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By the mid-'80s, Rick James' funk had become a very tired cliché. Hits like 1984's "17" found an artist who had been so exciting only a few years earlier sounding increasingly formulaic and predictable. But he got out of his artistic rut in a major way with the excellent Glow. In interviews, James had expressed a desire to record an all-out rock album, and while Glow doesn't fit that description, he does incorporate rock and pop elements with splendid results on everything from the new wave-ish "Can't Stop" to the sweaty "Rock & Roll Control." But make no mistake: this is an R&B album first and foremost, and seductive numbers like "Moonchild" and the title song would be worthy of Kashif or Luther Vandross. Regrettably, James' risk-taking didn't pay off, and Glow was far from a major hit. Next to Garden of Love, Glow may be the most underrated album of Rick James' career.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1985 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Val Young, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick James, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ferrone, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Hawkins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Flye, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Waldman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Levias, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Levi Ruffin Jr., Strings, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McDermott, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel LeMelle, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - LaMorris Payne, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nate Hughes, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Kane, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maxwell Karmason, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1985 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Harmonica, Sound Effects, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ferrone, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Hawkins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Flye, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Waldman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Levias, Piano, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Levi Ruffin Jr., Strings, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McDermott, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel LeMelle, Flute, Saxophone, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Nate Hughes, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Kane, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1985 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Val Young, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick James, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ferrone, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Hawkins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Flye, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Waldman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Levias, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Levi Ruffin Jr., Strings, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McDermott, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel LeMelle, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - LaMorris Payne, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nate Hughes, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Kane, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maxwell Karmason, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1985 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1985 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1985 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Val Young, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick James, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ferrone, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Hawkins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Flye, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Waldman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Levias, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Levi Ruffin Jr., Strings, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McDermott, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel LeMelle, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - LaMorris Payne, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nate Hughes, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Kane, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maxwell Karmason, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1985 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Val Young, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick James, Producer, Guitar, Harmonica, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Ferrone, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny Hawkins, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Flye, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bill Waldman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Greg Levias, Piano, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Levi Ruffin Jr., Strings, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McDermott, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel LeMelle, Flute, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - LaMorris Payne, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Nate Hughes, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Kane, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Maxwell Karmason, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1985 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Val Young, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Gibson, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Levias, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Levi Ruffin Jr., Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Hunt, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Graham, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - LaMorris Payne, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Maxwell Karmason, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Andrews, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Stacy Lattimore, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bunty Hawkins, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - William Johnson III, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1985 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
By the mid-'80s, Rick James' funk had become a very tired cliché. Hits like 1984's "17" found an artist who had been so exciting only a few years earlier sounding increasingly formulaic and predictable. But he got out of his artistic rut in a major way with the excellent Glow. In interviews, James had expressed a desire to record an all-out rock album, and while Glow doesn't fit that description, he does incorporate rock and pop elements with splendid results on everything from the new wave-ish "Can't Stop" to the sweaty "Rock & Roll Control." But make no mistake: this is an R&B album first and foremost, and seductive numbers like "Moonchild" and the title song would be worthy of Kashif or Luther Vandross. Regrettably, James' risk-taking didn't pay off, and Glow was far from a major hit. Next to Garden of Love, Glow may be the most underrated album of Rick James' career.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:28
- Main artists: Rick James
- Composer: Rick James
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Funk
© 1985 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1985 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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