In Full Bloom

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In Full Bloom
Rose Royce II.jpg
Studio album by
Rose Royce
ReleasedJuly 29, 1977
RecordedSound Factory West
(Los Angeles, California)
Amigo Recording Studio
(Los Angeles, California), 1976
GenreFunk, soul, disco
Length41:34
LabelWhitfield
ProducerNorman Whitfield
Rose Royce chronology
Car Wash
(1976) 		In Full Bloom
(1977) 		Strikes Again
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars [1]

In Full Bloom is the second album released by American funk band Rose Royce on the Whitfield label in July 1977. It was produced by Norman Whitfield. The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2016 by Big Break Records.

Chart performance[]

The album topped the R&B albums chart. It also reached #9 on the Billboard 200. The album was a success, yielding two Billboard R&B Top Ten singles, "Do Your Dance (Part 1)" and "Ooh Boy". A third single, "Wishing on a Star", was not as successful in the US, but was a huge hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #3. Another single, "It Makes You Feel Like Dancin'", was released in the UK and peaked at #16.

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Norman Whitfield, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wishing on a Star"Billie Calvin4:50
2."You Can't Please Everybody" 3:47
3."Ooh Boy" 4:15
4."Do Your Dance"Norman Whitfield, Dwight Turner9:15
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."You're My World Girl" 4:08
6."Love, More Love" 3:15
7."Funk Factory"Rose Royce3:05
8."It Makes You Feel Like Dancin'" 8:13
2016 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Do Your Dance" (Part 1)3:30
10."Ooh Boy" (Single version)3:50
11."Wishing on a Star" (Single version)3:59
12."It Makes You Feel Like Dancin'" (Single version)4:27

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

Production[]

  • Norman Whitfield – producer, arranger, mastering engineer
  • Leanard Jackson –Chief recording engineer and mixing
  • Steve Smith – recording engineer, mastering engineer
  • Steve Maslow – recording engineer, mastering engineer
  • Bill Whitfield – album coordinator
  • Paul Riser – orchestral direction
  • Ed Thrasher – art direction
  • Eric Chan/Gribbitt! – album design
  • Shusei Nagaoka – cover illustration
  • Ron Slenzak – photography

Charts[]

Chart (1977) Peak
[2][3]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 9
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 1
UK Albums Chart 18
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[2] 		US
R&B
[2] 		US
Dan
[2] 		UK
[3]
1977 "Do Your Dance (Part 1)" 39 4 20 30
"It Makes You Feel Like Dancin'" — — 16
"Ooh Boy" 72 3 — 46
1978 "Wishing on a Star" 101 52 — 3

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Hanson, Amy. In Full Bloom review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "US Charts > Rose Royce". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "UK Charts > Rose Royce". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-11-23.

External links[]

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