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Rainbow Connection IV is the fourth album by the funk band Rose Royce, released on the Whitfield label in 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






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 piano
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



Singles




References






External links


Rainbow Connection IV at Discogs (list of releases)

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