8 thoughts on “ Rick James - Street Songs (Cassette, Album) ”

1. Label: Motown - MOTC • Format: Cassette Album, Reissue White • Country: US • Genre: Funk / Soul • Style: Disco, Funk Rick James - Street Songs (White, Cassette) | Discogs Explore.

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2. Street Songs is one of the definitive R&B/funk albums from the '80s. Although much of the subject matter delves into the seamier and otherwise decadent undercurrent of pop society, Rick James, with his aggressive and no-nonsense style, is the real star of the cauganetftelconscualgiestanpanrevulri.coinfo Songs garnered the attention that James previous effort, Garden of Love should have received.

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3. Editors’ Notes With ’s Street Songs, Rick James slapped a rocker’s edge onto disco’s cauganetftelconscualgiestanpanrevulri.coinfoed by the Buffalo projects where they grew up, he and the Stone City Band explore a thriving subculture of prostitutes, junkies, and hustlers on “Ghetto Life,” while “Mr. Policeman” is one of the first songs to openly address police brutality.

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4. Apr 03,  · Street Songs must be a career pinnacle for James; I haven't the career perspective but I know I prefer Street Songs album cuts like "Below The Funk I'm a fan of the vinyl but yes, the Rick James LPs through and including Street Songs are essential funk titles! Sparkler, Apr 2, # Emperor Forum Resident.

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5. Though James, who battled with drug problems and died in , aged 56, would top the American R&B albums chart three years later with his seventh Motown album, Cold Blooded, Street Songs has sold.

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6. ‎In the late '70s, when the fortunes of Motown Records seemed to be flagging, Rick James came along and rescued the company, providing funky hits that updated the label's style and saw it through into the mid-'80s. Actually, James had been with Motown earlier, though nothing had come of it. After gro. Available with an Apple Music subscription.

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7. In , James released "Street Songs", which goes down in Motown history as quite possibly the greatest funk album ever released. This album stayed on top of the R&B charts for over 5 months, and was fueled by the the #1 mega hits "Give It To Me", and "Superfreak", which dominated the pop charts all summer long in /5().

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8. Rick James - Top Songs. SONG ALBUM TIME Mary Jane. Rick James. 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rick James. PREVIEW Fire and Desire. Rick James & Teena Marie Street Songs (Deluxe Edition).

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