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"Car Wash" is a song by the American soul and R&B band Rose Royce. Written and arranged by the ex- Motown producer Norman Whitfield , [ 1 ] the song was the group's first single and one of the most notable successes of the 1970s disco era.
The song, which begins with the words: "Toussaint was a mighty man/ and to make matters worse he was black...", [1] is a tribute to the glory and suffering of Haiti, and was described in the AllMusic review as "a remarkable ode to Caribbean unity".
The song was also successful worldwide, becoming their second top 40 hit in the United Kingdom, peaking at #14 on the UK Singles Chart. [6] Billboard's Hits of the World international listings showed "I Wanna Get Next to You" reaching #8 in New Zealand on July 3, 1977 while Rose Royce's first hit single "Car Wash" was still in the top 10. [7]
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.
Car Wash: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is a soundtrack double album released by the funk band Rose Royce on the MCA label in September 1976. It was produced by Norman Whitfield. It is the soundtrack/film score to the 1976 hit comedy Car Wash that featured Richard Pryor and George Carlin and is also the debut album for Rose Royce.
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The song's internet virality compelled Minogue to finally start posting on TikTok, after her team had been urging for years. Now, she posts duets with people making memes of her song and behind ...
Sources use "Car Wash" and "soundtrack" to distinguish Car Wash (song) and Car Wash (film), which are related to the soundtrack. --George Ho 22:22, 5 October 2016 (UTC) The common name of the album is "Car Wash". That name is taken. Parenthetical disambiguation is preferred only when natural and comma-based disambiguation are not possible.