Rainbow Connection IV

Rainbow Connection IV
Studio album by
Rose Royce
ReleasedAugust 17, 1979
StudiosFort Knox
(Los Angeles, California)
GenresFunk, soul, disco
Length44:30
LabelWhitfield
ProducerNorman Whitfield
Rose Royce chronology
Strikes Again
(1978)		 Rainbow Connection IV
(1979)		 Greatest Hits
(1980)
Singles from Rainbow Connection IV
  1. "Is It Love You're After"
    Released: August 1979
  2. "What You Waitin' For"
    Released: November 1979
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
Smash Hits8/10
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and SoulStarStar

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 No. 22 on the R&B albums chart. It also reached No. 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 No. 31 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart. It was more successful on the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 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

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Wonder Where You Are Tonight"Robert Daniels3:37
2."Is It Love You're After"Miles Gregory5:01
3."Shine Your Light"Robert Daniels5:26
4."What You Waitin' For"Norman Whitfield8:54
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bad Mother Funker"Norman Whitfield4:41
2."You Can't Run from Yourself"Norman Whitfield5:43
3."Lock It Down"Miles Gregory5:59
4."Pazazz"Michael Nash4:47

Personnel

Rose Royce
Additional musicians
Production

Charts

Chart (1979) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 74
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs 22
UK Albums Chart 72
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions
US
 US
R&B
 UK
1979 "Is It Love You're After" 105 31 13
"What You Waitin' For" — — —

References

  1. ↑ Henderson, Alex. Rainbow Connection IV review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
  2. ↑ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits. No. September 20 – October 3, 1979. p. 25.
  3. ↑ Larkin, Colin (1998). The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul. Virgin. p. 286.
  4. ↑ Thompson, Dave (2001). Funk. Backbeat Books. p. 278.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "US Charts > Rose Royce". AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  6. 1 2 "UK Charts > Rose Royce". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 23, 2012.