[Verse 1]
You ain't got no kind of feeling inside
I got something that'll sho nuff set yo' stuff on fire
You refuse to put anything before your pride
What I got will knock all your pride aside
[Chorus]
Tell me something good
Tell me that you love me, yeah
Tell me something good
Tell me that you like it, yeah
[Verse 2]
Got no time is what you're known to say
(Got no time, no, got no time)
I'll make you wish there was 48 hours to each day
Your problem is you ain't been loved like you should
What I got to give will sho nuff do you good
[Chorus]
Tell me something good
(Tell me, tell me, tell me)
Tell me that you love me, yeah
Tell me something good
(Tell me, tell me, tell me)
Tell me that you like it, yeah
[Verse 3]
You ain't got no kind of feeling inside
I got something that'll sho nuff set yo' stuff on fire
You refuse to put anything before your pride
What I got will knock your pride aside
[Chorus]
Tell me something good (Oh yeah, yeah)
Tell me that you love me, yeah
Tell me something good (Oh baby, baby, baby yeah)
Tell me that you like it, yeah (You gotta)
Tell me something good (Oh, tell me baby, tell me)
Tell me that you love me, yeah yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Tell me something good (Oh, tell me, tell me, tell me)
Tell me that you like me, yeah, that you like me, baby
Tell Me Something Good was written by Chaka Khan & Stevie Wonder.
Tell Me Something Good was produced by Bob Monaco.
Rufus released Tell Me Something Good on Sat Jun 01 1974.
“Oh, yes, of course. To set the record straight, Stevie Wonder and I wrote the song together. I was honored to have Stevie come to the studio and do a song with me. … At first I didn’t put my name on there. I wasn’t legally savvy then.”
— Chaka Khan, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (June 15, 2014)
Well…. kinda. These are her words:
I remember we [Rufus] were in the studio recording our first album. I was 19 at the time, I was very pregnant, very tired, and I’m sure not in a very good mood. So Stevie Wonder had been told that he should drop into the studio while we were there to check us out,...