Rufus

Released: August 10, 1983

Featuring: Chaka Khan

Songwriter: Warren “Pete” Moore Marv Tarplin Robert “Bobby” Rogers Smokey Robinson

Producer: Russ Titelman

You do me wrong and still I'm crazy 'bout you
Stay away too long and I can live without you
Every chance you get you seem to hurt me more and more
But each hurt makes my love stronger than before

I know flower grow through rain
But how can love grow through pain

Ain't that peculiar
Peculiarity
Ain't that peculiar
Peculiar as can be

You tell me lies
That you'll be honest to me
But I'm so much in love with baby till I don't want to see
Cause the things you do and say
Are designed to make me blue
It's a doggone shame my love for you
Makes all your lies seem true

If the truth makes love last longer
Why do lies make my love stronger

Ain't that peculiar
Peculiarity
Ain't that peculiar
Peculiar as can be

Hm, I act just like a child that's lost his toy
Can't you see these tears I cry are tears of joy
A child can cry so much until you do everything they say
But unlike a child those tear don't help me to get my way

I know love can last through years
How can love last through tears

Ain't that peculiar
Peculiarity
Ain't that peculiar
Peculiar as can be

Ain't that peculiar

Rufus is an American band, known for being the launching pad for their lead vocalist-turned-soul superstar Chaka Khan.

The band originally named “Ask Rufus” shortened their name by the time they made their rootsy, soulful, debut album Rufus in 1973. Their cover of “Maybe Your Baby” on that album attracted the attention of its writer Stevie Wonder.

Wonder in turn wrote an original tune for their next album Rags To Rufus (1974) that would put the band on the map. “Tell Me Something Good” was a smash and earned the band their first Grammy.

From the album

Stompin’ at the Savoy (Live) (1983)

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