Whitfield Records (also known as W Records) was a record label, founded in 1975 by former Motown producer and songwriter Norman Whitfield. He brought The Undisputed Truth, Rose Royce, and Willie Hutch with him from Motown as his first artists. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Motown Records, Inc. ... Norman Whitfield Norman Jesse Whitfield (born in Harlem, New York in 1943) was a songwriter and producer for Berry Gordys Motown label during the 1960s. ... The Undisputed Truth, on the cover of their first LP, 1971s The Undisputed Truth, which contains their only hit single, Smiling Faces Sometimes. The Undisputed Truth was a 1970s Motown recording act, assembled by record producer Norman Whitfield as a means for being able to experiment with his psychedelic... Rose Royce was a soul and disco band, formed by Motown writer/producer Norman Whitfield - previously most famous for his work with the Temptations - and featuring singer Rose Norwalt performing under the name Rose Royce. ... Willie Hutch (born Willie McKinley Hutchinson December 6, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA – September 19, 2005 in Dallas, Texas) was an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer. ...
The label's biggest hit was Rose Royce's #1 hit "Car Wash" in 1976. Rose Royce was a soul and disco band, formed by Motown writer/producer Norman Whitfield - previously most famous for his work with the Temptations - and featuring singer Rose Norwalt performing under the name Rose Royce. ... Car Wash is the first and only single from the Shark Tale Soundtrack. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ...
Whitfield was originally brought into Motown as a songwriter, and among his early successes were "I Couldn't Cry If I Wanted To", written in collaboration with Eddie Holland and cut by the Temptations in late 1962.
Whitfield enjoyed some success as a composer with "Too Many Fish In The Sea" by the Marvelettes and "Needle In A Haystack" by the Velvettes, but it was his drive, and his vision as a producer, that allowed him to take over the helm of the Temptations' records.
Whitfield's approach to music resembled that of the record producers of a by-gone era, in that he would treat the same song differently with a variety of artists, looking for new permutations of the song's appeal to put before the public.
Whitfield enjoyed some success as a composer with "Too Many Fish in the Sea" by the Marvelettes, and "Needle in a Haystack" by the Velvettes, but it was his drive and his vision as a producer that allowed him to take over the helm of the Temptations' records.
Whitfield's approach to music resembled that of the record producers of a bygone era, in that he would treat the same song differently with a variety of artists, looking for new permutations of the song's appeal to put before the public.
Whitfield created his greatest effort, Masterpiece, by the Temptations during this period, but its critical notices were better than its sales, and he soon found himself, like most of the label's other producers, being discouraged from further recordings as ambitious as that, particularly as Motown's fortunes declined.
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