| Strikes Again | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Rose Royce |
| Cover: | Strikes Again 1978.jpg |
| Released: | August 11, 1978 |
| Recorded: | 1977 - 1978 |
| Studio: | Fort Knox Recording Studio (Los Angeles, California) |
| Genre: | Funk, soul, disco |
| Length: | 39:10 |
| Label: | Whitfield |
| Producer: | Norman Whitfield |
| Prev Title: | In Full Bloom |
| Prev Year: | 1977 |
| Next Title: | Rainbow Connection IV |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
Strikes Again is the third album by funk band Rose Royce.[1] It was released on the Whitfield label in August 1978. It was produced by Norman Whitfield.
The album peaked at number four on the Billboard R&B albums chart and number 28 on the Billboard Top LPs chart. It yielded two Billboard R&B top ten singles, "I'm in Love (And I Love the Feeling)" and "Love Don't Live Here Anymore". "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" was also successful on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number two, their highest charting single in the UK. A third single, "First Come, First Serve", peaked at number 65 on the Billboard R&B Singles chart. The album was remastered and reissued with bonus tracks in 2016 by Big Break Records.
| Chart (1978–1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] | 44 |
| UK Albums Chart[3] | 7 |
| US Billboard Top LPs[4] | 28 |
| US Billboard Top Soul LPs | 4 |
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | UK | ||
| 1978 | "I'm in Love (And I Love the Feeling)" | - | 5 | 51 |
| "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" | 32 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1979 | "First Come, First Serve" | - | 65 | - |