Rufus feat. Chaka Khan - Ask Rufus (Japan 2015) [FLAC]

Ask Rufus is the platinum-selling fifth studio album by funk band Rufus (billed as Rufus featuring Chaka Khan), released on the ABC Records label in 1977. "Ask Rufus" was the 2nd best selling R&B album of 1977 according to the Billboard Year End Charts.
Ask Rufus was the band's second album to top Billboard's R&B Albums chart and also reached #14 on Pop. The album includes the singles "At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)", their third #1 hit on the R&B Singles chart and also #37 on Dance and #30 on Pop, "Hollywood" (US R&B #3, US Pop #32) and "Everlasting Love" (US R&B #17). In 1978 the Ask Rufus album earned the band their second Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. The track "Hollywood" was later covered by Erykah Badu on the soundtrack to Spike Lee's 2000 movie Bamboozled, as well as being interpolated in India.Arie's song "Little Things" on her second album, Voyage to India; "Everlasting Love" was covered by Mary J. Blige on the 1996 Olympic Games album Rhythm of The Games. (Wikipedia)



Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan - Ask Rufus
Label: Universal Music Japan / Geffen Records - UICY-77165
Series: Universal JB & Funk 1000 Best Collection
Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue
Country: Japan
Released: 2015
Originally released 1977
Genre: Funk / Soul
Style: Disco


Tracklist:

1 At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up) 4:20
2 Close The Door 3:25
Medley
3 Slow Screw Against The Wall 2:17
4 A Flat Fry 0:18
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5 Earth Song 5:05
6 Everlasting Love 4:46
7 Hollywood 4:10
8 Magic In Your Eyes 3:51
9 Better Days 4:14
10 Egyptian Song 5:10


Personnel:

Chaka Khan – lead vocals, background vocals
Tony Maiden – guitar, background vocals
Kevin Murphy – keyboards, background vocals
Bobby Watson – bass, background vocals
André Fischer – drums, background vocals
David "Hawk" Wolinski – keyboards, background vocals
Milt Holland – percussion
Ron Wood – guitar on "A Flat Fry"