On September 13, 1976, “MCA” label released “Car Wash”, the debut Rose Royce album. It was film score to the 1976 movie “Car Wash” and was produced by Norman Whitfield. The “Car Wash” soundtrack won a 1977 “Grammy Award” for “Best Score Soundtrack Album”.
Personnel:
- Gwen “Rose” Dickey – vocals
- Richard Pryor– dialogue on “Richard Pryor Dialogue”
- The Pointer Sisters– vocals
- Melvin “Wah-Wah Watson” Ragin– guitar
- Kenji Brown – guitar
- Victor Nix – keyboards
- Mark Davis, Ben Wilber – keyboards
- Lequeint “Duke” Jobe – bass
- Henry Garner – drums
- Terry Santiel – congas
- Michael Moore – saxophone
- Kenny Copeland, Freddie Dunn – trumpet
- Paul Riser– orchestra direction
- Norman Whitfield– recording
- Baker Bigsby, Cal Harris, Leanard Jackson – recording
- Clay McMurray – recording, album coordinator
Track listing:
- Car Wash – Norman Whitfield
- 6 O’Clock DJ (Let’s Rock) – Norman Whitfield
- I Wanna Get Next to You – Norman Whitfield
- Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is – Norman Whitfield
- Zig Zag – Rose Royse
- You’re on My Mind – Lequeint Jobe, Henry Garner
- Mid Day DJ Theme – Norman Whitfield
- Born to Love You – Rose Royce
- Daddy Rich – Norman Whitfield
- Richard PryorDialogue – Norman Whitfield
- You Gotta Believe – Norman Whitfield
- I’m Going Down – Norman Whitfield
- Yo Yo – Rose Royce
- Sunrise – Norman Whitfield
- Righteous Rhythm – Norman Whitfield
- Water – Norman Whitfield
- Crying – Norman Whitfield
- Doin’ What Comes Naturally – Norman Whitfield
- Keep on Keepin’ On – Norman Whitfield
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