Rags To Rufus coverABC RECORDS · ABCX-809
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A1 — B6
  1. A1 You Got The Love 4:39
  2. A2 I Got The Right Street (But The Wrong Direction) 3:17
  3. A3 Walkin' In The Sun 3:02
  4. A4 Rags To Rufus 4:05
  5. A5 Swing Down Chariot 4:25
  6. B1 Sideways 1:55
  7. B2 Ain't Nothin But A Maybe 3:36
  8. B3 Tell Me Something Good 4:40
  9. B4 Look Through My Eyes 3:13
  10. B5 In Love We Grow 3:38
  11. B6 Smokin' Room 4:20
Liner notes

Orange sunburst label reissue using the same tip-on jacket design as original pressings from 1974. Some copies were later stamped with a golden "PLATINUM PLUS MCA-37034" stamp on the front jacket. All runout details are hand etched. Song publishers as per center labels: A1, A2, A4 to B1, B4 to B6: American Broadcasting Music, Inc. (ASCAP) A3: Irving Music Inc./Broadside Music, Inc. (BMI) B2: Nick-O-Val Music, Inc. (ASCAP) B3: Stein & Van Stock, Inc. & Black Bull Music, Inc. (ASCAP) [Rear jacket:] Recorded at Quantum Studios, Torrance, Calif. ℗ 1974, ABC Records, Inc./© 1974, ABC Records, Inc., Los Angeles, California 90048, New York, New York 10019, Printed in U.S.A. [Labels:] ℗ 1974, ABC Records, Inc.

Personnel
Arranged By [All String And Horn Arrangements By]Rufus
Arranged By [String And/Or Horns Arranged By]Al Ciner
Arranged By [String And/Or Horns Arranged By]Dennis Belfield
Arranged By [String And/Or Horns Arranged By]Ron Stockert
Art DirectionAutumn Dreams
Artwork [Collage]James M. Hughes
Artwork [Needle Art]Theri-Ector Hues
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals], Bass, Arranged By [String & Horn Arrangements]Dennis Belfield
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals [Background Vocals]Andre Fischer [ii]
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals [Background Vocals], Arranged By [String & Horn Arrangements]Al Ciner
Engineer [Assistant Engineer]Tony Sciarrotta
Engineer [Chief Recording & Re-Mix Engineer]Don Sciarrotta
Lead Vocals [Lead Vocal], Keyboards, Backing Vocals [Background Vocals], Arranged By [String & Horn Arrangements]Ron Stockert
Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals [Background Vocals]Chaka Khan
Management [Personal Management]The Jack Goldwater Co.
Mastered ByVic Zaslav
Orchestrated By [Orchestration]Clare Fischer
Organ, Clavinet [Clavinette], Backing Vocals [Background Vocals]Kevin Murphy [ii]
Photography By [Photo-Graphics]Arthur Lee Hanson
Producer [Produced By]Bob Monaco
Producer [Produced By]Rufus
Matrix / Runout
Side A labelABCX-809-A
Side B labelABCX-809-B
Side A runout, variant 1ABCX - 809 B̶ A ① A22
Side B runout, variant 1ABCX - 809 - A̶ B ① > B [two unreadable glyphs] 2
Side A runout, variant 21 ABCX 809-A ② B7
Side B runout, variant 22 ABCX-809-A̶ B ① > B10
Rights societyASCAP
Manufacture
Phonographic Copyright (p)ABC Records, Inc.
Copyright (c)ABC Records, Inc.
Recorded AtQuantum Recording Studio, Torrance, California
Mastered AtABC Recording Studios
Published ByAmerican Broadcasting Music, Inc.
Published ByIrving Music, Inc.
Published ByBroadside Music, Inc.
Published ByNick-O-Val Music, Inc.
Published ByStein & Van Stock, Inc.
Published ByBlack Bull Music, Inc.
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Rufus, Chaka Khan

Rags To Rufus

Label
ABC Records
Cat #
ABCX-809
Country
US
Released
Style
Rhythm & Blues, Soul, Funk
Format
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Rights society
ASCAP
One pressing of Rags To Rufus — master Data correct
Filed under R&B & SoulRhythm & BluesFunk
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