Born James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (1948-2004), Rick James transformed from draft dodger to funk legend after being signed to Motown's Gordy Records in 1978. His debut album "Come Get It!" delivered the hits "You and I" and "Mary Jane," but his 1981 masterpiece "Street Songs" really cemented his legacy with "Give It To Me Baby" and "Super Freak" (later sampled in MC Hammer's Grammy-winning "U Can't Touch This"). All these hits, including "Glow", "Loosey's Rap" (feat. The queen of hip hop Roxanne Shante), "In The Ghetto" (with Busta Rhymes), "Standing On The Top" (with The Temptations) and the soulful ballad "Ebony Eyes" (feat. Smokey Robinson), can be found on this definitive Rick James compilation: 'Collected".
Track Listing
LP1
1. You and I
2. Mary Jane
3. High on Your Love Suite
4. Bustin' Out (On Funk)
5. Love Gun
6. Come Into My Life - Part 1
7. Big Time
8. Give It to Me Baby
9. Super Freak
10. Ghetto Life
11. Dance Wit Me - Part 1
12. She Blew My Mind (69 Times)
13. Hard to Get
LP2
1. Standing on the Top Feat. the Temptations
2. Cold Blooded
3. U Bring the Freak Out
4. Ebony Eyes Feat. Smokey Robinson
5. 17
6. You Turn Me on
7. Glow
8. Can't Stop
9. Spend the Night with Me
10. Sweet and Sexy Thing
11. Loosey's Rap Feat. Roxanne Shante
12. In the Ghetto - Busta Rhymes Feat. Rick James
