Street Songs is the fifth studio album by American musician Rick James, released in April 1981 on Gordy Records. It contained two of James's biggest hits: the singles "Give It to Me Baby" and "Super Freak".
Tracks:-------
CD1: Original LP, April 198101 Give It To Me Baby 4:08
02 Ghetto Life 4:21 (Vocals - The Temptations)
03 Make Love To Me 4:48
04 Mr. Policeman 4:17 (Harmonica - Stevie Wonder)
05 Super Freak 3:24 (Vocals - The Temptations)
06 Fire And Desire 7:17
07 Call Me Up 3:53
The 12-Inch Mixes08 Below The
Funk (Pass The J) 2:35
09 Give It To Me Baby (12" Version) 5:42
10 Give It To Me Baby (
Instrumental) 6:48
11 Super Freak (12" Version) 7:05
12 Super Freak (
Instrumental) 3:33
CD2: Live In Long Beach, CA, July 1981 - Previously Unreleased01 Introduction 1:46
02 Ghetto Life 4:21
03 Big Time 7:08
04 Come Into My Life 4:14
05 I'm A Sucker For Love 8:28
06 Square Biz 7:01
07 Fire It Up 3:35
08 Love Gun 5:42
09 Do You Want Some
Funk (Interlude) 2:22
10 Mary Jane 10:39
11 Super Freak 4:21
12 You And I 11:48
13 Give It To Me Baby 6:05
Personnel:---------
Rick James: Guitar, Bass, Drums, Timpani, Producer, Percussion, String Arrangement, Timbales, Arranger, Artwork Concept, Lead Vocals
Teena Marie: Bongos, Congas, Vocals, Handclaps
Stevie Wonder: Harmonica
Armando Peraza: Percussion
Raul Rekow: Percussion
Gerald Albright: Tenor Flute
Tom McDermott: Guitar, Percussion
Otis Williams: Vocals
Narada Michael Walden: Drums
Pattie Brooks: Vocals
Steve Price: Drums
Julia Tillman Waters: Vocals
Maxine Waters-Willard: Vocals
Daniel LeMelle: Flute, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, String Arrangement, Handclaps
Erskine Williams: Clavinet, Hammond B3 Organ, Keyboards
Fernando Harkless: Trumpet
Jackie Ruffin: Vocals
John Ervin: Flute, Trombone
Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs: Vocals
Lisa Sarna: Vocals
Marci Thomas: Vocals
Melvin Franklin: Vocals
Oscar Alston: Bass, Percussion, Handclaps
Reggie Andrews: String Arrangement
Roy Poper: Trumpet
Bugsy Wilcox: Percussion
Richard Street: Vocals
Chris Powell: Saxophone
Mike Jones: Photography
Michael Johnson: Assistant Engineer
Lanise Hughes: Drums
Cliff Ervin: Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Piccolo
California St. Clair: Handclaps
Levi Ruffin Jr.: String Ensemble, Backing Vocals, Oberheim Synthesizer, Handclaps
Larry Hansen: Violin
Donny Keider: Vibraphone
Nate Hughes: Percussion
Jane't DuBois: Vocals
Joanne McDuffie: Vocals
Aaron Dublin: Handclaps
Victor Reed: Handclaps
Rollace Dale: String Contractor
Le Morris Payne: Trumpet, Backing Vocals
William Rhinehart: Saxophone, Backing Vocals
All thanks to original releaser