Rick James ‎– Street Songs

Label:

Gordy – G8-1002M1

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

Released:

1981

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Funk, Disco

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Give It To Me Baby Words By, Music By – Rick James	4:07
A2	Ghetto Life Words By, Music By – Rick James	4:20
A3	Make Love To Me Words By, Music By – Rick James	4:48
A4	Mr. Policeman Words By, Music By – Rick James	4:17
B1	Super Freak Words By, Music By – Alonzo Miller, Rick James	3:25
B2	Fire And Desire Words By, Music By – Rick James	7:19
B3	Call Me Up Words By, Music By – Rick James	3:54
B4	Below The Funk (Pass The J) Words By, Music By – Rick James	2:36

Credits

Arranged By [Horn Arrangements] – Daniel LeMelle, Rick James
Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Daniel LeMelle, Reggie Andrews, Rick James
Art Direction – Johnny Lee (4)
Backing Vocals [Singers] – Jackie Ruffin, Jane't DuBois*, Julia Waters Tillman*, Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, Levi Ruffin, Jr.*, Marci Thomas, Mary Jane Band, The, Maxine Waters Willard*, Melvin Franklin (tracks: A1), Pattie Brooks, Rick James, Teena Marie (tracks: A1, A4, B2), Temptations, The (tracks: A2, B1)
Bass, Percussion – Oscar Alston
Concertmaster [String Session] – Charles Veal, Jr.*
Contractor [String] – Rollace Dale*
Design – Ginny Livingston
Design [Logo] – Norman Moore
Drums – Lanise Hughes, Narada Michael Walden (tracks: A3), Steve Price (tracks: A3)
Engineer [Assistant] – Michael Johnson (4), Tony Autore
Engineer [Mastering] – Chris Bellman
Engineer [Mixing] – Bobby Brooks, Tom "Super" Flye*
Engineer [Recording] – Bobby Brooks, Rick "Port Hole"*, Tom "Super" Flye*
Executive Producer – Alonzo Miller (tracks: A3, B1, B2)
Flute [Tenor] – Gerald Albright (tracks: A3, B2)
Flute, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Daniel LeMelle
Guitar, Percussion – Tom McDermott
Handclaps – Aaron Dublin, California St. Clair, Daniel LeMelle, Levi Ruffin, Jr.*, Lisa Sarna, Oscar Alston, Teena Marie, Victor Reed
Harmonica – Stevie Wonder (tracks: A4)
Keyboards, Clavinet, Organ [Hammond B3] – Erskine Williams
Lead Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Drums, Timbales, Timpani [Tympani], Cover [Cover Concept] – Rick James
Percussion – Armando Peraza, Bugsy Wilcox, Nate Hughes, Raul Rekow
Photography By – Ron Slenzak
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By – Rick James
Strings [String Ensemble], Synthesizer [Obx], Backing Vocals – Levi Ruffin, Jr.*
Trombone, Flute – John Ervin
Trumpet – Fernando Harkless, Roy Poper
Trumpet, Piccolo Flute, Flugelhorn [Fluegelhorn] – Cliff Ervin
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Donny Keider
Violin – Larry Hansen (tracks: A2)

Notes

Recorded at The Record Plant, Sausalito, California & Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Mixed Down at West Lake Audio, Los Angeles, California
Mastered at Allen Zentz Mastering, Los Angeles, California

℗ 1981 & Trademark Motown Record Corporation

Other Versions (Showing 5 of 17) View All

Title, Format	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Street Songs (LP, Album)	Motown	3C 006-64358	Italy	1981
Street Songs (LP, Album)	Motown, Bellaphon	260·15·016	Germany	1981
Street Songs (Deluxe Edition) (2xCD)	Motown	440 014 696-2	US	2001
Street Songs (LP, Album)	Motown	2-47.150	Spain	1981
Street Songs (LP, Album)	Gordy	G 1002	Canada	1981