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
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 Chart (1979)PeakpositionU.S. Billboard Top LPs74U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs22UK Albums Chart72
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions US USR&B UK1979 "Is It Love You're After" 105 31 13 "What You Waitin' For" — — —
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