American. Whitfield was brought into being to issue productions by Norman Whitfield, who had been a successful producer at Motown. It lasted from 1976 to 1981 and had a number of chart hits, including several by Rose Royce; the one most often found in charity shops over here is that band's, 'Love Don't Live Here Anymore' (K-17236), which got to No.2 in 1978. Whitfield records were manufactured and distributed by WEA in Britain. Paper labels were the norm (1), but occasionally injection-moulded ones appeared (2) as a result of pressing being farmed out at times of high demand. Catalogue numbers of its singles shared the main Warner Brothers K-17000 series. The discography below only covers the 1970s.
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