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David James "Hawk" Wolinski (born May 13, 1948) is an American keyboardist, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with the funk band Rufus and their lead singer Chaka Khan. == Biography == Born May 13, 1948, Wolinski grew up in Chicago, and in the late 1960s, was the keyboard player and lead singer of the band the Males, and a member of The Shadows of Knight and Bangor Flying Circus. When the latter band broke up he... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, David Wolinski first charted in 1977 with Hollywood.The artist placed 13 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, one of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 20 UK Top‑75 entries, including 8 Top‑10 placements, including 1 number‑one.On US Dance the artist achieved 8 Top‑10s, 3 of which went to number‑one.On US RnB the artist achieved 6 Top‑10s, 2 of which went to number‑one.

Top songs: #1: I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho) - #2: Ain't Nobody - #3: The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind) - #4: Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better) - #5: Ain't Nobody
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  Rufus
1.
04/1977

Hollywood
Rufus

from Ask Rufus   Ask Rufus
54 pts
32
US




3
R&B


featuring Chaka Khan
[ABC 12269]
written by André Fischer & David Wolinski greentick
2.
08/1977

Everlasting Love
Rufus

from Ask Rufus   Ask Rufus
9 pts






17
R&B


featuring Chaka Khan
[ABC 12296]
written by Dennis Belfield, Kevin Murphy & David Wolinski greentick
  Chicago
Little One
3.
02/1978

Little One
Chicago

from Chicago XI   Chicago XI
21 pts
44
US
40
AC






[Columbia 10683]
written by Daniel Seraphine, David Wolinski greentick & James Pankow
Take Me Back to Chicago
4.
05/1978

Take Me Back to Chicago
Chicago

from Chicago XI   Chicago XI
14 pts
63
US
39
AC






[Columbia 10737]
written by Danny Seraphine, David "Hawk" Wolinski greentick & Robert Lamm
  Rufus
5.
07/1978

Blue Love
Rufus

from Street Player   
7 pts
105
US




34
R&B


as Rufus & Chaka Khan
[ABC 12390]
written by David Wolinski greentick & Richard Calhoun
  Chicago
6.
04/1979

Gone Long Gone / The Greatest Love on Earth
Chicago

from Hot Streets   Hot Streets
9 pts
73
US








[Columbia 10935]
written by Peter Cetera, Daniel Seraphine & David Wolinski greentick
  Rufus
7.
10/1979

Do You Love What You Feel
Rufus

from Masterjam   
76 pts
30
US


5
dance
1
R&B


as Rufus & Chaka
charted as Do You Love What You Feel / Any Love in US dance charts
[MCA 41131]
written by David Wolinski greentick
8.
11/1979

Any Love
Rufus

from Masterjam   
26 pts
102
US


5
dance
24
R&B


as Rufus & Chaka
charted as Do You Love What You Feel / Any Love in US dance charts
[MCA 41191]
written by David Wolinski greentick
  Chicago
Street Player
9.
12/1979

Street Player
Chicago

from Chicago 13   Chicago 13
1 pts






91
R&B


[Columbia 11124]
written by Danny Seraphine & David Wolinski greentick
  Rufus
10.
05/1980

I'm Dancing for Your Love
Rufus

from Masterjam   
3 pts






43
R&B


[MCA 41230]
written by David Wolinski greentick, John Robinson, Patti Austin & Peggy Jones
11.
03/1981

Tonight We Love
Rufus

from Party 'Til You're Broke   
10 pts




64
dance
18
R&B


charted as Party 'Til You're Broke / Tonight We Love in US dance charts
[MCA 51070]
written by David "Hawk" Wolinski greentick
12.
05/1981

Party 'Til You're Broke
Rufus

from Party 'Til You're Broke   
2 pts




64
dance




charted as Party 'Til You're Broke / Tonight We Love in US dance charts
written by David "Hawk" Wolinski greentick & Bessie Poindexter
  Jeffrey Osborne
13.
05/1982

I Really Don't Need No Light
Jeffrey Osborne

from Jeffrey Osborne   Jeffrey Osborne
46 pts
39
US


42
dance
3
R&B


[A&M 2410]
written by Jeffrey Osborne & David "Hawk" Wolinski greentick
  Rufus
14.
02/1983

Take It to the Top
Rufus

from Seal in Red   
2 pts






47
R&B


[Warner 29790]
written by Tony Maiden, Bobby Watson & David "Hawk" Wolinski greentick
Ain't Nobody
15.
07/1983

#5  Ain't Nobody
Rufus

from Stompin' at the Savoy – Live   
171 pts
22
US


6
dance
1
R&B
8
UK
as Rufus & Chaka Khan
[Warner 29555]
written by Hawk Wolinski greentick
  Jeffrey Osborne
16.
01/1984

