Rainbow Connection IV

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Rainbow Connection IV
Rainbow Connection 1979.jpg
Studio album by
Rose Royce
ReleasedAugust 17, 1979
RecordedFort Knox Studio
(Los Angeles, California)
GenreFunk, soul, disco
Length44:30
LabelWhitfield
ProducerNorman Whitfield
Rose Royce chronology
Strikes Again
(1978) 		Rainbow Connection IV
(1979) 		Greatest Hits
(1980)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4/5 stars [1]
Smash Hits8/10[2]

Rainbow Connection IV 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 #22 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
  • 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[]

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

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