Greatest Hits (Rose Royce album)

Greatest Hits is a compilation album released by funk band Rose Royce on the Whitfield label in 1980. All tracks were produced by Norman Whitfield.

Greatest Hits
Compilation album by
Released1980
GenreFunk, soul, disco
Length55:39
LabelWhitfield
ProducerNorman Whitfield
Rose Royce chronology
Rainbow Connection IV
(1979)
Greatest Hits
(1980)
Golden Touch
(1981)
Greatest Hits
European version cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

History

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The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. Two original songs were released as singles, "Pop Your Fingers" and "You're a Winner". "Pop Your Fingers" peaked at No. 60 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart, while "You're a Winner" failed to chart.

Track listing

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North American version

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Side one: Dancing Side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pop Your Fingers"Norman Whitfield4:30
2."It Makes You Feel Like Dancin'"Norman Whitfield4:27
3."First Come, First Serve"Norman Whitfield3:21
4."Car Wash"Norman Whitfield3:18
5."Is It Love You're After"Miles Gregory3:48
6."Do Your Dance"Norman Whitfield, Dwight Turner5:21
7."You're a Winner"Norman Whitfield, Marvin Smith4:24
Side two: Romancing Side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."Ooh Boy"Norman Whitfield3:48
9."I Wanna Get Next to You"Norman Whitfield3:55
10."Wishing on a Star"Billie Calvin3:57
11."I'm in Love (And I Love the Feeling)"Norman Whitfield3:41
12."I'm Going Down"Norman Whitfield3:35
13."I Wonder Where You Are Tonight"Robert Daniels3:38
14."Love Don't Live Here Anymore"Miles Gregory3:56

European version

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Side one: Romancing Side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Don't Live Here Anymore"Miles Gregory3:56
2."Wishing on a Star"Billie Calvin4:50
3."I Wanna Get Next to You"Norman Whitfield3:57
4."Angel in the Sky"Billie Calvin4:56
5."I'm in Love (And I Love the Feeling)"Norman Whitfield3:41
6."I Wonder Where You Are Tonight"Robert Daniels3:37
7."You're on My Mind"Norman Whitfield, Lequeint Jobe, Henry Garner3:27
Side two: Dancing Side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."Is It Love You're After"Miles Gregory5:07
9."Car Wash"Norman Whitfield3:16
10."It Makes You Feel Like Dancin'"Norman Whitfield4:34
11."Do Your Dance"Norman Whitfield, Dwight Turner3:28
12."First Come, First Serve"Norman Whitfield3:19
13."Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is"Norman Whitfield3:25
14."Ooh Boy"Norman Whitfield3:48

Charts

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Chart (1980) Peaks
US Billboard Top LPs[2] 204
UK Albums Chart[3] 1
Singles
Year Single Peaks
US
R&B

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1980 "Pop Your Fingers" 60
"You're a Winner"

References

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  1. ^ Carpenter, Bil. Greatest Hits review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  2. ^ a b "US Charts > Rose Royce". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  3. ^ "UK Charts > Rose Royce". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
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