"The Groove" is a song by American jazz pianist Rodney Franklin, released as a single in April 1980 from his second album You'll Never Know.
"The Groove" had the most success in the UK, peaking at number 7 on the singles chart, and even created its own dance craze there, called "The Freeze", started by disc jockey Chris Hill, in which due to the number of breaks in the song, dancers would freeze until the music started again.
Track listings 7": Columbia / 1-11252 "The Groove" – 3:28 "God Bless the Blues" – 3:01
12": Columbia / 43-11300 "The Groove" – 4:48 "God Bless the Blues" – 6:22
12": CBS / S CBS 13 8529 (UK and Europe) "The Groove" – 4:48 "God Bless the Blues" – 3:01
Personnel Musicians Rodney Franklin – piano Brooks Hunnicutt – vocals Lisa Roberts – vocals Phyllis St. James – vocals Vince Spaulding – electric guitar Harold Foreman – bass guitar Dean Holzkamp – flute, soprano saxophone Tony St. Junior – drums Kenneth Nash – percussion
Technical Paul Buckmaster – producer Rodney Franklin – associate producer George Butler – executive producer Mark Needham – recording engineer Don Hahn – remix engineer Bernie Grundman – mastering engineer
Charts Chart (1981)Peakposition
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