The Many Facets of Roger


The Many Facets of Roger is the debut solo project by Dayton, Ohio-based funk musician Roger Troutman. The album went gold based on the R&B successes of "So Ruff, So Tuff" and his cover of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It through the Grapevine". In the album, Troutman featured two instrumentals, "A Chunk of Sugar" and "Blue ", which was recorded inside Detroit's United Sound Studios.
In 2002 the album was re-released with three bonus tracks: "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "Do It Roger", and a cover of the 1969 song "Superman" by the American sunshine pop band The Clique, which Troutman recorded in 1997.

Track listing

All songs were written and composed by Roger and Larry Troutman unless otherwise noted.
  1. "I Heard It Through the Grapevine"
  2. "So Ruff, So Tuff"
  3. "A Chunk of Sugar"
  4. "Do It Roger"
  5. "Maxx Axe"
  6. "Blue "

Personnel

  • Dick Smith: Main and Backing Vocals
  • Bobby Glover, Delores Smith, Greg Jackson, Janetta Boyce, Marchelle Smith: Backing Vocals
  • Roger Troutman: Vocals, Guitars, Guitar Synthesizer, Keyboards, Fender Rhodes, Synthesizers
  • Larry Troutman: Congas, Percussion
  • Bass, Backing Vocals - Zapp Troutman
  • Drums - Lester Troutman
  • Horns - Carl Cowen