Rose Royce IV: Rainbow Connection

Rose Royce IV: Rainbow Connection
Studio album by Rose Royce
Released August 17, 1979
Recorded Fort Knox Studio
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre Funk, soul, disco
Length 44:30
Label Whitfield
Producer Norman Whitfield
Rose Royce chronology
Rose Royce III: Strikes Again!
(1978)
Rose Royce IV: Rainbow Connection
(1979)
Greatest Hits
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Smash Hits8/10[2]

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.

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.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Wonder Where You Are Tonight"  Robert Daniels3:37
2."Is It Love You're After"  Miles Gregory5:01
3."Shine Your Light"  Robert Daniels5:26
4."What You Waitin' For"  Norman Whitfield8:54
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Bad Mother Funker"  Norman Whitfield4:41
6."You Can't Run From Yourself"  Norman Whitfield5:43
7."Lock It Down"  Miles Gregory5:59
8."Pazazz"  Michael Nash4:47

Personnel

Rose Royce

Additional Musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
[3][4]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 74
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 22
UK Albums Chart 72
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[3]
US
R&B

[3]
UK
[4]
1979 "Is It Love You're After" 105 31 13
"What You Waitin' For"

References

  1. Henderson, Alex. Rose Royce IV: Rainbow Connection review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  2. Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (September 20 – October 3, 1979): 25.
  3. 1 2 3 "US Charts > Rose Royce". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  4. 1 2 "UK Charts > Rose Royce". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
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