Rose Royce
Rose Royce -- the Los Angeles-based group comprised of Henry Garner (drums); Terral "Terry" Santiel (congas); Lequeint "Duke" Jobe (bass); Michael Moore (saxophone); Gwen Dickey, performing with the group using the stage name Rose Norwalt (lead vocals); Kenny Copeland (trumpet, lead vocals); Kenji Brown (guitar, lead vocals); Freddie Dunn (trumpet); and Michael Nash (keyboards) -- were actually formed by Copeland and Garner. Both were preparing for graduation from high school, and contemplating their careers. Joined by Dunn and Moore, the two decided to go the route of the music business under the name Total Concept Unlimited (and later as Magic Wand). They auditioned for Edwin Starr, and he hired them as his backup band.
The group's association with Starr enabled them to interact with numerous music industry personalities. One in particular was Motown producer Norman Whitfield. Whitfield gradually became associated with the group by hiring it for recording sessions; the group also worked with Yvonne Fair, the Undisputed Truth, and the Temptations through Whitfield's influence. After a couple of years of seasoning, the group began production on its debut album under Whitfield's supervision. Also during this time, MCA Records was seeking an artist for the soundtrack to the movie Car Wash. Whitfield convinced executives that the band was more than competent for the job. So the material that Whitfield had assembled for the group's debut album became the soundtrack's material.
The movie Car Wash and the soundtrack were big hits, and they also propelled the group, now known as Rose Royce, into national recognition. Released in late 1976, the soundtrack featured three Billboard R&B Top Ten singles: "Car Wash," "I Wanna Get Next to You," and "I'm Going Down." The former was also a number one single on the Billboard pop charts. To offset any negative rhetoric regarding its legitimacy, the group released its follow-up album, Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom, and bloom it did. The group returned to the Top Ten with "Do Your Dance" and "Ooh Boy," silencing all critics. In 1978, they released their third album, entitled Rose Royce III: Strikes Again!, and it featured "I'm in Love (And I Love the Feeling)" and "Love Don't Live Here Anymore." Both singles cracked the Billboard R&B Top Five.
Rose Royce followed with a string of hits that roamed the charts, but never gained the chart status that their previous songs did. They became very popular in England and have remained a marquee attraction there.
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Greatest Hits
Funk - Erschienen bei Purple Pyramid Records am 13.07.2000
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Jump Street
R&B - Erschienen bei Rhino - Warner Records am 23.06.2017
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Rose Royce II : In Full Bloom
R&B - Erschienen bei Rhino - Warner Records am 01.01.1977
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Rose Royce IV: Rainbow Connection
R&B - Erschienen bei Rhino - Warner Records am 01.01.1979
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Rose Royce III: Strikes Again!
R&B - Erschienen bei Rhino - Warner Records am 01.01.1978
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The Very Best Of Rose Royce
Electronic - Erschienen bei Cleopatra Records am 02.05.2006
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Stronger Than Ever (Expanded Edition)
R&B - Erschienen bei Epic - Legacy am 01.04.1982
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The Very Best Of Rose Royce
R&B - Erschienen bei Rhino - Warner Records am 05.06.2001
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Golden Touch
R&B - Erschienen bei Rhino - Warner Records am 01.01.1981
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Car Wash
Disco - Erschienen bei Carter Lane - OMiP am 11.11.2012
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Car Wash (Re-Recorded - Sped Up)
Funk - Erschienen bei Cleopatra Records am 12.05.2023
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Music Magic
R&B - Erschienen bei UNIDISC MUSIC INC. am 01.01.1984
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R.R. Express
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group am 01.01.1981
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Greatest Hits - Live (Digitally Remastered)
Soul - Erschienen bei CW Music - EMG am 24.02.2009
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Wishing On a Star
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group am 11.05.2017
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The Hits Of Rose Royce
Soul - Erschienen bei No Milk Today - OMP am 21.02.2011
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Back To Back: Rose Royce & Heatwave
Disco - Erschienen bei Vanilla OMP am 14.03.2011
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