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As Khan released her first solo album, I'm Every Woman, the band released 1978's Numbers, sans Khan, and it went absolutely nowhere. Masterjam finds them back together, renamed Rufus and Chaka, with Quincy Jones producing the effort. Khan had worked with Jones on his 1978 album, Sounds...And Stuff Like That. The most striking thing about Masterjam is that is doesn't sound like a trademark Rufus effort. Jones' production style is so strong that the band's individual sound is all but lost. It's nothing to cry about, since Jones was at his R&B/pop peak and Rufus couldn't do it any better on their own. The album's first track is "Do What You Love What You Feel," with its subtle horn riffs arranged by Jerry Hey and vocals from guitarist Tony Maiden and Khan. On a track somewhat close to a ballad, the brilliantly arranged "Heaven Bound," Jones gets a good raw vocal from Khan. A frequent Jones collaborator, Rod Temperton, offers the title track and the even better "Live in Me." The album's only low point was a cover of Jones' own "Body Heat." On this version the pace is quickened, inexplicably turned into disco which revealed the lyrics to be paper-thin. Although Masterjam was just more of a Quincy Jones album than a Rufus effort, this ended up being one of the groups' last successful full-studio endeavors.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
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Bruce Swedien, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Quincy Jones, Producer - David Wolinski, ComposerLyricist - Rufus & Chaka Khan, MainArtist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bruce Swedien, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Quincy Jones, Producer - David Wolinski, ComposerLyricist - Rufus & Chaka Khan, MainArtist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bruce Swedien, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Meyers, ComposerLyricist - Danny Leake, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Producer - Rufus & Chaka Khan, MainArtist - Billy Durham, ComposerLyricist - Lorrin Bates, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bruce Swedien, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Quincy Jones, Producer - Rufus & Chaka Khan, MainArtist - TONY MAIDEN, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bruce Swedien, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rod Temperton, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Producer - Rufus & Chaka Khan, MainArtist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bruce Swedien, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Quincy Jones, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Leon Ware, ComposerLyricist - Rufus & Chaka Khan, MainArtist - Bruce Carleton Fisher, ComposerLyricist - Stan Richardson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bruce Swedien, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Patti Austin, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Producer - David Wolinski, ComposerLyricist - Rufus & Chaka Khan, MainArtist - Peggy Jones, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bruce Swedien, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Producer - CHAKA KHAN, ComposerLyricist - Rufus & Chaka Khan, MainArtist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bruce Swedien, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rod Temperton, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Producer - Rufus & Chaka Khan, MainArtist
℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
As Khan released her first solo album, I'm Every Woman, the band released 1978's Numbers, sans Khan, and it went absolutely nowhere. Masterjam finds them back together, renamed Rufus and Chaka, with Quincy Jones producing the effort. Khan had worked with Jones on his 1978 album, Sounds...And Stuff Like That. The most striking thing about Masterjam is that is doesn't sound like a trademark Rufus effort. Jones' production style is so strong that the band's individual sound is all but lost. It's nothing to cry about, since Jones was at his R&B/pop peak and Rufus couldn't do it any better on their own. The album's first track is "Do What You Love What You Feel," with its subtle horn riffs arranged by Jerry Hey and vocals from guitarist Tony Maiden and Khan. On a track somewhat close to a ballad, the brilliantly arranged "Heaven Bound," Jones gets a good raw vocal from Khan. A frequent Jones collaborator, Rod Temperton, offers the title track and the even better "Live in Me." The album's only low point was a cover of Jones' own "Body Heat." On this version the pace is quickened, inexplicably turned into disco which revealed the lyrics to be paper-thin. Although Masterjam was just more of a Quincy Jones album than a Rufus effort, this ended up being one of the groups' last successful full-studio endeavors.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:21
- Main artists: Rufus & Chaka Khan
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen*
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1979 MCA Records Inc. ℗ 1979 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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