• Source: Street Player

      • Street Player is the sixth studio album by funk band Rufus (and their fourth album featuring singer Chaka Khan), released on the ABC Records label in 1978. Street Player was the band's third album to top Billboard's R&B Albums chart and also reached number 14 on Pop. The album includes the singles "Stay" (US R&B number 3, US Pop number 38) and "Blue Love" (US R&B number 34).


      History


      In 1978, Rufus and Chaka Khan were a top-selling band. Their last four releases had gone platinum and the group continued to sell out in arenas as a headlining act with fiery Khan leading the way. By this point, Khan's stardom outside the group had grown and it led to the group drifting apart. While Khan opted to stay a member of the group, other members were uncomfortable that Khan was now offered solo contracts.
      After the release of this record, Khan would sign a solo deal with Warner Bros. Records releasing her debut album, featuring the hit "I'm Every Woman". While Khan went on to a solo career, Rufus cut Numbers, in 1979, without her. Khan, however, didn't leave the group, returning for their Quincy Jones-produced Masterjam later that same year.
      Also after the departure of original drummer Andre Fischer, Richard "Moon" Calhoun took over on this album on drums. This would be his only album with the group. Additionally, the jazz/rock band Chicago featured a version of the title track on their 1979 album Chicago 13, with Peter Cetera on lead vocals. The song was co-written by Chicago's drummer at that time, Danny Seraphine. The track "Stay" was covered by Erykah Badu on her 1997 album Live.


      Track listing



      The listing of tracks on the back of the album as distributed in Canada (GRT of Canada Ltd.) is in the following order:

      Destiny
      Stranger To Love
      Street Player
      Stay
      Best Of Your Heart
      Finale
      Take Time
      Blue Love
      Turn
      Change Your Ways
      The listing on the album labels (sides 1 & 2) is as on the main listing.


      Personnel


      Chaka Khan – lead vocals, background vocals
      Tony Maiden – guitar, percussion, lead vocals, background vocals
      Kevin Murphy – keyboards
      Bobby Watson – bass, percussion
      David "Hawk" Wolinski – keyboards, background vocals
      Richard "Moon" Calhoun – drums, percussion, background vocals
      Jerry Hey – trumpet, flugelhorn
      Larry Williams – saxophone, flute, piccolo
      Kim Hutchcroft – saxophone, flute
      Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
      Helen Lowe – additional background vocals
      Everett Bryson, Jr. – percussion


      Production


      Rufus, Roy Halee – producers
      Roy Halee, George Belle – engineers
      Clare Fischer – string arrangements & conductor
      Seawind, Rufus – horn arrangements
      Brian Gardner – audio mastering


      Charts


      Album

      Singles


      Certifications




      See also


      List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 1978


      References




      External links


      Street Player at Discogs

    • Source: Street player

      • Street player may refer to:

      Busker
      prostitute
      Street Player (song), a song by the band Chicago

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