Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom
| Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom | ||||
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| Studio album by Rose Royce | ||||
| Released | July 29, 1977 | |||
| Recorded |
Sound Factory West (Los Angeles, California) Amigo Recording Studio (Los Angeles, California), 1976 | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul, disco | |||
| Length | 41:34 | |||
| Label | Whitfield | |||
| Producer | Norman Whitfield | |||
| Rose Royce chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Rose Royce II: 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.
History
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. The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2016 by Big Break Records.
Track listing
All tracks written by Norman Whitfield, except where noted.
| Side one | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Wishing on a Star" (Billie Calvin) | 4:50 |
| 2. | "You Can't Please Everybody" | 3:47 |
| 3. | "Ooh Boy" | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Do Your Dance" | 9:15 |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 5. | "You're My World Girl" | 4:08 |
| 6. | "Love, More Love" | 3:15 |
| 7. | "Funk Factory" (Rose Royce) | 3:05 |
| 8. | "It Makes You Feel Like Dancin'" | 8:13 |
| 2016 remastered reissue bonus tracks | ||
|---|---|---|
| Track listing | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
| 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
- Rose Norwalt – 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 – sax
- Terry Santiel – congas
- Additional Musicians
- Mark Davis, – keyboards, ARP, piano
- Melvin "Wah Wah" Watson – guitar
- James Gadson – drums
- Jack Ashford – tambourine, vibes, hotel sheet
Production
- Norman Whitfield – producer, arranger, mastering engineer
- Leanard Jackson –Chief recording engineer and mixing
Asst.Steve Smith – recording engineer, mastering engineer
- Steve Maslow,
- 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
- ↑ Hanson, Amy. Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- 1 2 3 4 "US Charts > Rose Royce". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
- 1 2 "UK Charts > Rose Royce". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
External links
- In Full Bloom at Discogs (list of releases)