Is It Love You're After
Rose Royce
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Some times you get a thing for me and you want my company, yes, you do, baby So I drive for miles to be where you are I know each time I go I give a little of me away, each time, baby Just tell me am I the fool who came to town, am I, baby Is it love you're after Or just a good time, tell me, baby Is it love, love, love you're after Or just a good time I don't need a thrill to make me feel what I already am, pretty woman, baby I just want something real when it all goes down, yeah, yeah Can I believe, put my trust in this love I have found, can I, honey Or do I have to ride the merry-go-round, do I, baby Is it love you're after Or just a good time, tell me, baby Is it love, love, love you're after Or just a good time I want to know, I want to know I've got to know, I've got to know I want to know, I want to know I've got to know, I've got to know I've got to know, I've got to know I want to know, I want to know I've got to know, I've got to know I want to know, I want to know 'Cause, baby, I love you so, I love you so I want to know, I want to know I've got to know, I've got to know I want to know, I want to know Is it love you're after Or just a good time, tell me, baby Is it love, love, love you're after Or just a good time Do you see me for who I am Do you find me easy Do you love me more To want to stay inside me Guide me, oh...oh... Is it love you're after Or just a good time, tell me, baby Is it love, love, love you're after Or just a good time
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Written by: MILES GREGORY
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10 facts about this song
Release Date & Album"Is It Love You're After" is a song by American R&B group Rose Royce. It was released in 1979 as the second single from their fourth album "Rainbow Connection IV."
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Song PopularityThe song is especially known in the UK where it peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart, making it one of their biggest hits in the country.
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Song Influence & SampleThe opening "Ooh I bet you're wondering how I knew" from "Is It Love You're After" was sampled for Gwen McCrae's dance classic "All This Love That I'm Giving" that was also covered by the British band Incognito.
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Type of Music GenreRose Royce is renowned for performing music in the genres of Soul and R&B. This song, like many of their hits, is firmly rooted in these genres with its distinctive groovy bass line and powerful vocal performances.
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Song Writers & Producers"Is It Love You're After" was written by Norman Whitfield and Miles Gregory. Norman Whitfield also produced the track, who was a notable American songwriter known for his work with Berry Gordy's Motown Records.
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Group Studio Album"Rainbow Connection IV," the album from which "Is It Love You're After" was released, was the last album produced by Norman Whitfield, the major producer of the group, thus marking the end of an era for Rose Royce.
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Performance & Band Line-upThe strong vocal performance in "Is It Love You're After" was delivered by Gwen Dickey, the then-iconic lead singer of Rose Royce.
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Chart PerformanceWhile UK saw considerable success for the song, it didn't replicate the same in the US, where it didn't chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Song DurationThe full version of "Is It Love You're After" spans over 5 minutes and it is considered as one of the longer tracks featured in the "Rainbow Connection IV" album.
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Song LegacyAs a timeless classic, "Is It Love You're After" remains a beloved track in the discography of Rose Royce and continues to be cherished by a new generation of R&B and soul music lovers.
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