James, Rick - Collected

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2 X 180 GRAM VINYL LP 

Rick James, born James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (1948-2004), transformed from draft dodger to funk legend after being signed to Motown's Gordy Records in 1978.

His debut album Come Get It! delivered the hits "You and I" and "Mary Jane", but his 1981 masterpiece Street Songs really cemented his legacy with "Give It to Me Baby" and "Super Freak" (later sampled in MC Hammer's Grammy-winning U Can't Touch This).

All these hits, including "Glow", "Loosey's Rap" (feat. the queen of hip hop Roxanne Shanté), "In The Ghetto" (with Busta Rhymes), "Standing On the Top" (with The Temptations) and the soulful ballad "Ebony Eyes" (feat. Smokey Robinson), can be found on this definitive Rick James compilation: Collected.

Tracklist

Side A:
You And I
Mary Jane
High On Your Love Suite
Bustin' Out (On Funk)
Love Gun
Come Into My Life - Part 1
Big Time

Side B:
Give It To Me Baby
Super Freak
Ghetto Life
Dance Wit' Me - Part 1
She Blew My Mind (69 Times)
Hard To Get

Side C:
Standing On The Top feat. The Temptations
Cold Blooded
U Bring The Freak Out
Ebony Eyes feat. Smokey Robinson
17
You Turn Me On

Side D:
Glow
Can't Stop
Spend The Night With Me
Sweet And Sexy Thing
Loosey's Rap feat. Roxanne Shante
In The Ghetto - Busta Rhymes feat. Rick James