Strikes Again
| Strikes Again | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 11, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1977–1978 | |||
| Studios | Fort Knox (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genres | Funk, soul, disco | |||
| Length | 39:10 | |||
| Label | Whitfield | |||
| Producer | Norman Whitfield | |||
| Rose Royce chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Strikes Again | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | [2] |
Strikes Again is the third album by funk band Rose Royce.[3] It was released on the Whitfield label in August 1978. It was produced by Norman Whitfield.
History
[edit]The album peaked at number four on the Billboard R&B albums chart and number 28 on the Billboard Top LPs chart. It yielded two Billboard R&B top ten singles, "I'm in Love (And I Love the Feeling)" and "Love Don't Live Here Anymore". "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" was also successful on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number two, their highest charting single in the UK. A third single, "First Come, First Serve", peaked at number 65 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart. The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2016 by Big Break Records.
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Norman Whitfield unless otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Up Off Your Fat" | 4:35 | |
| 2. | "Do It, Do It" | 4:09 | |
| 3. | "I'm in Love (And I Love the Feeling)" | 3:41 | |
| 4. | "First Come, First Serve" | 3:19 | |
| 5. | "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" | Miles Gregory | 3:56 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Angel in the Sky" | Billie Calvin | 4:56 |
| 7. | "Help" | Robert Daniels | 3:53 |
| 8. | "Let Me Be the First to Know" | Gregory | 3:52 |
| 9. | "That's What's Wrong with Me" | Whitfield, Rose Royce | 6:37 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "First Come, First Serve" (Single Version) | 3:27 |
| 11. | "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" (Single Version) | 3:51 |
| 12. | "That's What's Wrong with Me" (Single Version) | 5:33 |
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
- Victor Nyx, Mark Davis – keyboards
- Melvin "Wah Wah" Watson, Cornelius Grant – guitar
- Jimmy Valdez – drums
- Walter Downing – organ
- Mark Kenoly – bass
- Jack Ashford – percussion
- Production
- Norman Whitfield: arrangements, production and mastering
- Leanard Jackson: recording and mastering engineer
- Steve Smith: recording engineer
- Gene Page: orchestral direction
- Eleven Twenty-Four Design: art direction, design
- Andy Engel: lettering
- Bobby Holland, Jeffrey Mayer: photography
- Pamela Clare: cover illustration
- Bill Whitfield: album coordinator
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1978–1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 44 |
| UK Albums Chart[5] | 7 |
| US Billboard Top LPs[6] | 28 |
| US Billboard Top Soul LPs | 4 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [6] |
US R&B [6] |
UK [5] | ||
| 1978 | "I'm in Love (And I Love the Feeling)" | — | 5 | 51 |
| "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" | 32 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1979 | "First Come, First Serve" | — | 65 | — |
References
[edit]- ↑ Hamilton, Andrew. Strikes Again review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 286.
- ↑ Goodson, David (April 1, 2010). "Giving Gwen Dickey her due". New York Amsterdam News. No. 14. p. 9.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 258. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- 1 2 "UK Charts > Rose Royce". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- 1 2 3 "US Charts > Rose Royce". Allmusic. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
External links
[edit]- Strikes Again at Discogs (list of releases)
