Camouflage is the tenth studio album by funk band Rufus (and their sixth album featuring Chaka Khan), released on the MCA Records label in 1981. Camouflage peaked at number 15 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart and stalled at number 98 on Pop. The album includes the singles "Sharing the Love" (US R&B 8, US Pop number 91) and "Better Together" (US R&B number 66, US Dance number 56).
| Camouflage | ||||
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| Studio album by Rufus with Chaka Khan | ||||
| Released | October 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Allen Zentz Recording (Hollywood, California) The Record Plant (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul | |||
| Length | 37:32 | |||
| Label | MCA Records MCA 5270 | |||
| Producer | Rufus | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [2] |
Following the release of Camouflage, Chaka Khan recorded her third, fourth and fifth solo albums What Cha' Gonna Do for Me (1981), Echoes of an Era (1982) and Chaka Khan (1982) and Rufus recorded their third album without Khan, Seal in Red (1983), before they reunited for one final album together later in 1983, the double live/studio set Stompin' at the Savoy – Live.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Better Together" | Tony Maiden, Lalomie Washburn | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Jigsaw" | Maiden, Chaka Khan | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Secret Friend" | Maiden, René Moore, Angela Winbush, Allee Willis | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Music Man (The D.J. Song)" | John Robinson, David Wolinski | 3:50 |
| 5. | "True Love" | Wolinski | 3:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Sharing the Love" | Kevin Murphy | 3:37 |
| 7. | "Quandary" | Maiden, Khan | 4:50 |
| 8. | "Lilah" | Wolinski, Willis | 4:14 |
| 9. | "Losers in Love" | Wolinski, Danny Seraphine | 3:04 |
| 10. | "Highlight" | Bobby Watson, Moore, Winbush | 3:14 |
Personnel
edit- Chaka Khan - vocals
- Tony Maiden - guitar, vocals
- Kevin Murphy - keyboards
- Bobby Watson - bass guitar
- David "Hawk" Wolinski - synthesizer, keyboards
- John Robinson - percussion, drums
- Angela Winbush - keyboards, background vocals
- René Moore - background vocals
- Lalomie Washburn - background vocals
- Vince Charles - steel drums
- Paulinho Da Costa - percussion
- Greg Phillinganes - keyboards
- Larry Williams - saxophone
Production
edit- Rufus - record producers
- John VanNest - audio engineer
Charts
editAlbum
| Chart (1981) | Peak [3] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 98 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 15 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
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| US [3] |
US R&B [3] |
US Dance [3] | ||
| 1981 | "Sharing the Love" | 91 | 8 | — |
| 1982 | "Better Together" | — | 66 | 56 |
References
edit- ^ "Camouflage review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ Gersten, Russell (1983). "Rufus". In Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House/Rolling Stone Press. p. 438. ISBN 0394721071.
- ^ a b c d "US Charts > Rufus". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-19.