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The former Motown Records producer Norman Whitfield had been commissioned to record the soundtrack album for Car Wash by the director Michael Schultz.Although Whitfield did not want the project, he decided to do so, both for financial incentives as well as the chance to give Rose Royce, a disco/funk backing band that Whitfield signed to his own label in 1975, the exposure they needed to become ...
This is a list of actors born, or active in the acting field, in Bhutan. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Notable songs from the group include "Car Wash" and "Wishing on a Star". In 1976, their US Billboard Hot 100 number-one single "Car Wash" brought Dickey and the band acclaim and success. After leaving the band in 1980, Dickey moved to the United Kingdom, where she continued a solo career.
Released in late 1976, the soundtrack featured three Billboard R&B top ten singles: "Car Wash", "I Wanna Get Next to You", and "I'm Going Down". [2] The first of these was also a number one single on the Billboard popular music chart, and "I Wanna Get Next to You" reached number 10.
Franklyn Ajaye (born May 13, 1949) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer.He released a series of comedy albums starting in 1973 and has acted in film and television shows from the 1970s through the present, including as a primary character in the 1976 ensemble comedy Car Wash and a supporting role in Sam Peckinpah's Convoy (1978).
Henry Kingi (born December 2, 1943) is an American stuntman and actor. As a stuntman he has worked in films like Fast Five (2011). His acting roles include Goody in Car Wash (1976), Shell in Earth Star Voyager (1988), the mean Indian in Far Out Man (1990), Kungai Demon in Parting Gifts, an episode of Angel (1999), and George in From Mexico with Love (2009).
Before becoming an actress, Kezang was recognized as a singer from her country, with a hit local-song "A La La Ngi Sem". She starred in various films in Bhutan and rapidly gained fame which brought her 2 national awards, including the best newcomer, and best female lead actor for her role in Sem Gi Damtse.
The Rose Royce (original) version received moderate success. It peaked at number seventy on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached number ten on the R&B singles chart.In the film Car Wash, the song serves as a double entendre, as it complements the screen time of Maureen, a forlorn prostitute who desperately seeks a chance at true love with Joe, even as she turns tricks.