- Numbers (Rufus album)
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Numbers 
Studio album by Rufus Released January 1979 Recorded Dawnbreaker Recording Studios
(San Fernando, California)Genre Funk/Soul Length 40:32 Label ABC
AA 1098Producer Rufus, Roy Halee Rufus chronology Street Player
(1978)Numbers
(1979)Masterjam
(1979)Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]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. 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.
Contents
Track listing
Side one No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Ain't Nobody Like You" Tony Maiden, Elainea Robbins 4:28 2. "You're to Blame" David "Hawk" Wolinski 3:51 3. "Keep It Together (Declaration of Love)" Allen Toussaint 4:16 4. "Dancin' Mood" Wolinski 3:52 5. "Red Hot Poker" Bobby Watson 4:30 Side two No. Title Writer(s) Length 6. "Don't You Sit Alone" Wolinski 4:41 7. "Bet My Dreams" Wolinski 5:04 8. "Pleasure Dome" Maiden, Robbins 4:11 9. "Are We?" Wolinski 3:32 10. "Life in the City" Watson 4:54 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 sax, flute
- John "Iron Lips" Erwin – trombone
- Bob "The Professor" Greve – baritone sax, 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
Year Album Chart positions[2] US US
R&B1979 Numbers 14 1 Singles
Year Single Chart positions[3] US US
R&B1979 "Keep It Together (Declaration of Love)" 109 16 "Ain't Nobody Like You" — — References
- ^ "Numbers review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r48414/review. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "US Albums Charts > Rufus". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5319/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ "US Singles Charts > Rufus". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5319/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
External links
Categories:- 1979 albums
- Rufus albums
- Albums produced by Roy Halee
- ABC Records albums
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