The Definitive Collection

~ Release by Rose Royce (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

"A triple CD taken from three labels, MCA, Warner Brothers and Epic Records, to create ‘The Definitive Rose Royce’."

Annotation last modified on 2023-03-23 12:49 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼CD: 1
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1Car Wash
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1976)
recording of:
Car Wash
lyricist and composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and USI B Music Publishing
3.355:09
2Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
recording of:
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
writer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and USI B Music Publishing
3:27
3I’m Going Down
samples:
Boy (I Need You) by Mariah Carey feat. Cam’ron (US rapper Cameron Giles, fka Killa Cam)
recording of:
I’m Going Down
lyricist and composer:
Norman Whitfield
3:38
4I Wanna Get Next to You
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1976) and Priority Records, Inc. (company credits only! do not file releases here) (in 1995)
recording of:
I Wanna Get Next to You
writer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and USI B Music Publishing
3.83:58
5Wishing on a Star
recording of:
Wishing on a Star
lyricist and composer:
Billie Calvin (Billie Rae Calvin)
publisher:
Warner/Chappell North America
54:54
6It Makes You Feel Like Dancin’
recording of:
It Makes You Feel Like Dancin’
lyricist, writer and composer:
Norman Whitfield
8:49
7Do Your Dance
recording of:
Do Your Dance
writer:
Spyder Turner and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
9:21
8Funk Factory
recording of:
Funk Factory
writer:
Rose Royce
3:09
9Ooh Boy
recording of:
Ooh Boy
writer:
N. Whitfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:19
10Love Don’t Live Here Anymore
recording of:
Love Don’t Live Here Anymore
lyricist and composer:
Miles Gregory
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4.54:00
11I’m in Love (And I Love the Feeling)
recording of:
I’m in Love (and I Love the Feeling)
lyricist and composer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
23:38
12Do It, Do It
recording of:
Do It, Do It
writer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:11
13First Come, First Serve
recording of:
First Come, First Serve
writer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
23:23
14Get Up Off Your Fat
recording of:
Get Up Off Your Fat
writer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
34:38
15Help
recording of:
Help
writer:
Robert Daniels (soul/funk singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
23:53
2▼CD: 2
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1That’s What’s Wrong With Me
recording of:
That’s What’s Wrong With Me
writer:
Kenji Brown, Kenny Copeland, Freddie Lee Dunn, Gwenetta Dickey, Henry Garner Jr., Lequeint “Duke” Jobe, Michael Steven Moore (Rose Royce sax player), Michael Nash (producer, songwriter and keyboardist), Terral Santiel and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
26:42
2Is It Love You’re After
cover recording of:
Is It Love You’re After
lyricist, writer and composer:
Miles Gregory
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad, Warner Chappell North America and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
5:05
3Bad Mother Funker
recording of:
Bad Mother Funker
writer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:47
4Pazazz
recording of:
Pazazz
writer:
Michael Nash (producer, songwriter and keyboardist)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:51
5What You Waitin’ For
recording of:
What You Waitin’ For
writer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
8:53
6Shine Your Light
recording of:
Shine Your Light
writer:
Robert Daniels (soul/funk singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
5:32
7I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
recording of:
I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
writer:
Robert Daniels (soul/funk singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:43
8Golden Touch
recording of:
Golden Touch
writer:
Walter Downing (singer, musician), Mark Kenoly and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:50
9Funkin’ Around
recording of:
Funkin’ Around
writer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:51
10You’re a Winner
recording of:
You’re a Winner
writer:
Marvin “Sweet Louie” Smith and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:27
11I Wanna Make It With You
recording of:
I Wanna Make It With You
writer:
Michael Nash (producer, songwriter and keyboardist) and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:35
12Love Is in the Air
recording of:
Love Is in the Air
writer:
Henry Garner and Marvin “Sweet Louie” Smith
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:37
13Help Yourself
cover recording of:
Help Yourself
lyricist and composer:
Norman Whitfield
4:01
3▼CD: 3
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1R.R. Express
recording of:
R.R. Express
lyricist and composer:
Norman Whitfield
12:04
2Jump Street
recording of:
Jump Street
writer:
Erskine Atkins, Walter Downing (singer, musician) and Marvin “Sweet Louie” Smith
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:02
3Illusions
recording of:
Illusions
writer:
Miles Gregory
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:58
4Tell Me That I’m Dreaming
recording of:
Tell Me That I’m Dreaming
writer:
Robert Daniels (soul/funk singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:26
5Pop Your Fingers
recording of:
Pop Your Fingers
writer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:33
6You Blew It
recording of:
You Blew It
writer:
Michael Nash (producer, songwriter and keyboardist), Sylvia Smith (70's soul singer) and Linda Thompson (American actress, lyricist)
publisher:
Lindaear Music and Syl-Ro Music Co.
4:17
7Best Love
recording of:
Best Love
writer:
Ron Artis and Robert Daniels (soul/funk singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Artis Gallery Music, Bigg Kidd Music and EMI Virgin Songs, Inc.
53:57
8Still in Love
recording of:
Still in Love
writer:
Kenny Copeland and Michael Nash (producer, songwriter and keyboardist)
publisher:
Seven Knights Music and Sony/ATV Ballad
5:42
9Dance With Me
recording of:
Dance With Me
writer:
Kenny Copeland, Michael Nash (producer, songwriter and keyboardist) and Randy Thomas (produce/songwriter)
publisher:
Seven Knights Music, Sony/ATV Ballad and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
4:02
10Fire the Funk
recording of:
Fire in the Funk
writer:
Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
5:39