Rose Royce "Is It Love You're After"

**discophil** · March 24th, 2010, 10:14 AM

Quickie....

Was an instrumental version of Rose Royce's "Is It Love You're After" ever released? I'd love to find a copy of that!

**BrunoRepublic** · March 24th, 2010, 11:37 AM

Doesn't appear to be. No mention of it on discogs.

**discophil** · March 24th, 2010, 12:47 PM

Rats....that's too bad. Listen to this.....

Wouldn't that make a great instrumental?

**SandraDee** · March 24th, 2010, 03:48 PM

If you fancy hearing a very different take on this song, listen to the original mid-tempo version by Spyder Turner. It's not as good as the RR disco version but it's interesting to hear.

**Disco Funk** · March 24th, 2010, 07:53 PM

Thank you for posting that nice clip. I don't recall seeing that one on youtube before.

As far as my memory recalls, Norman Whitfield didn't put together any instrumental mixes on the flip sides of his singles except for one - Wear It Out by Stargard.

There's a 12 inch mix of Is It Love You're After that has more stuff, but I it's not like a Tom Moulton remix with vocals followed by the instrumental mix of the verse and chorus.

Disco Funk

**drlove** · March 25th, 2010, 09:39 AM

DiscoPhil ....others in the record industry (circa '88) must've completely agreed with you as the rollicking instrumentation of this Rose Royce classic forms the basis of the UK #1 and #1 US dance hit "Theme From S-Express":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx4bcLYAHKM

**whitesockedfunk** · March 25th, 2010, 04:24 PM

I'd prefer an instrumental of this, which I think is the best RR song ever, the intro is just amazingly beautiful :-)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KkVFUU0YYI

**Discomanic** · March 26th, 2010, 06:26 PM

One of my favorite Rose Royce songs. TVOne just featured Rose Royce as part of their Unsung series. Check you local listings for a repeat. It was interesting. Also, don't forget Sylvester coming up Monday, March 29, 2010.

**italocarlito** · April 22nd, 2010, 04:55 AM

aaaahhhhh i love this song.........especially the parts with the famous synths sampled by S'Express and the verse "i don't wanna know......I don't wanna know".......i was wondering too if tehre was an instrumental, would be great to have it..........

**Jay Negron** · April 22nd, 2010, 03:24 PM

Originally Written by Disco Funk

Thank you for posting that nice clip. I don't recall seeing that one on youtube before.

As far as my memory recalls, Norman Whitfield didn't put together any instrumental mixes on the flip sides of his singles except for one - Wear It Out by Stargard.

There's a 12 inch mix of Is It Love You're After that has more stuff, but I it's not like a Tom Moulton remix with vocals followed by the instrumental mix of the verse and chorus.

Disco Funk

Norman Whitfield did not produce "Wear It Out" by Stargard.
It was produced by Verdine White & Mark Davis.

The 12" of the Rose Royce track is the same as the LP version, just deeper and mastered differently for the 12". (I have both)