Today Marks The 49th Anniversary of Rufus & Chaka Khan's 4th Studio Album "Rufus featuring Chaka Khan" Originally Released on November 18, 1975.
"Rufus featuring Chaka Khan" is the fourth studio album by Rufus & Chaka Khan released by ABC Records.
The album peaked at #7 on the Billboard Top LP chart and at #1 on the Billboard Top Soul LPs chart.
The album remained on top of the R&B album chart for six consecutive weeks.
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). According to Billboard Magazine, "Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan" was the best selling R&B album of 1976 on the Year-End Charts.
Their hit single "Sweet Thing" was covered by Mary J. Blige her version, which charted in the United States and New Zealand in 1993.
Three of the albums songs were sampled by Hip-Hop artists.
"Ooh I Like Your Lovin'"
"The Blueprint" by Boogie Down Productions from the album Ghetto Music: The Blueprint of Hip Hop.
"Circles""The Becoming" by Little Brother from the album The Minstrel Show
"Sweet Thing""B-Boy in Love" by Mellow Man Ace from the album Escape from Havanaand "Remind Me" by RBL Posse from the album "A Lesson to Be Learned".
Tracklisting:
1 Fool's Paradise
2 Have a Good Time
3 Ooh I Like Your Loving
4 Everybody Has An Aura
5 Circles
6 Sweet Thing
7 Dance Wit Me
8 Little Boy Blue
9 On Time
10 Jive Talkin'
By Romie Rome For Musique Funkology ©
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