Description
Stargard in the Pomeranian/Kashubian language the term means Old Town, Old City or Old Fortified Settlement) was an American three-piece female funk band, consisting of original members Rochelle Runnells, Debra Anderson, and Janice Williams. Stargard was best known for their 1977 Norman Whitfield-penned hit song "Theme Song from 'Which Way Is Up'" which served as a theme for the movie of the same name starring Richard Pryor.
The single, which also anchored the band's 1978 self-titled debut album for MCA Records, charted at 1 on the Billboard R&B chart.
The Whitfield-penned title track of their follow up album What You Waitin' For was also a Top 10 R&B hit.
The group's last hit came after switching to the Warner Bros. Records label and releasing The Changing Of The Gard, and its standout single "Wear It Out, co-produced by Verdine White of Earth, Wind, & Fire.Anderson left the group shortly after The Changing of the Gard album.
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