Numbers (Rufus album)

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Released January 1979 Artist Rufus Producer Roy Halee		Length 40:32 Release date January 1979 Label ABC Records

Recorded Dawnbreaker Recording Studios (San Fernando, California) Numbers (1979) Masterjam (with Chaka Khan) (1979) Genres Funk, Rhythm and blues, Soul music Funk albums The Platinum Collection, I Feel for You, Naughty, Come 2 My House, Life Is a Dance: The Remix Pr

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Numbers is the seventh studio album by funk band Rufus, released on the ABC Records label in 1978. It was the band's first album without Chaka Khan on lead vocals. Instead, band members Tony Maiden and David "Hawk" Wolinski shared lead vocal duties, with additional female leads by Helen Lowe and Maxayne. The album reached #15 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart, #81 on Pop and included the single release "Keep It Together (Declaration of Love)" (US R&B #16).

Khan returned to the band for the recording of the following album Masterjam, produced by Quincy Jones.

Numbers would be Rufus' final album on ABC Records. The label would be purchased and subsequently dissolved by MCA Records, and the band transferred to its roster.

Numbers also marked the debut of drummer John "J.R." Robinson to the lineup. He would remain Rufus's drummer for the rest of their run.

Personnel

Tony Maiden – guitar, lead vocals on "Ain't Nobody Like You", "Keep It Together (Declaration of Love)", "Bet My Dreams", "Pleasure Dome", and "Life in the City", background vocals, clavinet

Kevin Murphy – keyboards

Bobby Watson – bass, guitar, clavinet

John "J.R." Robinson – drums, percussion

David "Hawk" Wolinski – keyboards, lead vocals on "You're to Blame", "Don't You Sit Alone" and "Are We?", background vocals, guitar

Rufus – lead vocals on "Dancin' Mood"

Everett Bryson – percussion

Richard Mikuls – guitar

Truman Thomas – piano on "Keep It Together (Declaration of Love)"

Chuck "The German" Brooke – tenor saxophone, flute

John "Iron Lips" Erwin – trombone

Bob "The Professor" Greve – baritone saxophone, flute

Dave Grover – trumpet, slide trumpet, trombone

Bill Lamb – trumpet, slide trumpet, trombone, bass trombone

Helen Lowe – lead vocals on "Ain't Nobody Like You", background vocals

Lalomie Washburn – background vocals

Maxayne – lead vocals on "Are We?", background vocals

Freddie Hubbard – trumpet on "Bet My Dreams"

Harvey Mason – drums on "Pleasure Dome"

Production

Rufus – producer, mixing

Roy Halee – producer, engineer, mixing

Thom Wilson – engineer

Allen Zentz – audio mastering

Ernie Freeman – string arrangements and conductor

Charts

Album

Singles

Songs

1Ain't Nobody Like You"Tony Maiden4:28
2You're to Blame"3:51
3Keep It Together (Declaration of Love)"Allen Toussaint4:16

References

Numbers (Rufus album) Wikipedia

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