Saturday, January 10, 2004
"Ain't Nobody," Rufus and Chaka Khan (10/22/83)
Scary but true: this only slid in, between Rick and our next entry, for a lone week at #1. So if the former Commodore had picked up his release schedule by just 7 days, we might've never gotten the joy of this at the chart's summit. And what of it? Well, it's the best record Chaka ever made with Rufus - which is saying something, as it's the last time she entered a studio with them (to pad out the 3-sides-live Stompin' at the Savoy! reunion record). "Nobody" fires on all cylinders, musically (I especially like the guitars), lyrically (who doesn't love to hear "ain't nobody loves me better than you"?), production-wise, and, well, the vocals should be self-explanatory. Has Chaka ever sung badly on record? If so, it certainly can't be found here. Chaka had three #1s in the '80s; they're my three single favorite singles of hers. And just like the last one, this, too, gets an A+.
Scary but true: this only slid in, between Rick and our next entry, for a lone week at #1. So if the former Commodore had picked up his release schedule by just 7 days, we might've never gotten the joy of this at the chart's summit. And what of it? Well, it's the best record Chaka ever made with Rufus - which is saying something, as it's the last time she entered a studio with them (to pad out the 3-sides-live Stompin' at the Savoy! reunion record). "Nobody" fires on all cylinders, musically (I especially like the guitars), lyrically (who doesn't love to hear "ain't nobody loves me better than you"?), production-wise, and, well, the vocals should be self-explanatory. Has Chaka ever sung badly on record? If so, it certainly can't be found here. Chaka had three #1s in the '80s; they're my three single favorite singles of hers. And just like the last one, this, too, gets an A+.
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