Plane Love
Jeffrey Osborne

from Stay with Me Tonight   Stay with Me Tonight
25 pts




6
dance
10
R&B


[A&M 12089]
written by David "Hawk" Wolinski greentick
  Stephanie Mills
The Medicine Song
17.
08/1984

The Medicine Song
Stephanie Mills

from I've Got the Cure   
77 pts
65
US


1
dance
8
R&B
29
UK
[Casablanca 880180]
written by David "Hawk" Wolinski greentick
  Shalamar
18.
02/1985

My Girl Loves Me/Mix to Remember
Shalamar

from Heartbreak   Heartbreak
16 pts








45
UK
written by Micki Free, Hawk Wolinski greentick & Howard Hewett
My Girl Loves Me
19.
02/1985

My Girl Loves Me
Shalamar

from Heartbreak   Heartbreak
14 pts
106
US


25
dance
22
R&B


[Solar 69660]
written by Micki Free, Hawk Wolinski greentick & Howard Hewett
20.
06/1985

Don't Get Stopped in Beverly Hills
Shalamar

from Heartbreak   Heartbreak
1 pts






79
R&B


[MCA 52594]
written by Micki Free, Hawk Wolinski greentick & Howard Hewett
  Peabo Bryson
21.
08/1985

There's Nothin' Out There
Peabo Bryson

from Take No Prisoners   
3 pts






36
R&B


[Elektra 69612]
written by David "Hawk" Wolinski greentick, Keithen Carter & Patrick Leonard
  Mavis Staples
22.
03/1986

Show Me How It Works
Mavis Staples

from Wildcats OST   
1 pts






68
R&B


[Warner 28765]
written by Hawk Wolinski greentick, James Newton Howard & David Pack
  Michael Jeffries
23.
04/1986

Razzle Dazzle
Michael Jeffries

3 pts




34
dance




written by Hawk Wolinski greentick & James Newton Howard
  Glenn Jones
24.
07/1986

Giving Myself to You
Glenn Jones

from Take It from Me   
7 pts






19
R&B


[RCA 14395]
written by Glenn Jones & Hawk Wolinski greentick
  Rufus
Ain't Nobody
25.
07/1989

Ain't Nobody
Rufus

from Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project   
108 pts








6
UK
as Rufus & Chaka Khan
R rm
written by Hawk Wolinski greentick
  Yo-Yo
26.
08/1991

Ain't Nobody Better
Yo-Yo

from Make Way for the Motherlode   
4 pts






30
R&B


[EastWest 98755]
written by Yo-Yo, Del, Hawk Wolinski greentick, George Clinton & Philippe Wynn
  Massive Attack
27.
02/1992

Massive Attack (EP), aka Hymn of the Big Wheel
Massive Attack

36 pts








27
UK
written by Grant Marshall, Andrew Vowles, Robert Del Naja, Neneh Cherry, Horace Andy, Owen Hand, William DeVaughn & David Wolinski greentick
  K.W.S. and Gwen Dickey
Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)
28.
07/1994

Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)
K.W.S. and Gwen Dickey

50 pts








21
UK
written by David Wolinski greentick
  Jaki Graham
Ain't Nobody
29.
07/1994

Ain't Nobody
Jaki Graham

from Real Life   Real Life
54 pts
101
US


1
dance


44
UK
[Avex/Critique 15529]
written by David Wolinski greentick
  The Bucketheads
The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind)
30.
03/1995

#3  The Bomb! (These Sounds Fall into My Mind)
The Bucketheads

from All in My Mind   
180 pts
49
US


1
dance


5
UK
as Kenny 'Dope' presents the Bucketheads
[Big Beat 98140]
written by Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez, Daniel Seraphine & David Wolinski greentick
  Diana King
Ain't Nobody
31.
10/1995

Ain't Nobody
Diana King

from Tougher Than Love   Tougher Than Love
100 pts
94
US


4
dance
63
R&B
13
UK
[Work 78228]
written by Hawk Wolinski greentick
  Mary J. Blige
32.
06/1996

Everlasting Love
Mary J. Blige

from Rhythm of the Games: 1996 Olympic Games Album   Rhythm of the Games: 1996 Olympic Games Album
2 pts






47
R&B


[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts]
[LaFace album cut]
written by Kevin Murphy, David Wolinski greentick & Dennis Belfield
  LL Cool J
Ain't Nobody
33.
12/1996

#2  Ain't Nobody
LL Cool J

from Beavis and Butt-Head Do America: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   Beavis and Butt-Head Do America: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
222 pts
46
US




