Released September 13, 1976 Release date 13 September 1976 | Length 73:10 | |
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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
- Norman whitfield rose royce car wash soundtrack 1976
- History
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Production
- Charts
- Songs
- References
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