Street Songs (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Street Songs
Type = Album
Artist = Rick James


Released = 1981
Recorded = December 1980 - January 1981
Genre = R&B
Length = 34:46
Label = Gordy (Motown)
Producer = Rick James
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:xb4uak6k5m3m link]
* Robert Christgau (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=rick+james link]
Last album = "Garden of Love"
(1980)
This album = "Street Songs"
(1981)
Next album = "Throwin' Down"
(1982)

"Street Songs" is a 1981 Rick James concept album. Most of the songs on the record deal with prostitution. The fifth song on this album, "Super Freak", was one of James' biggest hits. A Deluxe Edition was released in 2001 containing an additional seventeen mixes and live versions of the album tracks. The song "Ghetto Life" was featured in the 2002 video game ', and later sampled in Busta Rhymes' song "In The Ghetto". "Super Freak" and "Give It to Me Baby" are also featured on the soundtrack of the videogame '.

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Rick James; except where indicated

# "Give It to Me Baby" (4:08)
# "Ghetto Life" (4:20)
# "Make Love to Me" (4:48)
# "Mr. Policeman" (4:17)
# "Super Freak" (James, Alonzo Miller) (3:24)
# "Fire and Desire" (duet with Teena Marie) (7:17)
# "Call Me Up" (3:53)
# "Below the Funk (Pass the J)" (2:36)

2002 Remastered Edition
# "Give It to Me Baby" (4:08)
# "Ghetto Life" (4:20)
# "Make Love to Me" (4:48)
# "Mr. Policeman" (4:17)
# "Super Freak" (3:24)
# "Fire and Desire" (duet with Teena Marie) (7:17)
# "Call Me Up" (3:53)
# "Below the Funk (Pass the J)" (2:36)
# "Give It to Me Baby" (12" Version) (5:42)
# "Super Freak" (12" Version) (7:05)

Deluxe Edition

Disc One:
# "Give It to Me Baby" (4:08)
# "Ghetto Life" (4:20)
# "Make Love to Me" (4:48)
# "Mr. Policeman" (4:17)
# "Super Freak" (3:24)
# "Fire and Desire" (duet with Teena Marie) (7:17)
# "Call Me Up" (3:53)
# "Below the Funk (Pass the J)" (2:36)
# "Give It to Me Baby" (12" Version) (5:42)
# "Give It to Me Baby" (Instrumental) (6:48)
# "Super Freak" (12" Version) (7:05)
# "Super Freak" (Instrumental) (3:33)Disc Two: (Recorded Live at Long Beach, California, July 30 1981)
# "Introduction" (1:46)
# "Ghetto Life" (4:21)
# "Big Time" (7:08)
# "Come Into My Life" (4:14)
# "I'm a Sucker for Love" (8:28)
# "Square Biz" (7:01)
# "Fire It Up" (3:35)
# "Love Gun" (5:42)
# "Do You Want Some Funk (Interlude)" (2:22)
# "Mary Jane" (10:39)
# "Super Freak" (4:21)
# "You and I" (11:48)
# "Give It to Me Baby" (6:05)

Later Samples

*"Ghetto Life"
**"In the Ghetto" by Busta Rhymes from the album "The Big Bang"
*"Super Freak"
**"U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer from the album "Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em"
**"Kingdom Come" by Jay-Z from the album "Kingdom Come"