Rick James - Street Songs
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Artist: Rick JamesBrand: JAMES,RICK
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2002-11-12
Music Label: Motown
Soundtracks:
- Give It To Me Baby
- Ghetto Life
- Make Love To Me
- Mr. Policeman
- Super Freak
- Fire And Desire
- Call Me Up
- Below The Funk (Pass The J)
- Give It To Me Baby
- Super Freak
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Free Music Review: One Of The Great Classic Motown Albums!
Hit: 5 Stars
The late Rick James first love was the fine art of jazz music. He eventually found his calling in the field of funk and soul. In 1981, James released "Street Songs", which goes down in Motown history as quite possibly the greatest funk album ever released. This album stayed on top of the R&B charts for over 5 months, and was fueled by the the #1 mega hits "Give It To Me", and "Superfreak", which dominated the pop charts all summer long in 1981. This album had no trouble crossing over to the playlists of middle America Radio airwaves. This is some of the best dance music ever waxed and although his career did not have the longevity everyone expected due to a multitude of personal problems, Rick James for one year, ruled the pop world. He took a little from George Clinton's style, and passed on his own influence to such pop stars as Prince. This cd contains two bonus tracks that are extended dance mixes of his big hits "Superfreak" and "Give It To Me". An array of stars play supporting roles like Stevie Wonder,Teena Marie and three members of the Temptations, most notably the bass voice of the late Melvin Franklin. With a bargain price attached to this classic album, the purchase of this cd is a no brainer if you were one of those souls who fondly remember the dance clubs of 1981.
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180-gram vinyl LP pressing. Includes a download code. Universal. 2009.Rick James later made ludicrous attempts to keep up with Prince, but on 1981's Street Songs he stands in no one's shadow. This is, of course, the album that gave us "Super Freak," but James also scores with several funk protest numbers, including the bitter "Mr. Policeman" and the celebratory "Below the Funk (Pass the J)." Prince ended up running a much longer way with the "punk funk" ball; still, James executed more than one or two good plays here. The new deluxe edition adds 12-inch mixes of "Give It to Me Baby" and "Super Freak" as well as a second disc featuring previously unreleased live material recorded in Long Beach, California, in July, 1981. --Rickey Wright
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