Rags to Rufus

Rags to Rufus
Studio album by
Rufus
ReleasedMay 1974
Recorded1973–1974
StudioQuantum Studios
(Torrance, California)
Genre
Length40:50
LabelABC
Producer
  • Bob Monaco
  • Rufus
Rufus chronology
Rufus
(1973) 		Rags to Rufus
(1974) 		Rufusized
(1974)
Singles from Rags to Rufus
  1. "Tell Me Something Good"
    Released: 1974
  2. "You Got the Love"
    Released: 1974
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]
Rolling Stone(not rated)[3]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide[4]

Rags To Rufus is the gold-selling second studio album by funk band Rufus, released on the ABC Records label in 1974. It reached number 4 on both the Pop and Black Albums charts. It is notable for the hit singles "Tell Me Something Good" (US Pop number 3, US R&B number 3), written by Stevie Wonder, and "You Got the Love" (US Pop number 11, US R&B number 1), written by lead vocalist Chaka Khan and Ray Parker Jr. In 1975, "Tell Me Something Good" earned the band its first Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

  1. ^ Elias, Jason. "Rags to Rufus review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Scoppa, Bud. "Rags to Rufus review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 30, 2008. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  4. ^ Gersten, Russell (1983). "Rufus". In Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House/Rolling Stone Press. p. 438. ISBN 0394721071.