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Infobox musical artist | name = Rose Royce| image = RoseRoyceCollage-1000.jpg| caption = Rose Royce in concert at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California in 2005| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Los Angeles, California , United States | instrument =| genre = Soul music|Soul , Rhythm and blues|R& B | occupation =| years_active = 1973-present| label = Whitfield Records|Whitfield , Epic Records|Epic , Streetwave, Omni| associated_acts = Yvonne Fair The Undisputed Truth | website = http://www.rose-royce.com/ rose-royce.com| current_members = Gwen Dickey (aka Rose Norwalt) Kenny Copeland Kenji Brown Lequeint "Duke" Jobe Victor Nix Henry Garner Freddie Dunn Michael Moore Terry Santiel Michael Nash| past_members =| notable_instruments = Rose Royce is an United States|American Soul music|soul and Rythm and blues|R& B musical ensemble|band . The group is best known for several hit single s including " Car Wash (song)|Car Wash ," " I Wanna Get Next to You ," " I'm Going Down (Rose Royce song)|I'm Going Down ", " Wishing on a Star ", and " Love Don't Live Here Anymore ".
Career
The Los Angeles -based group orignally comprised Henry Garner (drums), Terral "Terry" Santiel (congas), Lequeint "Duke" Jobe (bass), Michael Moore (saxophone), Kenny Copeland (trumpet, lead vocals), Kenji Brown (guitar, lead vocals), Freddie Dunn (trumpet), and Victor Nix (keyboards). The group began in the early 1970s, when members of several backup bands from the Watts, Los Angeles, California|Watts and Inglewood, California|Inglewood areas of Los Angeles united under the name Total Concept Unlimited. In 1973, this collective toured England and Japan behind Motown soul star Edwin Starr . Starr introduced them to Norman Whitfield , Motown 's 'psychedelic shaman' who was responsible for bringing a progressive funk-rock slant to the company, via such productions as Starr's " War (Edwin Starr song)|War ", The Undisputed Truth 's " Smiling Faces Sometimes " and The Temptations " Papa Was A Rolling Stone ".Album notes by A. Scott Galloway, The Very Best of Rose Royce , 2001, Warner Bros.
Whitfield, after a decade at Motown, wanted to start a company of his own. He took the T.C.U. Octet (music)|octet under his wing and signed them to his label. The group, now called Magic Wand, began working with Yvonne Fair and became the studio and concert band for The Undisputed Truth . During a tour stop in Miami, Undisputed Truth leader Joe Harris stumbled upon a singer named Gwen Dickey, then a member of a local group called The Jewels. Harris informed Whitfield of his discovery and Dickey was flown to Los Angeles to audition. In Dickey, Whitfield found the ingredient he felt was missing in Magic Wand: a charismatic female singer. He gave her the stage name Rose Norwalt. The original band lineup, now complete, prepared their debut album.
During this time Whitfield was contacted by film director Michael Schultz , fresh from the success of his first feature Cooley High . Schultz offered Whitfield the opportunity to score his next picture Car Wash (film)|Car Wash . Whitfield would utilize the film to launch his new group, and began composing music based on script outlines. He and the band visited the film set, soaking up the atmosphere. This was one of the rare instances in Hollywood in which the music was composed concurrently with the picture instead of after the fact. In the spirit of the soundtrack, the band's name was changed one final time to 'Rose Royce'. The name not only referenced the movie's automotive theme, but it also placed Gwen "Rose" Dickey, front and center. Further, it hinted at a touch of class the band strove to bring to 1970s soul-funk.A. Scott Galloway album notes The Very Best of Rose Royce 2001 Warner Bros
The movie Car Wash and the soundtrack were great successes, bringing the group national fame. Released in late 1976, the soundtrack featured three Billboard Magazine|Billboard R& B Top Ten singles: " Car Wash (song)|Car Wash ," " I Wanna Get Next to You ," and " I'm Going Down (Rose Royce song)|I'm Going Down ." The first of these was also a number one single on the Billboard popular music charts, and "I Wanna Get Next to You" reached number ten.
The group's follow-up album, Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom , produced two Top Ten singles, "Do Your Dance" and "Ooh Boy". It also included " Wishing on a Star ", which for Rose Royce was a top-10 hit only in the UK ; it became notable elsewhere through its cover versions, including The Cover Girls ' Top Ten single in 1992.
During 1978, they released their third album, entitled Rose Royce III: Strikes Again! , and it featured "I'm in Love (And I Love the Feeling)" and " Love Don't Live Here Anymore ". Both singles entered the Billboard R& B Top Five. "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" also gained greater exposure thru its cover versions, most notably by Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna in 1984 and 1995.
The group followed with a series of modest successes that reached the charts, but never gained the status that their previous songs did. Dickey left the group in April 1980 and the band temporarily disbanded.cite book | first= John | last= Tobler | year= 1992 | title= NME Rock 'N' Roll Years | edition= 1st | publisher= Reed International Books Ltd | location= London | page= 341 | id= CN 5585 However, the remaining members regrouped, adjusted the line-up, and kept the group somewhat popular in the UK and remain a marquee attraction there.
Rose Royce was featured in the TV One (US TV network)|TV One 's seasonal series, Unsung during the spring of 2010. The story featured the successes and internal bickering of the group. Dickey, Copeland, Jobe, Moore and Garner were the only members of the band who gave interviews throughout the program. Dickey now performs as a solo artist in the UK, but mentioned during the interview that she would not mind performing with the group once again.
Discography
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Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom
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Rose Royce III: Strikes Again!
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Car Wash: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Greatest Hits (Rose Royce album)
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The Best of Rose Royce
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The Very Best of Rose Royce
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1977
"Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is"
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"It Makes You Feel Like Dancin'"
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"First Come, First Serve"
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"Best Love"
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"Magic Touch"
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"Love Me Right Now"
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"Doesn't Have to Be This Way"
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"Lonely Road"
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"Car Wash" / "Is It Love You're After" (re-release)
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"Perfect Lover"
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"Car Wash 1998" (featuring Gwen Dickey)
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"I'm Going Down" ( Mary J. Blige , Y? N-Vee)
" Love Don't Live Here Anymore " ( Morrissey-Mullen , Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna , I'm Talking , Joe Cocker , Jimmy Nail , Patti LaBelle , Faith Evans , Jully Black , City and Colour and Seal (musician)|Seal ,)
" Wishing on a Star " ( The Cover Girls , Teena Marie , Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé , Randy Crawford , Paul Weller (singer)|Paul Weller , Bic Runga , En Vogue , Jordin Sparks , Miriam Stockley , Seal (musician)|Seal , List of The X Factor finalists (UK series 8)|X Factor United Kingdom Finalists 2011 )
"I Wanna Get Next To You" (Christion, Raja-Nee', Double Trouble (dance music producers)|Double Trouble )
"Car Wash" ( Christina Aguilera )
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In addition, Jay-Z recorded his own song, also called " Wishing on a Star (Jay-Z song)|Wishing on a Star ", for which Gwen Dickey re-recorded some of her original lyrics and was credited as a featured artist. And the song " Theme from S-Express " by S-Express uses a substantial portion of "Is It Love You're After"" as a sample.
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External links
http://www.rose-royce.com/ Rose Royce official website
Allmusic|class=artist|id=p5307
http://www.soultracks.com/rose_royce.htm Rose Royce on Soul Tracks
DEFAULTSORT:Royce, Rose Category:American rhythm and blues musical groups Category:American soul musical groups Category:Motown artists Category:American funk musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 1973
