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 platinum 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 (A Tribute to the Blues)", which was recorded inside Detroit's United Sound Studios.

The Many Facets of Roger
Studio album by Roger
Released	1981
Recorded	1981, Detroit, Michigan
Genre	Funk, electro funk, blues
Length	40:13
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer	Roger Troutman
Roger chronology
The Many Facets of Roger (1981) The Saga Continues... (1984)

In 2002 the album was re-released with three bonus tracks: "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (single version), "Do It Roger" (single version), 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" (10:45) (Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong)
2. "So Ruff, So Tuff" (4:49)
3. "A Chunk of Sugar" (5:28)
4. "Do It Roger" (8:11)
5. "Maxx Axe" (8:16)
6. "Blue (A Tribute to the Blues)" (3:24)

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	26
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1982)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)	35

External links

• The Many Facets Of Roger at Discogs.