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Strikes Again

Strikes Again is the third album by funk band Rose Royce.[3] It was released on the Whitfield label in August 1978. It was produced by Norman Whitfield.

Strikes Again
Studio album by
Rose Royce
ReleasedAugust 11, 1978
Recorded1977–1978
StudioFort Knox Recording Studio
(Los Angeles, California)
GenreFunk, soul, disco
Length39:10
LabelWhitfield
ProducerNorman Whitfield
Rose Royce chronology
In Full Bloom
(1977) 		Strikes Again
(1978) 		Rainbow Connection IV
(1979)
Singles from Strikes Again
  1. "I'm in Love (And I Love the Feeling)"
    Released: July 1978
  2. "Love Don't Live Here Anymore"
    Released: November 1978
  3. "First Come, First Serve"
    Released: March 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul[2]

History

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The album peaked at number four on the Billboard R&B albums chart and number 28 on the Billboard Top LPs chart. 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 number two, their highest charting single in the UK. A third single, "First Come, First Serve", peaked at number 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

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get Up Off Your Fat"Norman Whitfield4:35
2."Do It, Do It"Norman Whitfield4:09
3."I'm in Love (And I Love the Feeling)"Norman Whitfield3:41
4."First Come, First Serve"Norman Whitfield3:19
5."Love Don't Live Here Anymore"Miles Gregory3:56
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Angel in the Sky"Billie Calvin4:56
7."Help"Robert Daniels3:53
8."Let Me Be the First to Know"Miles Gregory3:52
9."That's What's Wrong With Me"Norman Whitfield, Rose Royce6:37
2016 remastered reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
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

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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

Production

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  • Norman Whitfield: arrangements, production and mastering
  • Leanard Jackson: recording and 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

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Chart (1978–1979) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 44
UK Albums Chart[5] 7
US Billboard Top LPs[6] 28
US Billboard Top Soul LPs 4
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
[6] 		US
R&B
[6] 		UK
[5]
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

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  1. ^ Hamilton, Andrew. Strikes Again review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 286.
  3. ^ Goodson, David (1 Apr 2010). "Giving Gwen Dickey her due". New York Amsterdam News. No. 14. p. 9.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b "UK Charts > Rose Royce". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  6. ^ a b c "US Charts > Rose Royce". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
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