Description
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 original hits, including “Glow”, “Loosey’s Rap” (feat. the queen of hip hop Roxanne Shanté),“In The Ghetto” (with Busta Rhymes), “Standing On The Top” (with The Temptations), the soulful ballad “Ebony Eyes” (feat. Smokey Robinson) and no less than 11 extended 12-inch versions (on Disc 3), can be found on this definitive Rick James compilation: ‘Collected”.
• 3-CD compilation ‘Collected‘ by the Punk-Funk originator, multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer Rick James.
• Including the Hits “You & I,” “Mary Jane,” “Ebony Eyes,” “Ghetto Life,” “Glow,” “Give It to Me Baby” and “Super Freak.”
• Disc 3 contains extended 12-inch versions of 11 of his Hit singles.
• Digipack + 16 page booklet
Tracks
CD1
1. The Mynah Birds – It’s My Time
2. The Great White Cane – You Make The Magic
3. You And I
4. Mary Jane
5. High On Your Love Suite
6. Bustin’ Out (On Funk)
7. Fool On The Street
8. Love Gun
9. Come Into My Life – Part 1
10. Big Time
11. Summer Love
12. Stone City Band – Little Runaway
13. Give It To Me Baby
14. Super Freak
15. Ghetto Life
16. Standing On The Top (feat. The Temptations)
17. Dance Wit’ Me – Pt. 1
18. Hard To Get
19. She Blew My Mind (69 Times)
20. Slow Dancin’ (feat. Chaka Khan)
CD2
1. Cold Blooded
2. U Bring The Freak Out
3. Ebony Eyes (feat. Smokey Robinson)
4. 17
5. You Turn Me On
6. Can’t Stop
7. Glow
8. Spend The Night With Me
9. Eddie Murphy feat. Rick James – Party All The Time
10. Sweet And Sexy Thing
11. Forever And A Day
12. Loosey’s Rap (feat. Roxanne Shanty)
13. Wonderful
14. Day and Night
15. Black and White
16. This Magic Moment / Dance With Me (Medley)
17. Busta Rhymes feat. Rick James – In The Ghetto
CD3
1. You And I (Extended M+M Mix)
2. Bustin’ Out (12” Extended Mix)
3. Love Gun (12” Extended Mix)
4. Super Freak (12” Version)
5. Give It To Me Baby (12” Version)
6. She Blew My Mind (69 Times) (12” Extended Mix)
7. U Bring The Freak Out (12” Extended Mix)
8. Glow / Glow (Reprise) (12” Version)
9. Spend The Night With Me (12” Extended Version)
10. Sweet And Sexy Thing (12” Extended)
