17/06/2009
With the finest soul music, past and present. Trevor's Album of the Week is Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom (1977).
Trevor's Album Of The Week is Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom (1977).
As strong as any of the songs featured on 1976's Car Wash soundtrack, Rose Royce's 1977 outing, II: In Full Bloom, allowed them to fully shine in their own right and on their own terms.
Packed with tight funk jams and horn-heavy construction, tempered only occasionally by Dickey's sweet ballads, II: In Bloom is a disco-funk masterpiece - a pure fusion of both genres that works better than it has a right to, courtesy of both the band's own confidence and producer Norman Whitfield's artful magic.
The wistful and absolutely sublime ballad Wishing On A Star opens the set and should have been a chart-heavy hitter but it reached number 52 on the R&B charts.
Rose Royce may have shot to stardom with the Car Wash craze, but they are far better without the celluloid glitter covering up their own pure gold.
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Music Played
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The Jackson 5
Show You The Way
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Womack & Womack
Love Wars
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Melanie Fiona
Sad Songs
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The Last Poets
Its A Trip
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Curtis Hairston
I Want Your Lovin' (Your Jam)
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Mary J. Blige
Be Happy
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Stevie Wonder
Higher Ground
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Charles & Eddie
Would I Lie To You
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Smith & Mighty
Anyone (Featuring Jackie Jackson)
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Donell Jones
Lust Or Love
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Rose Royce
In Full Bloom (AOTW Montage)
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Rose Royce
Wishing On A Star
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Anthoney Wright
Wud If I Could
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Pleasure
Bouncy Lady
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Leon Ware
Rockin' You Eternally
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- Wed 17 Jun 2009 22:00成人快手 Radio 2
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