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Rick James had a huge following in the early '80s, but the vast majority of his fans didn't acquire any of the three albums that he produced for the Stone City Band. One can speculate on the reasons why; some would argue that they simply aren't as strong as James' own albums, which is true. But then, a recording that is merely competent instead of excellent can easily become a big hit if a major label like Motown promotes it aggressively. So perhaps the albums' lack of commercial success can be attributed to inadequate promotion on Motown's part. Whatever the case, the SCB's third album, Meet the Stone City Band: Out From the Shadow, wasn't the commercial breakthrough it was hoping for. The LP's front cover was meant to be ironic; its art work was obviously based on Meet the Beatles! except that most of the faces are black. But the music itself isn't as interesting or as memorable as the cover. The opener, "Bad Lady," is a killer funk gem, but the rest of the album is merely decent rather than excellent. While "Ladies Choice," "Shake (Make Your Body Move)," and other funk items are competent, they aren't among the more essential songs that James produced in the early '80s. Out From the Shadow, like In 'n' Out and The Boys Are Back, would only be of interest to a James completist.
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Rick James, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Swift, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jose Rodriquez, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Flye, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Waldman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Levias, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Levi Ruffin Jr., Synthesizer Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McDermott, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel LeMelle, Saxophone, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Stone City Band, MainArtist - LaMorris Payne, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nate Hughes, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Delsing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Swift, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jose Rodriquez, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Flye, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Waldman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Levias, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Levi Ruffin Jr., Recording Arranger, Synthesizer Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McDermott, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel LeMelle, Saxophone, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Stone City Band, MainArtist - LaMorris Payne, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nate Hughes, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Delsing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer - Tom Swift, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jose Rodriquez, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Flye, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Waldman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Levias, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Levi Ruffin Jr., Recording Arranger, Synthesizer Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom McDermott, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel LeMelle, Saxophone, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Stone City Band, MainArtist - LaMorris Payne, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nate Hughes, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Delsing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Swift, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jose Rodriquez, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Flye, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Waldman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Levias, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Levi Ruffin Jr., Synthesizer Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McDermott, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel LeMelle, Saxophone, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Stone City Band, MainArtist - LaMorris Payne, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nate Hughes, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Delsing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer - Tom Swift, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jose Rodriquez, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Flye, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Waldman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Levias, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Levi Ruffin Jr., Synthesizer Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McDermott, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel LeMelle, Saxophone, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Stone City Band, MainArtist - LaMorris Payne, Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nate Hughes, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Delsing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Swift, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jose Rodriquez, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Flye, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Waldman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Levias, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Levi Ruffin Jr., Synthesizer Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McDermott, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel LeMelle, Saxophone, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Stone City Band, MainArtist - LaMorris Payne, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nate Hughes, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Delsing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ferrone, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Ayers, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Levi Ruffin Jr., Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McDermott, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Erskine Williams, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Stone City Band, MainArtist - LaMorris Payne, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nate Hughes, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Alston, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Hightower, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Lemelle, Horn, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1983 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer - Tom Swift, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jose Rodriquez, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Flye, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Waldman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Levias, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Levi Ruffin Jr., Synthesizer Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McDermott, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel LeMelle, Saxophone, Recording Arranger, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stone City Band, MainArtist - LaMorris Payne, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nate Hughes, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Terry Delsing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer - Tom Swift, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jose Rodriquez, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Flye, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Waldman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Levias, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Levi Ruffin Jr., Synthesizer Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McDermott, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel LeMelle, Saxophone, Recording Arranger, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Stone City Band, MainArtist - LaMorris Payne, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nate Hughes, Percussion, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Terry Delsing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer - Tom Swift, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jose Rodriquez, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Flye, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Waldman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Levias, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Levi Ruffin Jr., Synthesizer Programming, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McDermott, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel LeMelle, Saxophone, Recording Arranger, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stone City Band, MainArtist - LaMorris Payne, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nate Hughes, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Terry Delsing, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1983 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Rick James had a huge following in the early '80s, but the vast majority of his fans didn't acquire any of the three albums that he produced for the Stone City Band. One can speculate on the reasons why; some would argue that they simply aren't as strong as James' own albums, which is true. But then, a recording that is merely competent instead of excellent can easily become a big hit if a major label like Motown promotes it aggressively. So perhaps the albums' lack of commercial success can be attributed to inadequate promotion on Motown's part. Whatever the case, the SCB's third album, Meet the Stone City Band: Out From the Shadow, wasn't the commercial breakthrough it was hoping for. The LP's front cover was meant to be ironic; its art work was obviously based on Meet the Beatles! except that most of the faces are black. But the music itself isn't as interesting or as memorable as the cover. The opener, "Bad Lady," is a killer funk gem, but the rest of the album is merely decent rather than excellent. While "Ladies Choice," "Shake (Make Your Body Move)," and other funk items are competent, they aren't among the more essential songs that James produced in the early '80s. Out From the Shadow, like In 'n' Out and The Boys Are Back, would only be of interest to a James completist.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:28
- Main artists: Stone City Band
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Funk
© 2014 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1983 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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