From a commercial standpoint, the problem with this LP was its lack of a really strong single, but from a creative standpoint, this is a decent and promising, if imperfect, debut. It was in 1973 that ABC released Rufus’ self-titled debut album, which wasn’t the big seller that 1974’s Rags to Rufus, 1975’s Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan, and 1977’s Ask Rufus would be. Khan was handling most of the lead vocals, although keyboardist Ron Stockert was still doing a fair amount of lead singing. The band was still obscure, and the single that made Khan a superstar (1974’s “Tell Me Something Good”) was still a year away. In 1973, Rufus had yet to start going by the name Rufus & Chaka Khan. This is vinyl rip of the original ABC Records LP including coversī4 Whoever’s Thrilling You (Is Killing Me) (2:42)ī5 Love The One You’re With / Sit Yourself Down (Medley) (6:21) Chaka Kahn and the band are still working things out at this point, but the record’s got some excellent sweet funky moments, and some great LA production that drives the whole thing home nicely. Rufus & Chaka Khan first album is an archetypal bit of jazzy rocking soul that would forever change the face of 70s pop.
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