Rufus & Chaka Khan - The Very Best of Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan

GROOVY!

This, I would have to say is absolutely, right on. Rufus and Chaka Kahn, were, and as far as I'm concerned one of the best from the 70's. This CD features some of the best from the group. It also brings back happy times for me back in the groovy 70's. What I'm really trying to say it's a must have. October 9, 2007

Pretty Darn Good

I enjoyed just about every song on this CD. I would recommend adding this to anybody's collection. May 24, 2007

The Very Best of Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan

Arrived in timely manner, plays well, sounds great!
Very happy with purchase! May 9, 2007

Review

This is an outstanding CD. It captures the best of Chaka Khan and is a must have album. January 20, 2007

Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan, I've Veal For You, I Think Olive You

The Very Best Of Rufus, Featuring Chaka Khan, is like the little girl with the little curl right in the middle of her forehead - when it's good, it's very, very good, but when it's bad, it's horrid. Don't let that stop you, though, with Chaka Khan; the highs are so high they redeem the lows.

At 5' 1" tall, Chaka Khan is the mouse that roared; from Aretha Franklin to Gladys Knight to Stephanie Mills it would be hard to find another female R&B, soul singer who can match her for sheer power. No matter how much smoke there may be in the air, Khan's voice pierces like a laser. There is something fun, even endearing, about watching someone so small, with hair exploding around her head like a mushroom cloud, delivering such a mighty payload.

Backed by the raw groove of Rufus, that roundhouse delivery really shines on tracks like Tell Me Something Good and You Got The Love. These two tracks alone are worth the price of the CD. Sweet Thing, a little more mellow, is almost as good as they are, while At Midnight has infectious, almost delirious drive. After that, things get shakier.

Khan's primary problem is that, while she's a fabulous belter, she's not really a singer as such. (To see what I mean, check out Echoes Of An Era, where she fronts an all-star jazz line-up and attempts standards - with unsatisfactory results.)

Because she brought no particular vision or point of view to the table, Khan was forced to ride the waves of musical fashion, and had the extreme bad fortune of hitting her peak just as disco was defoliating the landscape. Consequently, much of her output was little more than pointless screeching superimposed onto relentless dance beats. (Stop the madness!)

This CD captures Khan during that brief time in her career when everything lined up correctly. It was short.... but it was sweet. October 15, 2006

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