Rick James – Street Songs

Tracklist

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – Quality Records Limited
• Distributed By – Quality Records Limited
• Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Motown Record Corporation
• Copyright © – Motown Record Corporation
• Copyright © – Quality Records Limited
• Printed By – Shorewood Packaging Corp. Of Canada Ltd.
• Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.
• Published By – Stone City Music Co.
• Recorded At – Record Plant, Sausalito
• Recorded At – Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios
• Mixed At – Westlake Audio
• Mastered At – Allen Zentz Mastering

Credits

• Arranged By [Horn Arrangements] – Daniel LeMelle, Rick James
• Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Daniel LeMelle, Reggie Andrews, Rick James
• Art Direction – Johnny Lee (4)
• Band – Stone City Band
• Bass, Percussion – Oscar Alston
• Concertmaster – Charles Veal, Jr.*
• Contractor – Rollace Dale*
• Design – Ginny Livingston
• Design [Logo] – Norman Moore
• Drums – Lanise Hughes, Narada Michael Walden (tracks: A3), Steve Price (2)
• 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" Sanchez*, Tom "Super" Flye*
• Executive-Producer – Alonzo Miller (tracks: A3, B1, 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)
• Horns – Punk Funk Horns
• Keyboards, Clavinet, Organ [Hammond B3] – Erskine Williams
• Lead Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Drums, Timbales, Timpani, Design 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, OBX], Backing Vocals – Levi Ruffin, Jr.*
• Tenor Flute – Gerald Albright (tracks: A3, B2)
• Trombone, Flute – John Ervin
• Trumpet – Fernando Harkless, Roy Poper
• Trumpet, Piccolo Flute, Flugelhorn – Cliff Ervin
• Vibraphone – Donny Keider
• Violin – Larry Hansen
• Vocals [Singers, The Mary Jane Band] – JoAnne McDuffy*, Lisa Sarna
• Vocals [Singers, The Temptations] – Melvin Franklin (tracks: A2, B1), Otis Williams (tracks: A2, B1), Richard Street (tracks: A2, B1)
• 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)

Notes

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: ASCAP
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout area): G-1002-A
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout area): G-1002-B

ARTIST

Rick James

TITLE

Street Songs

LABEL

Gordy 

FORMAT

LP (Canadian)

COVER

M - (Mint minus or near mint) 

VINYL

M - (Mint minus or near mint) 

COMMENTS

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S (Sealed)

Record is still sealed and has never been played. 

M- (Mint minus)

Like new. The record does not have any visible light scratches or cracks.

E+ (Excellent Plus)

The record has hardly visible small scratches etc. The label may have some * In effect E+ means almost faultless. We think you can find records graded E+ quite satisfactory, unless you are a collector who is determined to own a brand new record. 

EX (Excellent)

There are some light scratches and cracks on the record (which can be felt by touch). Sometimes these slight defects may influence sound. *Although some noise is audible in quieter sections of the record, such as fade-outs, and it is especially conspicuous between tracks, it does not have a profound influence on the whole record. The label may have discolorations or ring wear. 

EX- (Excellent Minus)

It is worse than the above, but there are no needle jumps. There is some noise. The label may have discolorations or ring wear.

VG+ (Very Good Plus) 

It is worse than the above. But,No Needle jumping. There is some noise. The label has discolorations or ring wear.

VG (Very Good ) 

It is worse than the above.

Cover grading

S (Sealed) 

Record is still sealed and has never been played.

M- (Mint minus) 

Like new. The Cover does not have any lines, folds, scratches, cracks, spots, or other similar folds.

E+ (Excellent Plus)

The Cover has small lines / folds / scratches / cracks / spots / ring wear, or other similar faults.

E (Excellent) 

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E- (Excellent minus)

It is worse than the above, The Cover may have light lines, folds, scratches, cracks, spots, some writing, some tape or sticker (or traces of such) and ring wear. The Cover may be dirty.

VG+ (Very Good Plus)

It is worse than the above,The Cover has striking folds, scratches, cracks, spots, ring wear, some writing, scotch tape, or stickers.

VG (Very Good)

It is worse than the above.

OBI Grading

S

(Sealed) 

M-

(Mint minus) 

E+

(Excellent Plus)

E

(Excellent) 

E-

(Excellent minus)

VG+

(Very Good Plus)

VG

(Very Good)

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Other Abbreviations

W 

Writing 

ST

Stickers, tape

WD

Water Damage

S

Stain

M

Mold

C

Corner cut

P

Punch hole

D

Drill hole

SP

Cover Split

DJ

promotion copy

SF

Same Flip

OBI Abbreviations

OW

OBI Writing

OST

OBI Stickers, tape

OWD

OBI Water Damage

OS

OBI Stain

OM

OBI Mold

OP

OBI Split

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