Rick James - Fire It Up Album

Tracklist

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Harpsichord – Danny LeMelle
• Art Direction – John Cabalka
• Backing Band – The Stone City Band
• Backing Vocals – Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Pat Henderson, The Colored Girls
• Backing Vocals [The Colored Girls] – Jackie Ruffin, Lisa Sarna
• Bass Guitar – Oscar Alston
• Design – Ginny Livingston
• Drums – Lanise Hughes
• Electric Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar, Guitar [6-string], Acoustic Guitar – Tom McDermott
• Engineer – Tom Flye [Super Flye]
• Engineer [Assistant] – Rick Sanchez, Russell Curtis
• Handclaps – California St. Clair, Cliff Ervin, Danny LeMelle, Greg Levias, Jackie Ruffin, John Ervin, Levi Ruffin, Lisa Sarna, Dr. Rachelle L. James, Susie Ervin, Tom McDermott, Winston L. Allen
• Keyboards, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Greg Levias
• Mastered By – Jim Sintetos
• Percussion, Electronic Drums [Syndrums] – Shondu Akiem
• Photography By – Ron Slenzak
• Synthesizer, Synthesizer [Strings Ensemble], Percussion, Backing Vocals, Co-producer [Production Assistant] – Levi Ruffin
• Trombone – John Ervin
• Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Cliff Ervin
• Typography [Lettering] – Michael Manoogian
• Written-By, Arranged By, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Organ, Harpsichord, Timbales, Timpani [Tympani], Electronic Drums [Syndrums], Drums, Percussion, Words By, Music By – Rick James

Versions

Notes

℗ 1979, © 1979 & Trademark Motown Record Corporation, Hollywood, California 90028, All Rights Reserved, Printed in U.S.A.

All songs published by Jobete Music Company, Inc. & Stone City Music Company (ASCAP)
A product of Motown Record Corp.

Recorded at The Record Plant, Sausalito, California
Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California

Maxine Waters & Julia Waters appear courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.

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Printed inner sleeve with all credits and lyrics.

Barcodes

• Matrix / Runout (A Variant 1): G8-990M1A
• Matrix / Runout (B Variant 1): G8-990M1B
• Matrix / Runout (Side A Variant 2): G 8990 MI (A) (18 A deleted) 12 A KENDUN-C JGS
• Matrix / Runout (Side B Variant 2): G 8990 MI (A) (18 B deleted) 12 B KENDUN-C JGS

Companies

• Recorded At – Record Plant, Sausalito
• Mastered At – Kendun Recorders
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Motown Record Corporation
• Copyright (c) – Motown Record Corporation
• Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.
• Published By – Stone City Music

Album

Fire It Up is the third album by American musician Rick James, released on October 16, 1979, on the Motown sub-label Gordy Records. This album was certified gold by the RIAA, and between 1978 and 1982 was a period where Rick James established himself as the historical bridge between P-Funk and Prince. Fire It Up was released on CD for the first time in 2010, by Universal Records. This item soon went out of print and has become a much sought after and very rare item for fans of Rick James and funk in. Fire It Up. Rick James. Rick James - Fire It Up 1979. To favorites 0 Download album. Listen album. Songs in album Rick James - Fire It Up 1979. Rick James - Fire It Up. Rick James - Love Gun. Rick James - Lovin You Is a Pleasure. Rick James - Love in the Night. Rick James - Come into My Life. Rick James - Stormy Love. Rick James - When Love Is Gone. Rick James's third album in 18 months may have spread the funk a little thin or saturated the market, since Fire It Up was not as effective as his first two efforts. The usual mix of rock and R&B had some disco added, which dulled the music's edge and made it more formulaic. At the same time, James's single-entendre come ons, notably the album's biggest single, Love Gun, were beginning to sound less provocative than just smutty. James had all the weapons for success in his arsenal, but he hadn't yet figured out a unified plan of attack, and Fire It Up was a holding action. Album: Fire It Up. Have This Want This. Album Info This Release. Visitor rating. Release date label labelcode medium genre submit corrections. R&BSoul , 1979. Love Gun. Get Started. United States. Internet Service Terms. Cookie Warning. Fire It Up, the third album from Rick James, was released on October 16, 1979 and was his second album released that year as his previous album, Bustin Out of L Seven was released in January. Fire It Up finds more punk funk on tracks such as the title track and the albums lead single Love Gun. The album peaked at 34 on the Billboard 200 and 5 on the R&B chart. Fire It Up Q&A. Producers Rick James. Writers Rick James. Label Motown Records. More Rick James albums. Urban Rapsody. Show all albums by Rick James. Love Gun - Rick James. Лента с персональными рекомендациями и музыкальными новинками, радио, подборки на любой вкус, удобное управление своей коллекцией. Исполнитель: Rick James. 1979 r&b

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