Street Songs (20th anniversary deluxe edition)

~ Release by Rick James (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

20th Anniversary 2-CD Deluxe Edition
Track 1 - 9: Original LP
Track 9 - 12: The 12" Mixes
Disc 2

20th Anniversary 2-CD Deluxe Edition
Recorded live in Long Beach, CA, July 1981 - Previously Unreleased
Disc 1

Annotation last modified on 2013-08-22 00:57 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Original LP, April 1981
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Give It to Me Baby
engineer:
Bobby Brooks (US producer/engineer/remixer), Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez and Tom "Super" Flye
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
background vocals:
Melvin Franklin and Teena Marie
arranger:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
Give It To Me Baby
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone City Music Co.
Rick James54:10
2Ghetto Life
engineer:
Bobby Brooks (US producer/engineer/remixer), Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez and Tom "Super" Flye
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
background vocals:
Melvin Franklin, Richard Street and Otis Williams (US baritone singer, member of The Temptations & The Distants)
horn arranger:
Daniel LeMelle
instruments arranger and arranger:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
Ghetto Life
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
Rick James4.54:24
3Make Love to Me
engineer:
Bobby Brooks (US producer/engineer/remixer), Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez and Tom "Super" Flye
executive producer:
Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer)
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
drums (drum set):
Narada Michael Walden
flute [tenor flute]:
Gerald Albright
recording of:
Make Love to Me
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
Rick James4:50
4Mr. Policeman
engineer:
Bobby Brooks (US producer/engineer/remixer), Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez and Tom "Super" Flye
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
harmonica:
Stevie Wonder
background vocals:
Teena Marie
part of:
Fuck tha Police: 20 Songs Against Police Brutality (number: 17)
recording of:
Mr. Policeman
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
Rick James54:20
5Super Freak
engineer:
Bobby Brooks (US producer/engineer/remixer), Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez and Tom "Super" Flye
executive producer:
Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer)
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
background vocals:
Melvin Franklin, Richard Street and Otis Williams (US baritone singer, member of The Temptations & The Distants)
horn arranger:
Daniel LeMelle and Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
arranger:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 153) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 477)
recording of:
Super Freak
lyricist and composer:
Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer) and Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Rick James4.13:25
6Fire and Desire
engineer:
Bobby Brooks (US producer/engineer/remixer), Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez and Tom "Super" Flye
executive producer:
Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer)
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
flute [tenor flute]:
Gerald Albright
vocals:
Teena Marie
performer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
arranger:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
Fire & Desire (Rick James Song)
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
Rick James feat. Teena Marie37:22
7Call Me Up
engineer:
Bobby Brooks (US producer/engineer/remixer), Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez and Tom "Super" Flye
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
Call Me Up
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
Rick James3:57
8Below the Funk (Pass the J)
engineer:
Bobby Brooks (US producer/engineer/remixer), Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez and Tom "Super" Flye
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
recording of:
Below the Funk (Pass the J)
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
Rick James2:41
9Give It to Me Baby (12″ mix)
engineer:
Bobby Brooks (US producer/engineer/remixer), Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez and Tom "Super" Flye
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
background vocals:
Melvin Franklin and Teena Marie
recording of:
Give It To Me Baby
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone City Music Co.
Rick James5:46
10Give It to Me Baby (12″ mix) (instrumental)
recording of:
Give It To Me Baby
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone City Music Co.
Rick James6:52
11Super Freak (12″ mix)
engineer:
Bobby Brooks (US producer/engineer/remixer), Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez and Tom "Super" Flye
executive producer:
Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer)
producer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
background vocals:
Melvin Franklin, Richard Street and Otis Williams (US baritone singer, member of The Temptations & The Distants)
recording of:
Super Freak
lyricist and composer:
Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer) and Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Rick James7:10
12Super Freak (12″ mix) (instrumental)
instrumental recording of:
Super Freak
lyricist and composer:
Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer) and Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
Rick James3:33
▼ CD 2: Live in Long Beach, CA, July 1981- Previously Unreleased
#TitleRatingLength
1Introduction
1:46
2Ghetto Life
live recording of:
Ghetto Life (in 1981-07)
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
4:21
3Big Time
live recording of:
Big Time (in 1981-07)
7:08
4Come Into My Life
live recording of:
Come Into My Life (in 1981-07)
4:14
5I’m a Sucker for Love
live recording of:
I'm a Sucker for Your Love (in 1981-07)
writer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
8:28
6Square Biz
live recording of:
Square Biz (in 1981-07)
7:01
7Fire It Up
live recording of:
Fire It Up (in 1981-07)
3:35
8Love Gun
live recording of:
Love Gun (in 1981-07)
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
5:42
9Do You Want Some Funk?! (interlude)
2:22
10Mary Jane
live recording of:
Mary Jane (in 1981-07)
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
10:39
11Super Freak
live recording of:
Super Freak (in 1981-07)
lyricist and composer:
Alonzo Miller (Singer-songwriter, producer) and Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone Diamond Music Corporation
4:21
12You and I
live recording of:
You and I (in 1981-07)
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
11:48
13Give It to Me Baby
live recording of:
Give It To Me Baby (in 1981-07)
lyricist and composer:
Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer)
publisher:
Jobete Music Co., Inc. and Stone City Music Co.
6:06