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 - Lançado por Purple Pyramid Records em 13/07/2000
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Jump Street
R&B - Lançado por Rhino - Warner Records em 23/06/2017
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Rose Royce II : In Full Bloom
R&B - Lançado por Rhino - Warner Records em 01/01/1977
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Rose Royce IV: Rainbow Connection
R&B - Lançado por Rhino - Warner Records em 01/01/1979
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Rose Royce III: Strikes Again!
R&B - Lançado por Rhino - Warner Records em 01/01/1978
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Rose Royce Live
Soul - Lançado por Vanilla OMP em 07/08/2007
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The Very Best Of Rose Royce
Electronic - Lançado por Cleopatra Records em 02/05/2006
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Stronger Than Ever (Expanded Edition)
R&B - Lançado por Epic - Legacy em 01/04/1982
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The Very Best Of Rose Royce
R&B - Lançado por Rhino - Warner Records em 05/06/2001
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Rose Royce
Soul - Lançado por Play24 - OMP em 03/05/2004
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Golden Touch
R&B - Lançado por Rhino - Warner Records em 01/01/1981
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Music Magic
R&B - Lançado por UNIDISC MUSIC INC. em 01/01/1984
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Car Wash (Re-Recorded - Sped Up)
Funk - Lançado por Cleopatra Records em 12/05/2023
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Greatest Hits - Live (Digitally Remastered)
Soul - Lançado por CW Music - EMG em 24/02/2009
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Wishing On a Star
Miscellaneous - Lançado por Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group em 11/05/2017
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R.R. Express
Miscellaneous - Lançado por Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group em 01/01/1981
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The Hits Of Rose Royce
Soul - Lançado por No Milk Today - OMP em 21/02/2011
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Back To Back: Rose Royce & Heatwave
Disco - Lançado por Vanilla OMP em 14/03/2011
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Rose Royce Greatest Hits (Live)
Soul - Lançado por StreamWorld Entertainment Classics em 30/11/2021
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