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Greatest Hits (Rose Royce album)

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Greatest Hits
Compilation album by
Released1980
GenreFunk, soul, disco
Length55:39
LabelWhitfield
ProducerNorman Whitfield
Rose Royce chronology
Rainbow Connection IV
(1979)
Greatest Hits
(1980)
Golden Touch
(1981)
Greatest Hits
European version cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Greatest Hits is a compilation album released by funk band Rose Royce on the Whitfield label in 1980. All tracks were produced by Norman Whitfield.

History

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The album reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. Two original songs were released as singles, "Pop Your Fingers" and "You're a Winner". "Pop Your Fingers" peaked at No. 60 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart, while "You're a Winner" failed to chart.

Track listing

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North American version

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Side one: Dancing Side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pop Your Fingers"Norman Whitfield4:30
2."It Makes You Feel Like Dancin'"Norman Whitfield4:27
3."First Come, First Serve"Norman Whitfield3:21
4."Car Wash"Norman Whitfield3:18
5."Is It Love You're After"Miles Gregory3:48
6."Do Your Dance"Norman Whitfield, Dwight Turner5:21
7."You're a Winner"Norman Whitfield, Marvin Smith4:24
Side two: Romancing Side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."Ooh Boy"Norman Whitfield3:48
9."I Wanna Get Next to You"Norman Whitfield3:55
10."Wishing on a Star"Billie Calvin3:57
11."I'm in Love (And I Love the Feeling)"Norman Whitfield3:41
12."I'm Going Down"Norman Whitfield3:35
13."I Wonder Where You Are Tonight"Robert Daniels3:38
14."Love Don't Live Here Anymore"Miles Gregory3:56

European version

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Side one: Romancing Side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Love Don't Live Here Anymore"Miles Gregory3:56
2."Wishing on a Star"Billie Calvin4:50
3."I Wanna Get Next to You"Norman Whitfield3:57
4."Angel in the Sky"Billie Calvin4:56
5."I'm in Love (And I Love the Feeling)"Norman Whitfield3:41
6."I Wonder Where You Are Tonight"Robert Daniels3:37
7."You're on My Mind"Norman Whitfield, Lequeint Jobe, Henry Garner3:27
Side two: Dancing Side
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
8."Is It Love You're After"Miles Gregory5:07
9."Car Wash"Norman Whitfield3:16
10."It Makes You Feel Like Dancin'"Norman Whitfield4:34
11."Do Your Dance"Norman Whitfield, Dwight Turner3:28
12."First Come, First Serve"Norman Whitfield3:19
13."Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is"Norman Whitfield3:25
14."Ooh Boy"Norman Whitfield3:48

Charts

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Chart (1980) Peaks
US Billboard Top LPs[2] 204
UK Albums Chart[3] 1
Singles
Year Single Peaks
US
R&B

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1980 "Pop Your Fingers" 60
"You're a Winner"

References

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  1. ^ Carpenter, Bil. Greatest Hits review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
  2. ^ a b "US Charts > Rose Royce". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  3. ^ "UK Charts > Rose Royce". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
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