Released 1981 | Length 40:13 Release date 1981 Label Warner Bros. Records | |
The Many Facets of Roger(1981) The Saga Continues(1984) Similar The Saga Continues, Bridging the Gap, Zapp II, The New Zapp IV U, Zapp III | ||
The Many Facets of Roger was the debut solo project by Dayton, Ohio-based funk musician Roger Troutman, released a year after the singer made his debut as lead frontman of his family-based funk group, Zapp, and the group had made their breakthrough with the funk hit "More Bounce to the Ounce". The album went platinum based on the R&B successes of "So Ruff, So Tuff" and his cover of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It through the Grapevine". In the album, Troutman featured two instrumentals, "A Chunk of Sugar" and "Blue (A Tribute to the Blues)", which was recorded inside Detroit's United Sound Studios. Roger's brothers and his cohorts in Zapp, Larry, Lester and Terry also helped to contribute to the solo release.
Contents
Track listing
All songs were written and composed by Roger and Larry Troutman unless otherwise noticed.
- "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (10:45) (Norman Whitfield/Barrett Strong)
- "So Ruff, So Tuff" (4:49)
- "A Chunk of Sugar" (5:28)
- "Do It Roger" (8:11)
- "Maxx Axe" (8:16)
- "Blue (A Tribute to the Blues)" (3:24)
Credits
Songs
1I Heard It Through the Grapevine10:45
2So Ruff - So Tuff4:49
3A Chunk of Sugar5:28