| The Groove | |
| Cover: | Rodney Franklin The Groove.jpg |
| Caption: | Cover of the single released in the Netherlands |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Rodney Franklin |
| Album: | You'll Never Know |
| B-Side: | God Bless the Blues |
| Recorded: | 1979 |
| Studio: | Bear West, San Francisco, California |
| Genre: | Jazz-funk[1] |
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| Producer: | Paul Buckmaster |
| Prev Title: | I Like the Music Make It Hot |
| Prev Year: | 1978 |
| Next Title: | In the Center |
| Next Year: | 1980 |
"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.
7": Columbia / 1-11252
12": Columbia / 43-11300
12": CBS / S CBS 13 8529 (UK and Europe)
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