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| Rainbow Connection IV | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 17, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | Fort Knox (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genres | Funk, soul, disco | |||
| Length | 44:30 | |||
| Label | Whitfield | |||
| Producer | Norman Whitfield | |||
| Rose Royce chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Rainbow Connection IV | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Smash Hits | 8/10[2] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | [3] |
Rainbow Connection IV is the fourth album by the funk band Rose Royce, released on the Whitfield label in 1979.[4] 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.
History
[edit]The album peaked at No. 22 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 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 No. 31 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart. It was more successful on the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 13. "What You Waitin' For" failed to chart. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD in 2010 by Wounded Bird Records.
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Wonder Where You Are Tonight" | Robert Daniels | 3:37 |
| 2. | "Is It Love You're After" | Miles Gregory | 5:01 |
| 3. | "Shine Your Light" | Robert Daniels | 5:26 |
| 4. | "What You Waitin' For" | Norman Whitfield | 8:54 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Bad Mother Funker" | Norman Whitfield | 4:41 |
| 6. | "You Can't Run From Yourself" | Norman Whitfield | 5:43 |
| 7. | "Lock It Down" | Miles Gregory | 5:59 |
| 8. | "Pazazz" | Michael Nash | 4:47 |
Personnel
[edit]- 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 piano
- 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
[edit]| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs[5] | 74 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs[5] | 22 |
| UK Albums Chart[6] | 72 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
US R&B [5] |
UK [6] | ||
| 1979 | "Is It Love You're After" | 105 | 31 | 13 |
| "What You Waitin' For" | — | — | — | |
References
[edit]- ↑ Henderson, Alex. Rainbow Connection IV review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ↑ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits. No. September 20 – October 3, 1979. p. 25.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 286.
- ↑ Thompson, Dave (2001). Funk. Backbeat Books. p. 278.
- 1 2 3 4 "US Charts > Rose Royce". Allmusic. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- 1 2 "UK Charts > Rose Royce". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Rainbow Connection IV at Discogs (list of releases)
