tracks

Give It To Me Baby
Ghetto Life
Make Love To Me
Mr. Policeman
Super Freak
Fire And Desire
Call Me Up
Below The Funk (Pass The J)

notes

Recorded at The Record Plant, Sausalito, California & Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Mixed Down at West Lake Audio, Los Angeles, California
Mastered at Allen Zentz Mastering, Los Angeles, California

℗ 1981 & Trademark Motown Record Corporation

deadwax info :

side 1 : G8-1002M1A-1G COLUMBIA NY
side 2 : E G8-1002M1B-1G COLUMBIA NY TX

credits

Arranged By [Horn Arrangements] – Daniel LeMelle, Rick James
Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Daniel LeMelle, Reggie Andrews, Rick James
Art Direction – Johnny Lee (4)
Backing Vocals [Singers] – Jane't DuBois, Jackie Ruffin, Julia Waters Tillman, Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, Levi Ruffin, Jr., Marci Thomas, Maxine Waters Willard, Melvin Franklin (tracks: A1), Pattie Brooks, Rick James, Teena Marie (tracks: A1, A4, B2), The Mary Jane Band, The Temptations (tracks: A2, B1)
Bass, Percussion – Oscar Alston
Concertmaster [String Session] – Charles Veal, Jr.,
Contractor [String] – Rollace Dale,
Design – Ginny Livingston
Design [Logo] – Norman Moore
Drums – Lanise Hughes, Narada Michael Walden (tracks: A3), Steve Price (2) (tracks: A3)
Engineer [Assistant] – Michael Johnson (4), Tony Autore
Engineer [Mastering] – Chris Bellman
Engineer [Mixing] – Bobby Brooks, Tom "Super" Flye,
Engineer [Recording] – Bobby Brooks, Rick "Port Hole", Tom "Super" Flye,
Executive-Producer – Alonzo Miller (tracks: A3, B1, B2)
Flute [Tenor] – Gerald Albright (tracks: A3, B2)
Flute, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Daniel LeMelle
Guitar, Percussion – Tom McDermott
Handclaps – Aaron Dublin, California St. Clair, Daniel LeMelle, Levi Ruffin, Jr., Lisa Sarna, Oscar Alston, Teena Marie, Victor Reed
Harmonica – Stevie Wonder (tracks: A4)
Keyboards, Clavinet, Organ [Hammond B3] – Erskine Williams
Lead Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Drums, Timbales, Timpani [Tympani], Cover [Cover Concept] – Rick James
Percussion – Armando Peraza, Bugsy Wilcox, Nate Hughes, Raul Rekow
Photography By – Ron Slenzak
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By – Rick James
Synthesizer [String Ensemble], Synthesizer [Obx], Backing Vocals – Levi Ruffin, Jr.,
Trombone, Flute – John Ervin
Trumpet – Fernando Harkless, Roy Poper
Trumpet, Piccolo Flute, Flugelhorn [Fluegelhorn] – Cliff Ervin
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Donny Keider
Violin – Larry Hansen (tracks: A2)
Arranged By [Horn Arrangements] – Daniel LeMelle, Rick James
Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Daniel LeMelle, Reggie Andrews, Rick James
Art Direction – Johnny Lee (4)
Backing Vocals [Singers] – Jane't DuBois, Jackie Ruffin, Julia Waters Tillman, Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, Levi Ruffin, Jr., Marci Thomas, Maxine Waters Willard, Melvin Franklin (tracks: A1), Pattie Brooks, Rick James, Teena Marie (tracks: A1, A4, B2), The Mary Jane Band, The Temptations (tracks: A2, B1)
Bass, Percussion – Oscar Alston
Concertmaster [String Session] – Charles Veal, Jr.,
Contractor [String] – Rollace Dale,
Design – Ginny Livingston
Design [Logo] – Norman Moore
Drums – Lanise Hughes, Narada Michael Walden (tracks: A3), Steve Price (2) (tracks: A3)
Engineer [Assistant] – Michael Johnson (4), Tony Autore
Engineer [Mastering] – Chris Bellman
Engineer [Mixing] – Bobby Brooks, Tom "Super" Flye,
Engineer [Recording] – Bobby Brooks, Rick "Port Hole", Tom "Super" Flye,
Executive-Producer – Alonzo Miller (tracks: A3, B1, B2)
Flute [Tenor] – Gerald Albright (tracks: A3, B2)
Flute, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Daniel LeMelle
Guitar, Percussion – Tom McDermott
Handclaps – Aaron Dublin, California St. Clair, Daniel LeMelle, Levi Ruffin, Jr., Lisa Sarna, Oscar Alston, Teena Marie, Victor Reed
Harmonica – Stevie Wonder (tracks: A4)
Keyboards, Clavinet, Organ [Hammond B3] – Erskine Williams
Lead Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Drums, Timbales, Timpani [Tympani], Cover [Cover Concept] – Rick James
Mastered By, Lacquer Cut By – CB.,
Percussion – Armando Peraza, Bugsy Wilcox, Nate Hughes, Raul Rekow
Photography By – Ron Slenzak
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By – Rick James
Synthesizer [String Ensemble], Synthesizer [Obx], Backing Vocals – Levi Ruffin, Jr.,
Trombone, Flute – John Ervin
Trumpet – Fernando Harkless, Roy Poper
Trumpet, Piccolo Flute, Flugelhorn [Fluegelhorn] – Cliff Ervin
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Donny Keider
Violin – Larry Hansen (tracks: A2)

companies

Recorded At – Record Plant, Sausalito
Recorded At – Motown Recording Studios
Mixed At – Westlake Audio
Mastered At – Allen Zentz Mastering
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Motown Record Corporation
Copyright (c) – Motown Record Corporation
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Motown Records

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