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"Tell Me Something Good" is a song by Rufus and Chaka Khan, written by Stevie Wonder and released in 1974. The single was a hit, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, although it didn't chart in the United Kingdom. The single was amongst the earliest hits to use the guitar talk box. The song has been described as having ".. rude metallaic guitar" (by Al Ciner) and ".. a beautiful bass, clav and heavy breathing groove." The song can be difficult to count as there is an off-count into the verse. Read more on Last.fm.

There are multiple artists under the same name: 1) A 1970s funk band, best known for launching the career of their lead singer, Chaka Khan. Major hits during their career include "Tell Me Something Good," "Sweet Thing," and "Ain't Nobody" Rufus gained a fan in Stevie Wonder thanks to their cover of his "Maybe Your Baby." Wonder gave them a new composition, the slowly grinding "Tell Me Something Good," that he'd written specifically with Khan's vocal style in mind. Pulled as a single from their second album, 1974's Rags to Rufus, "Tell Me Something Good" was a Top Five smash that turned Rufus and Khan into stars.... 2) RUFUS (루퍼스) is a independent South-Korean rapper. 3) Rufus was a 1980's spanish electropop band. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.