Car Wash (soundtrack)

All tracks are written by Norman Whitfield, except where noted.

Car Wash
Soundtrack album by Rose Royce
Released	September 13, 1976
Genre	Funk, soul, disco, R&B
Length	73:10
Label	MCA
Producer	Norman Whitfield
Rose Royce chronology
Car Wash (1976) In Full Bloom (1977)
Michael Schultz film soundtracks chronology
Car Wash (1976) Krush Groove (1985)

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Car Wash"		5:06
2.	"6 O'Clock DJ (Let's Rock)"		1:09
3.	"I Wanna Get Next to You"		3:57
4.	"Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is"		3:25
5.	"Zig Zag"	Rose Royce	2:30

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"You're on My Mind"	Lequeint Jobe, Henry Garner	3:27
7.	"Mid Day DJ Theme"		1:43
8.	"Born to Love You"	Rose Royce	3:06
9.	"Daddy Rich"		3:12
10.	"Richard Pryor Dialogue"		5:21

Side three

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"You Gotta Believe" (Vocals by the Pointer Sisters)		2:51
12.	"I'm Going Down"		3:37
13.	"Yo Yo"	Rose Royce	4:16
14.	"Sunrise"		10:48

Side four

No.	Title	Length
15.	"Righteous Rhythm"	2:30
16.	"Water"	3:31
17.	"Crying"	2:57
18.	"Doin' What Comes Naturally"	3:09
19.	"Keep on Keepin' On"	6:39

Personnel

Rose Royce

• Kenji Brown – guitar
• Lequeint "Duke" Jobe – bass
• Victor Nix – keyboards
• Henry Garner – drums
• Kenny Copeland – trumpet, lead vocals on "I Wanna Get Next to You" ^{[4] [5]}
• Freddie Dunn – trumpet
• Michael Moore – saxophone
• Terry Santiel – congas
• Gwen "Rose" Dickey – vocals

Additional Musicians/Personnel

• Mark Davis, Ben Wilber – keyboards
• Melvin "Wah-Wah Watson" Ragin – guitar
• Brian Haner – guitar
• Richard Pryor – dialogue on "Richard Pryor Dialogue"
• The Pointer Sisters – vocals on "You Gotta Believe"

Production

• Norman Whitfield – producer, recording engineer
• Baker Bigsby, Cal Harris, Leanard Jackson – recording engineer
• Clay McMurray – recording engineer, album coordinator
• Paul Riser – orchestra direction

Charts

Chart (1976/77)	Position [6] [7]
Australia (Kent Music Report) [8]	40
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	14
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	2
UK Albums Chart	59

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US [6]	US R&B [6]	US Dan [6]	US A/C [6]	AUS [6]	UK [7]
1976	"Car Wash"	1	1	3	—	12	9
	"You Gotta Believe"	103	14	—	—	—	—
1977	"Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is"	—	—	—	—	—	44
	"I Wanna Get Next to You"	10	3	—	9	53	14
	"I'm Going Down"	70	10	—	10	—	—

References

1. Guarisco, Donald A.. Car Wash review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
2. Rose Royce bio
3. allmusic Biography
4. "Come On Y'all and Sing it for Me" Soul Train Cruise, 19 February 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
5. "I Wanna Get Next to You" - Rose Royce (song review) @AllMusic. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
6. "US Charts > Rose Royce". Allmusic . Retrieved November 23, 2012.
7. "UK Charts > Rose Royce". Official Charts Company . Retrieved November 23, 2012.
8. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. pp. 282, 355. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.

External links

• Car Wash (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) at Discogs (list of releases)