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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 /TiVo
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Reggie Andrews, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Rick James, Producer, String Arranger, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Teena Marie, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel LeMelle, String Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin Franklin, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Otis Williams, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick James, Producer, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Edwards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Jane Girls, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Street, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel LeMelle, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin Franklin, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jeannette Dubois, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Alonzo Miller, Producer, Executive Producer - Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Reggie Andrews, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Alonzo Miller, ComposerLyricist - Rick James, Producer, String Arranger, Vocals, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Temptations, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel LeMelle, String Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Reggie Andrews, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Rick James, Producer, String Arranger, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Teena Marie, FeaturedArtist - Daniel LeMelle, String Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel LeMelle, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Alonzo Miller, ComposerLyricist - Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
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 /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:28
- Main artists: Rick James
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Motown
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Funk
© 2014 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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