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With his hustler look, his stash of coke and his huge ego, Rick James was the free electron from planet funk. Pushing everything to the limits, both in his life and his music, he embodied the crazy side of America in the ‘80s. With more than 100 tracks, this box set brings together all his recordings for Motown, including B-sides and maxis. There are essentially nine albums: Come Get It! (1978), Bustin' Out of L Seven and Fire It Up (1979), Garden of Love (1980), Street Songs (1981), Throwin' Down (1982), Cold Blooded (1983), Glow (1985) and The Flag (1986).
Of course, Street Songs is the masterpiece that stands out from the crowd. It’s like the missing link between the P-Funk universe and Prince's Purple Rain. Perfectly encapsulating the African-American music from the early eighties, Street Songs is a brilliant fusion of disco and funk. But Rick James injects only the most essential bone marrow of disco into his raw, wild funk. And while the aim is to fill the dancefloor, the lyrics are far from meaningless… Leave Prince alone for two minutes, and rediscover this 5-star funkster, the only musician to ever bring us such a sizzling style of funk and a brand-new sound to Motown in the ‘80s. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
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Rick James, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Art Stewart, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Art Stewart, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Art Stewart, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Art Stewart, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Art Stewart, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Art Stewart, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Art Stewart, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Art Stewart, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1978 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - John Morales, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Art Stewart, Producer
℗ 2014 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - John Morales, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Art Stewart, Producer
℗ 1978 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
Rick James, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Peter Cardinali, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Art Stewart, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Rhythm Arranger, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Peter Cardinali, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Art Stewart, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Art Stewart, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Art Stewart, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Art Stewart, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Mixer, MainArtist, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Art Stewart, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Peter Cardinali, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Art Stewart, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Mixer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Peter Cardinali, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Art Stewart, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 3
Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 4
Leroy Burgess, ComposerLyricist - James Calloway, ComposerLyricist - Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Davenport, ComposerLyricist - Daniel LeMelle, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leroy Burgess, ComposerLyricist - James Calloway, ComposerLyricist - Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sonny Davenport, ComposerLyricist - Daniel LeMelle, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 5
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.
DISC 6
Rick James, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, Synthesizer, Harmonica, Drum Programming, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Mcfee, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Levi Ruffin Jr., Piano, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom McDermott, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel LeMelle, Flute, Saxophone, Trumpet, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Erskine Williams, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Alston, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1982 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Reggie Andrews, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel LeMelle, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1982 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Rick James, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
With his hustler look, his stash of coke and his huge ego, Rick James was the free electron from planet funk. Pushing everything to the limits, both in his life and his music, he embodied the crazy side of America in the ‘80s. With more than 100 tracks, this box set brings together all his recordings for Motown, including B-sides and maxis. There are essentially nine albums: Come Get It! (1978), Bustin' Out of L Seven and Fire It Up (1979), Garden of Love (1980), Street Songs (1981), Throwin' Down (1982), Cold Blooded (1983), Glow (1985) and The Flag (1986).
Of course, Street Songs is the masterpiece that stands out from the crowd. It’s like the missing link between the P-Funk universe and Prince's Purple Rain. Perfectly encapsulating the African-American music from the early eighties, Street Songs is a brilliant fusion of disco and funk. But Rick James injects only the most essential bone marrow of disco into his raw, wild funk. And while the aim is to fill the dancefloor, the lyrics are far from meaningless… Leave Prince alone for two minutes, and rediscover this 5-star funkster, the only musician to ever bring us such a sizzling style of funk and a brand-new sound to Motown in the ‘80s. © Marc Zisman/Qobuz
About the album
- 9 disc(s) - 109 track(s)
- Total length: 09:39:37
- Main artists: Rick James
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Motown
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Funk
© 2014 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2014 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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