Released September 13, 1976 Label MCA Release date 13 September 1976 Producer Norman Whitfield | Length 73:10 Artist Rose Royce Movie Car Wash | |
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Genres Soul music, Funk, Disco, Rhythm and blues Similar Rose Royce albums, Soul music albums | ||
Norman whitfield rose royce car wash soundtrack 1976
Car Wash is a soundtrack double album released by the Funk band Rose Royce on the MCA label in September 1976. It was produced by Norman Whitfield. It is the soundtrack/film score to the 1976 hit comedy Car Wash that featured Richard Pryor and George Carlin and is also the debut album for Rose Royce.
Contents
History
Although Rose Royce had already recorded most of a non-soundtrack album prior to Car Wash, their producer Norman Whitfield insisted that they recorded new material for the film's score. Initially, the film's producer's approached Whitfield with a basic plot, and Whitfield set about creating the music for a film that (at that time) had not even been written yet.
The album was a major success, yielding three Billboard R&B Top Ten singles, "Car Wash", "I Wanna Get Next to You", and "I'm Going Down". The title track was also a number one single on the Billboard pop charts. The album was digitally remastered and reissued on CD in 1996 by MCA Records. The Car Wash soundtrack won a 1977 Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album.
Track listing
All tracks written by Norman Whitfield, except where noted.
Personnel
Rose Royce
Additional Musicians/Personnel
Production
Charts
Songs
1Car Wash5:06
26 O'Clock DJ (Let's Rock)1:09
3I Wanna Get Next to You3:56