Street Songs

by Rick James

Overview

Disappointed because Garden of Love wasn't as well received as it should have been, Rick James made a triumphant return to defiant, in-your-face funk with the triple-platinum Street Songs. This was not only his best-selling album ever, it was also his best period, and certainly the most exciting album released in 1981. The gloves came all the way off this time, and James is as loud and proud as ever on such arresting hits as "Super Freak," "Give It to Me Baby," and "Ghetto Life." Ballads aren't a high priority, but those he does offer (including his stunning duet with Teena Marie, "Fire and Desire") are first-rate. Even the world's most casual funksters shouldn't be without this pearl of an album. ~ Alex Henderson

Product Details

Release Date:	05/05/2009
Label:	Motown
UPC:	0600753160107

Tracks

1. Give It To Me Baby
2. Ghetto Life
3. Make Love To Me
4. Mr. Policeman
5. Super Freak
6. Fire And Desire
7. Call Me Up
8. Below The Funk (Pass The J)
9. Give It To Me Baby [12" Version]
10. Super Freak [12" Version]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Rick James   Primary Artist,Drums,Guitar,Vocals,Timpani,Timbales,Percussion,Lead Vocals,Guitar (Bass),Bass
Levi Ruffin Jr.   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Levi Ruffin   Primary Artist
Teena Marie   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals,Handclapping,Vocals (Background)
The Temptations   Guest Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Stevie Wonder   Guest Artist,Harmonica
Gerald Albright   Guest Artist,Flute (Tenor)
Narada Michael Walden   Guest Artist,Drums
Mary Jane Girls   Vocals (Background)
Raul Rekow   Percussion
Otis Williams   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Melvin Franklin   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Fernando Harkless   Trumpet
Daniel LeMelle   Flute,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Handclapping
Roy Poper   Trumpet
Maxine Willard Waters   Vocals
Armando Peraza   Percussion
Tom McDermott   Guitar,Percussion
Clifford J. Ervin   Piccolo,Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Oscar Alston   Bass,Percussion,Handclapping
Lisa Sarna   Handclapping
Bugsy Wilcox   Percussion
Victoria Reed   Handclapping
Erskine Williams   Clavinet,Keyboards,Organ (Hammond)
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Julia Tillman Waters   Vocals
Nathan Hughes   Percussion
Jackie Ruffin   Vocals
Larry Hansen   Violin
Pattie Brooks   Vocals
Ja'net Dubois   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
John Ervin   Flute,Trombone
Dennis Edwards   Vocals (Background)
Marci Thomas   Vocals
Richard Street   Vocals,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Alonzo Miller   Producer,Composer,Executive Producer
Rick James   Poetry,Arranger,Composer,Producer,Cover Art Concept,Horn Arrangements,Recording Arranger,Rhythm Arrangements,String Arrangements
Daniel LeMelle   Arranger,Horn Arrangements,Recording Arranger,String Arrangements
Harry Weinger   Reissue Supervisor
Allen McGrier   Composer
Teena Marie   Composer
Suha Gur   Digital Mastering
Allen Henry McGrier   Composer
Leroy Burgess   Composer
Vartan   Art Direction
Reggie Andrews   Arranger,String Arrangements
Ginny Livingston   Design
Ron Slenzak   Photography
Michael "Mike Dee" Johnson   Assistant Engineer
Rollice Dale   String Contractor
Craig Werner   Liner Notes
Mathieu Bitton   Design
Monique McGuffin   Production Coordination
Ryan Null   Photo Coordination
Tony Autore   Assistant Engineer
Norman Moore   Logo Design
Johnny Lee   Art Direction
Sonny Davenport   Composer
Bobby Brooks   Mixing,Engineer
James Calloway   Composer
Frank J. Myers   Composer