''Party 'Til You're Broke'' is the ninth studio album by funk band

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label in 1981. ''Party 'Til You're Broke'' which was the band's second album not to be fronted by Chaka Khan reached #24 on '' Billboards R&B Albums chart and #73 on Pop and included the singles "Tonight We Love" (US R&B #18, US Dance #64) and "Hold on to a Friend" (US R&B #56), making ''Party 'Til You're Broke'' the most successful Khan-less album from Rufus. 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 ''

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'' which was to be their final full-length studio album together.

Track listing

Personnel

* Tony Maiden -

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, vocals * Kevin Murphy -

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, vocals * Bobby Watson -

* David "Hawk" Wolinski - keyboards, vocals * John Robinson - drums, keyboards, vocals Louis Johnson played Bass on "Tonight We Love" Sources -album credits

Production

*Rufus, John Stronach -

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Charts

Album Singles

References

External links

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