In Full Bloom (Rose Royce album)

In Full Bloom
Studio album by Rose Royce
Released	July 29, 1977
Recorded	1976–1977
Studio	Sound Factory West (Los Angeles, California) Amigo Recording Studio (Los Angeles, California),
Genre	Funk, soul, disco
Length	41:34
Label	Whitfield
Producer	Norman Whitfield
Rose Royce chronology
Car Wash (1976) In Full Bloom (1977) Strikes Again (1978)

In Full Bloom is the second album released by American funk band Rose Royce on the Whitfield label in July 1977. It was produced by Norman Whitfield. The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2016 by Big Break Records.

Chart performance

The album topped the R&B albums chart. It also reached number nine on the Billboard 200, the band's highest position on the chart. The album spawned two Billboard R&B Top Ten singles, "Do Your Dance (Part 1)" and "Ooh Boy", which reached number four and number three respectively. A third single, "Wishing on a Star", was not as successful in the US, but was a huge hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number three. Another single, "It Makes You Feel Like Dancin'", was released in the UK and peaked at number 16.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

The Bay State Banner called Norwalt "one of the few voices getting air play nowadays who sounds off guard, entirely relaxed." ^[2]

Track listing

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

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Wishing on a Star"	Billie Calvin	4:50
2.	"You Can't Please Everybody"		3:47
3.	"Ooh Boy"		4:15
4.	"Do Your Dance"	Norman Whitfield, Dwight Turner	9:15

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"You're My World Girl"		4:08
6.	"Love, More Love"		3:15
7.	"Funk Factory"	Rose Royce	3:05
8.	"It Makes You Feel Like Dancin'"		8:13

2016 remastered reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Do Your Dance" (Part 1)	3:30
10.	"Ooh Boy" (Single version)	3:50
11.	"Wishing on a Star" (Single version)	3:59
12.	"It Makes You Feel Like Dancin'" (Single version)	4:27

Personnel

Rose Royce

• Rose Norwalt – lead vocals
• Kenny Copeland – trumpet, lead vocals
• Kenji Brown – guitar, lead vocals
• Lequeint "Duke" Jobe – bass, vocals
• Michael Nash – keyboards
• Henry Garner – drums, vocals
• Freddie Dunn – trumpet
• Michael Moore – saxophone
• Terry Santiel – congas

Additional musicians

• Mark Davis – keyboards, ARP, piano
• Melvin "Wah Wah" Watson – guitar
• James Gadson – drums
• Jack Ashford – tambourine, vibes, hotel sheet

Production

• Norman Whitfield – producer, arranger, mastering engineer
• Leanard Jackson – chief recording engineer and mixing
• Steve Smith – recording engineer, mastering engineer
• Steve Maslow – recording engineer, mastering engineer
• Bill Whitfield – album coordinator
• Paul Riser – orchestral direction
• Ed Thrasher – art direction
• Eric Chan/Gribbitt! – album design
• Shusei Nagaoka – cover illustration
• Ron Slenzak – photography

Charts

Chart (1977)	Peak [3] [4]
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	9
U.S. Billboard Top Soul LPs	1
UK Albums Chart	18

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		US [3]	US R&B [3]	US Dan [3]	UK [4]
1977	"Do Your Dance (Part 1)"	39	4	20	30
	"It Makes You Feel Like Dancin'"	—	—		16
	"Ooh Boy"	72	3	—	46
1978	"Wishing on a Star"	101	52	—	3

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1977 (U.S.)

References

1. Hanson, Amy. In Full Bloom review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-08.
2. Freedberg, Mike (September 29, 1977). "Record Reviews". Bay State Banner. No. 102. p. 16.
3. "US Charts > Rose Royce". Allmusic . Retrieved November 23, 2012.
4. "UK Charts > Rose Royce". Official Charts Company . Retrieved November 23, 2012.

External links

• In Full Bloom at Discogs (list of releases)