Party 'Til You're Broke is the ninth studio album by funk band Rufus, released on the MCA Records label in 1981. Party 'Til You're Broke which was the band's second album not to be fronted by Chaka Khan reached number 24 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart and number 73 on Pop and included the singles "Tonight We Love" (US R&B number 18, US Dance number 64) and "Hold on to a Friend" (US R&B number 56), making Party 'Til You're Broke the most successful Khan-less album from Rufus.
| Party 'Til You're Broke | ||||
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| Released | March 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980–1981 | |||
| Studio | Kendun Recorders (Burbank, California) | |||
| Genre | Contemporary R&B, funk, soul | |||
| Label | MCA Records | |||
| Producer | Rufus, John Stronach | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The New Rolling Stone Record Guide | [2] |
Following Party 'Til You're Broke and Khan's second solo album Naughty, which was released in 1980, Rufus reunited with Khan again in 1981 for the recording of Camouflage, which was to be their final full-length studio album together.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tonight We Love" | David "Hawk" Wolinski | 4:29 |
| 2. | "Hold On to a Friend" | Bessie Poindexter, Lalomie Washburn | 3:13 |
| 3. | "Love Is Taking Over" | Gavin Christopher | 4:05 |
| 4. | "Secret Love" | Poindexter, David Batteau | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Party 'Til You're Broke" | Wolinski, Poindexter | 3:33 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Can I Show You" | Wolinski, Danny Seraphine | 5:10 |
| 7. | "You're Made for Me" | Poindexter, Washburn | 3:30 |
| 8. | "What Is It" | Wolinski | 4:20 |
| 9. | "We Got the Way" | Bobby Watson, René Moore, Angela Winbush | 3:45 |
| 10. | "Afterwards" | Poindexter, Washburn | 3:10 |
Personnel
edit- Tony Maiden - bass guitar, guitar, vocals
- Kevin Murphy - keyboards, vocals
- Bobby Watson - bass guitar
- David "Hawk" Wolinski - keyboards, vocals
- John Robinson - drums, keyboards, vocals
Additional
- Louis Johnson - bass on "Tonight We Love"
Production
edit- Rufus, John Stronach - record producers
Charts
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| Chart (1981) | Peak [3] |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs | 73 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 24 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B [3] |
US Dance [3] | ||
| 1981 | "Tonight We Love" | 18 | 64 |
| "Hold On to a Friend" | 56 | — | |
References
edit- ^ "Party 'Til You're Broke review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ 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 "US Charts > Rufus". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-19.