Rags to Rufus

Rags To Rufus is the gold-selling second studio album by funk band Rufus, released on the ABC Records label in 1974. It reached #4 on both the Pop and Black Albums charts. It is notable for the hit singles "Tell Me Something Good" (US Pop #3, US R&B #3), written by Stevie Wonder, and "You Got the Love" (US Pop #11, US R&B #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.

Rags to Rufus
Studio album by
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
Christgau's Record GuideB
Rolling Stone(not rated)
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide
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