Rick James releases his fifth album : ‘Street Songs’ featuring ‘Super Freak’ (1981)

Rick James‘ ‘Street Songs’ feat. ‘Super Freak is his fifth album released on April 7, 1981 by Gordy.

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1 . Give It To Me Baby (Live)

2 . Give It To Me Baby

3 . Ghetto Life (Live)

4 . Super Freak (1982)

5 . Super Freak (Official Video)

6 . You And I / Super Freak (Farm Aid, 1986)

7 . Fire And Desire (w/ Teena Marie)

Rick James – Street Songs

Track Listing : 1.Give It To Me Baby (Rick James) – 04:08 . 2.Ghetto Life (Rick James) – 04:20 . 3.Make Love To Me (Rick James) – 04:48 . 4.Mr. Policeman (Rick James) – 04:17 . 5.Super Freak (Rick James, Alonzo Miller) – 03:24 . 6.Fire And Desire (Rick James) – 07:17 . 7.Call Me Up (Rick James) – 03:53 . 8.Below The Funk (Pass The J) (Rick James) – 02:36

Musicians : Rick James – Bass, Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Poetry, Timbales, Timpani, Vocals . Teena Marie – Handclapping, Vocals On (6) . Gerald Albright – Flute (Tenor) . Oscar Alston – Bass, Handclapping, Percussion . Clifford J. Ervin – Flugelhorn, Piccolo, Trumpet . John Ervin – Flute, Trombone . Fernando Harkless – Trumpet . Nathan Hughes – Percussion . Daniel Lemelle – Flute, Handclapping, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor) . Tom Mcdermott – Guitar, Percussion . Armando Peraza – Percussion . Roy Poper – Trumpet . Raul Rekow – Percussion . Narada Michael Walden – Drums . Bugsy Wilcox – Percussion . Erskine Williams – Clavinet, Keyboards, Organ (Hammond) . Stevie Wonder – Harmonica . The Temptations – Vocals . Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs – Vocals . Marci Thomas – Vocals . Julia Waters Tilman – Vocals . Jackie Ruffin – Vocals . Maxine Willard Waters – Vocals . Melvin Franklin – Vocals . Pattie Brooks – Vocals . Ja’Net Dubois – Vocals . Lisa Sarna – Handclapping . Victoria Reed – Handclapping

Production : Produced By Rick James . Tony Autore – Assistant Engineer . Bobby Brooks – Engineer, Mixing . Michael “Mike Dee” Johnson – Assistant Engineer

Package : Rick James – Cover Art Concept . Johnny Lee – Art Direction . Ginny Livingston – Design . Norman Moore – Logo Design . Ron Slenzak – Photography . Craig Werner – Liner Notes

Recorded In January 1981 At The Record Plant, Sausalito, Ca & Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, Ca.

ReleasedOn April 7, 1981 By Gordy.

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Thanks to the following musicians : AdamStevensBass . BassBassBass . Ben Eller . Bruce Barrera . finbarbass . Greg Papaleo . infusion26 . Jerry Watkins . joseh music . Josh Fossgreen . mark swan . mike gross . oneamigo3 . pavel M . Scott Strickland . SlikkTim . Stephen Allen . TenThumbs Productions . TerryKeatingDrums . tojodog9 . urdeel