Strikes Again
Strikes Again is the third album released by the Funk band Rose Royce on the Whitfield label in August 1978. It was produced by Norman Whitfield.
| Strikes Again | ||||
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| Released | August 11, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1977–1978 | |||
| Studio | Fort Knox Recording Studio (Los Angeles, California) | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul, disco | |||
| Length | 39:10 | |||
| Label | Whitfield | |||
| Producer | Norman Whitfield | |||
| Rose Royce chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
History
The album peaked at #4 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached #8 on the Billboard 200. 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 #2, their highest charting single in the UK. A third single, "First Come, First Serve", was only moderately successful, peaking at #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
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Up Off Your Fat" | Norman Whitfield | 4:35 |
| 2. | "Do It, Do It" | Norman Whitfield | 4:09 |
| 3. | "I'm in Love (And I Love the Feeling)" | Norman Whitfield | 3:41 |
| 4. | "First Come, First Serve" | Norman Whitfield | 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" | Miles Gregory | 3:52 |
| 9. | "That's What's Wrong With Me" | Norman 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
- 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 – producer, arranger, mastering engineer
- Leanard Jackson – Chief recording engineer 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
| Chart (1978/79) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 44 |
| U.S. Billboard Top LPs[3] | 28 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs | 4 |
| UK Albums Chart[4] | 7 |
- Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US R&B [3] |
UK [4] | ||
| 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
- Hamilton, Andrew. Strikes Again review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
- 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.
- "US Charts > Rose Royce". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
- "UK Charts > Rose Royce". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
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