Rose Royce IV: Rainbow Connection is the fourth album released by the Funk band Rose Royce on the Whitfield label in August 1979. It was produced by Norman Whitfield. This would be the last album to include lead singer Gwen Dickey before she left the group to embark on a solo career.
Video Rose Royce IV: Rainbow Connection
History
The album peaked at #72 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached #74 on the Billboard 200. Two singles were released from the album, "Is It Love You're After" and "What You Waitin' For". "Is It Love You're After" peaked at #31 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart. It was more successful on the UK Singles Chart, reaching #13. "What You Waitin' For" failed to chart. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD in 2010 by Wounded Bird Records.
Maps Rose Royce IV: Rainbow Connection
Track listing
Personnel
- Rose Royce
- Gwen Dickey - lead vocals
- Kenny Copeland - trumpet, lead vocals
- Kenji Brown - guitar, lead vocals
- Lequeint "Duke" Jobe - bass, vocals
- Michael Nash - keyboards
- Henry Garner - drums, vocals
- Freddie Dunn - trumpet
- Michael Moore - saxophone
- Terry Santiel - congas
- Additional musicians
- Walter Downing - Clavinet, Rhodes
- Lafayette Trey Stone, Isy Martin, Wah Wah Watson - guitar
- Jack Ashford - tambourine, cowbell
Production
- Norman Whitfield - producer, arranger, mixing engineer, album concept
- Michael Nash - producer ("Pazazz")
- Bruce Miller - string and horn arrangements
- Leanard Jackson, Steve Smith - recording engineer, mixing engineer
- Norman Moore - cover design
- Scott Hensell - photography
- Tim Bryant/Gribbitt! - art direction
- Bill Whitfield - album coordinator
Charts
- Singles
References
External links
- Rainbow Connection IV at Discogs (list of releases)
Source of article : Wikipedia
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