Strikes Again
| Strikes Again | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| 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] |
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.
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.
- ^ a b c "US Charts > Rose Royce". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
- ^ a b "UK Charts > Rose Royce". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
External links
- Strikes Again at Discogs (list of releases)
