Album · 1981
Tracklist
A1 Give It To Me Baby 4:07
A2 Ghetto Life 4:20
A3 Make Love To Me 4:48
A4 Mr. Policeman 4:17
B1 Super Freak 3:25
B2 Fire And Desire 7:19
B3 Call Me Up 3:54
B4 Below The Funk (Pass The J) 2:36
Line-up/Musicians
Backing Vocals [Singers] – Jackie Ruffin, Jane't DuBois , 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.
Drums – Lanise Hughes, Narada Michael Walden (tracks: A3), Steve Price (tracks: A3)
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] – Rick James
Percussion – Armando Peraza, Bugsy Wilcox, Nate Hughes, Raul Rekow
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)
About this release
Gordy – G8-1002M1 (US)
Recorded at The Record Plant, Sausalito, California & Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Thanks to snobb for the addition