Seal in Red is the eleventh and final studio album by funk band Rufus, their debut on the Warner Bros. Records label, released in 1983. Seal in Red, which was the band's third album to be recorded without Chaka Khan, peaked at number 49 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart and included the single "Take It to the Top" (US R&B number 47).

Seal in Red
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1983
StudioOcean Way, Hollywood, California
GenreFunk/Soul
Length38:52
LabelWarner Bros.
23753
ProducerGeorge Duke
Rufus chronology
The Very Best of Rufus with Chaka Khan
(1982)
Seal in Red
(1983)
Stompin' at the Savoy - Live
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Despite featuring guest appearances from a host of other distinguished names in the R&B/Soul/Funk/Jazz genres like keyboardist George Duke, who also produced the album, singers Patti Austin and Ivan Neville, Chicago's trombonist James Pankow, and saxophonist Ernie Watts, Seal in Red was only a moderate commercial success. Following Seal in Red the band reunited with Chaka Khan for one final album together, the double live/studio set Stompin' at the Savoy - Live, before dissolving in late 1983.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Take It to the Top"Tony Maiden, Bobby Watson, David "Hawk" Wolinski4:15
2."The Time Is Right"Ivan Neville, George Tillman, Nick Daniels III4:22
3."When I Get Over You"Wolinski, Tom Jans4:28
4."You Turn Me All Around"Wolinski, David Williams3:11
5."You, the Night and the Music"Maxayne Lewis, Wornell Jones3:53
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Blinded by the Boogie"Wolinski, Peter Rafelson3:27
7."I'm Saving This Love Song"Wolinski4:01
8."You're Really Out of Line"John Robinson, Wolinski3:43
9."Distant Lovers"Maiden, David Batteau, Don Freeman3:31
10."No Regrets"Wolinski4:01

Personnel

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Additional personnel

Production

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Charts

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Album

Chart (1983) Peak
[2]
U.S. Billboard Top Black LPs 49

Singles

Year Single Peak position
US
R&B

[2]
1983 "Take It to the Top" 47

References

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  1. ^ "Seal in Red review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
  2. ^ a b "US Charts > Rufus". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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