fischer - vocals, drums, percussion, background vocals Kevin Murphy - organ, Clavinet, background vocals Kevin Murphy - organ, Clavinet, background vocals Al Ciner - vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals

Rags To Rufus Songs

1.	You Got the Love
2.	I Got the Right Street (But the Wrong Direction)	$0.99
3.	Walkin' in the Sun	$0.99
4.	Rags to Rufus	$0.99
5.	Swing Down Chariot	$0.99
6.	Sideways	$0.99
7.	Ain't Nothin' but a Maybe
8.	Tell Me Something Good
9.	Look Through My Eyes	$0.99
10.	In Love We Grow	$0.99
11.	Smokin' Room	$0.99

Rags To Rufus Music Review

Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

5 stars great music !
I have been looking for this album and really happy to get it from here. Shipping is fast and it's brand new. The music is really good. I hope everyone enjoy it as much as I do ~
Submitted by srdbest (Deerfield, IL. USA)
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5 stars Chaka Kahn!!!
I'll tell you something good--buy this album, it's great. (PS--if I'm not mistaken, Rufus' keyboardist was recently on tour with Shannon Curfman--check her album as well--it's great blues.)
Submitted by doncarona (Pittsburg, KS USA)
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5 stars I Will Tell You Something Good!
I will tell you something good and it is to purchase this album. Rufus and Chaka Khan is an excellent combination. It is very good to listen to alone or with friends. Their music is a classic and there is no combination like them.
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