27
R&B
1
UK
[Geffen 19410]
written by James Todd Smith & Hawk Wolinski greentick
  The Course
Ain't Nobody
34.
07/1997

Ain't Nobody
The Course

92 pts








8
UK
written by Hawk Wolinski greentick
  Shah
35.
06/1998

Secret Love
Shah

10 pts








69
UK
written by Roderick Gammons, Sarah Morris, Mike Truman, Darren Wolff & Dave Wolinski greentick
  Tony Momrelle
36.
08/1998

Let Me Show You
Tony Momrelle

11 pts








67
UK
written by Roderick Gammons, Steven Mcclintock, Tony Momrelle & David Wolinski greentick
  Beverley Knight
Sista Sista
37.
12/1999

Sista Sista
Beverley Knight

from Prodigal Sista   Prodigal Sista
28 pts








31
UK
R
written by Beverley Knight, Hawk Wolinski greentick & Rod Gammons
  Andrew Roachford
38.
11/2000

From Now On
Andrew Roachford

from The Roachford Files   
3 pts








111
UK
written by Andrew Roachford, David Hawk Wolinski greentick & Rod Gammons
  India.Arie
Little Things
39.
09/2002

Little Things
India.Arie

from Voyage to India   Voyage to India
23 pts
89
US




33
R&B
62
UK
[Motown 019440]
written by André Fischer, Anthony Robertson, Shannon Sanders, India Arie Simpson & David Wolinski greentick
  Richard X vs. Liberty X
Being Nobody
40.
03/2003

Being Nobody
Richard X vs. Liberty X

158 pts








3
UK
written by Richard X, Martyn Ware, Philip Oakey, Ian Craig Marsh & David Hawk Wolinski greentick
  Joe Budden
41.
03/2004

Not Your Average Joe
Joe Budden

from The Streetsweeper, Vol. 2: The Pain from the Game   
5 pts






63
R&B
135
UK
featuring DJ Kayslay, Fat Joe & Joe
[Def Jam 002710]
written by David Wolinski greentick, Ernest Dixon, Joe Budden, Joseph Cartagena, Joe Thomas & Mark Curry
  Chaka Khan
42.
08/2004

I'm Every Woman / Ain't Nobody
Chaka Khan

8 pts








80
UK
written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson & Hawk Wolinski greentick
  Pitbull
I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
43.
03/2009

#1  I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
Pitbull

from Rebelution   Rebelution
316 pts
2
US




86
R&B
4
UK
[J Records LP Cut]
written by David Wolinski greentick, Danny Seraphine, Stefano Bosco, Patrick Gonella & A. C. Perez
  Rufus
Ain't Nobody
44.
08/2010

Ain't Nobody
Rufus

3 pts








132
UK
as Rufus & Chaka Khan
R
written by Hawk Wolinski greentick
  Pitbull
I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
45.
06/2011

I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
Pitbull

from Rebelution   Rebelution
2 pts








172
UK
R
written by David Wolinski greentick, Danny Seraphine, Stefano Bosco, Patrick Gonella & A. C. Perez
  Delilah
Go
46.
09/2011

Go
Delilah

from From the Roots Up   From the Roots Up
54 pts








17
UK
written by Paloma Stoecker, Andrew Stewart-Jones, Ryan Sutherland & Hawk Wolinski greentick
  Rufus
Ain't Nobody
47.
02/2012

Ain't Nobody
Rufus

3 pts








105
UK
as Rufus & Chaka Khan
R
written by Hawk Wolinski greentick
  Pitbull
I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
48.
02/2012

I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)
Pitbull

3 pts








148
UK
R
written by David Wolinski greentick, Danny Seraphine, Stefano Bosco, Patrick Gonella & A. C. Perez
  Delilah
Go
49.
08/2012

Go
Delilah

from From the Roots Up   From the Roots Up
7 pts








84
UK
R
written by Paloma Stoecker, Andrew Stewart-Jones, Ryan Sutherland & Hawk Wolinski greentick
  Jasmine Thompson
Ain't Nobody
50.
09/2013

Ain't Nobody
Jasmine Thompson

25 pts








32
UK
written by Hawk Wolinski greentick
  J. Cole
St. Tropez
51.
12/2014

St. Tropez
J. Cole

from 2014 Forest Hills Drive   2014 Forest Hills Drive
2 pts






50
R&B


[Roc Nation LP Cut]
written by J. Cole, Mayfield Small, Andre Fischer, Dave Wolinski greentick, Warren G, Jah Skillz, Danielle Hollis, Trip Locc, Wayniac, Weldon Irvine, Jasmine Easterly, Ned Love, Josh Skils & Margaux Whitney
  Felix Jaehn
Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)
52.
09/2015

#4  Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)
Felix Jaehn

from Felix Jaehn   
172 pts








2
UK
featuring Jasmine Thompson
written by Hawk Wolinski greentick


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