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Rick James – Street Songs (E/E) – LP, JP 1981, No OBI
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Street Songs is an LP by Rick James from 1981 released on the Motown label.
About this album
Street Songs is Rick James at his sharpest and most commercially potent, turning raw funk, boogie and soul into a crossover classic. Released in 1981, the album became his breakthrough on Motown and brought together tougher social commentary with party-starting hooks, helped by enduring hits like Give It to Me Baby, Super Freak and Fire and Desire. Its mix of swagger, romance and urban edge made James one of the defining funk voices of the era, and the record remains widely regarded as his signature statement. Street Songs captures the moment when funk fully entered the mainstream without losing its bite.
Genre: Soul & Funk
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Rick JamesLabel: Motown – VIP-6778Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: JapanReleased: 1981Genre: Soul & FunkA1 Give It To Me Baby = ギヴ・イット・トゥ・ミー・ベイビー
A2 Ghetto Life = ゲットー・ライフ
A3 Make Love To Me = メイク・ラヴ・トゥ・ミー
A4 Mr. Policeman = ミスター・ポリスマン
B1 Super Freak = スーパー・フリーク
B2 Fire And Desire = ファイアー・アンド・デザイア
B3 Call Me Up = コール・ミー・アップ
B4 Below The Funk (Pass The J) = ビロウ・ザ・ファンク