Here's mine:

#1 Dance With Me

#2 MaryJane

#3 Standing on the Top (featuring the Temptations)

Big Time

Hollywood

Happy (with Teena Marie)

1. Mary Jane

2. Moonchild

3. Give It To Me Baby

That's too damn hard of a question because there are so many. Let me think real hard....

1. Come Into My Life

2. Hard To Get

3. Fire It Up

Fire & Desire

Ebony Eyes

Give It To Me Baby

vainandy said:

That's too damn hard of a question because there are so many. Let me think real hard....

1. Come Into My Life

2. Hard To Get

3. Fire It Up

aw dayum i forgot about that one!

vainandy said:

That's too damn hard of a question because there are so many. Let me think real hard....

I had the same problem, would need at least 5. But to be compliant, and after much thought, my top 3 would be:

1. Dream Maker
2. Hollywood
3. Bustin' Out (On Funk)

"Mary Jane"

"High On Your Love"

PDogz said:

vainandy said:

That's too damn hard of a question because there are so many. Let me think real hard....

I had the same problem, would need at least 5. But to be compliant, and after much thought, my top 3 would be:

1. Dream Maker
2. Hollywood
3. Bustin' Out (On Funk)

#3 Is that the one that goes " la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la ..." It has a lot of lalas in it with a strong horn section. I swear I don't think I've heard this song in it's entirety yet.

DesireeNevermind said:

PDogz said:

I had the same problem, would need at least 5. But to be compliant, and after much thought, my top 3 would be:

1. Dream Maker
2. Hollywood
3. Bustin' Out (On Funk)

#3 Is that the one that goes " la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la ..." It has a lot of lalas in it with a strong horn section. I swear I don't think I've heard this song in it's entirety yet.

"...And we're all a little stoned and we freak when were at home
And for me I only freak when I'm bustin out (So take that)..."

Give it to me baby

Cold Blooded

Super Freak

Very unoriginal choices, but without these tracks I wouldn't be the funky individual that I am today.

I could have just as easily copied DesireeNevermind or Andy's list and it would also work for me.

I like mostly all of Ricks uptempo stuff

PDogz said:

DesireeNevermind said:

#3 Is that the one that goes " la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la ..." It has a lot of lalas in it with a strong horn section. I swear I don't think I've heard this song in it's entirety yet.

"...And we're all a little stoned and we freak when were at home
And for me I only freak when I'm bustin out (So take that)..."

I love the adlib at the end of that line, I always make sure to repeat it or lipsync when It comes around

Ghetto Life

Give It To Me Baby

17

PrettyMan72 said:

17

1. Throwdown

2. Ghetto Life

3. Dance With Me

1. Below the Funk (Pass the J)--it's too damn cold and funky!

2. Gettin' It On (In The Sunshine) Reprise--gon' roll you around and around and around, [I have no idea what he's singing here, but it rocks!] Wasted half a joint. Gimme my guitar. [Acoustic, ad lib jam]

3. Call Me Up--Hello, may I speak to Rick James, please? The timbale solo @ 2:50 is bonkers as is the whole song!

Choosing 3 is impossible, but that was fun.

Treaux

minneapolisFunq said:

PDogz said:

"...And we're all a little stoned and we freak when were at home
And for me I only freak when I'm bustin out (So take that)..."

I love the adlib at the end of that line, I always make sure to repeat it or lipsync when It comes around

Me too. I've heard that song 2 million times over the years & still LOVE goin "So...take THAT" right along with Rick on that jam.

As for my top 3: (if I can only pick 3)

Mary Jane

You & I

Little Runaway (Off Stone City's debut)

(tie for third, "Below The Funk (Pass The J)"

treaux said:

1. Below the Funk (Pass the J)--it's too damn cold and funky!

2. Gettin' It On (In The Sunshine) Reprise--gon' roll you around and around and around, [I have no idea what he's singing here, but it rocks!] Wasted half a joint. Gimme my guitar. [Acoustic, ad lib jam]

3. Call Me Up--Hello, may I speak to Rick James, please? The timbale solo @ 2:50 is bonkers as is the whole song!

Choosing 3 is impossible, but that was fun.

Treaux

Co-Sign on "Gettin It On". A few moments that SOUND like it FELT to be around Rick in those days. Always loved that lil track.

minneapolisFunq said:

Super Freak

I'm just glad I was a fan of his BEFORE that song ever came out. I believe that's a large part of how I was able to appreciate everything that came after, even the two albums following his release from Folsom (each of which contain some of my favorite songs of his).

I could easily pick a dozen top favorites, and still have trouble deciding which one's to leave off.

You and I

Hollywood

Dream Maker

12 inch mix for the win.

1 : Moon Child

2 : Dance With Me

3 : Cold Blooded

[Edited 11/19/10 20:19pm]

1. Doin' It

2. New York Town

3. Mary Jane

Ok, not as easy as I thought.

1. Give It To Me Baby or You and I

2. Fire and Desire

3. Cold Blooded

treaux said:

3. Call Me Up--Hello, may I speak to Rick James, please? The timbale solo @ 2:50 is bonkers as is the whole song!

I love this song! this could have been a single.

SoulAlive said:

treaux said:

3. Call Me Up--Hello, may I speak to Rick James, please? The timbale solo @ 2:50 is bonkers as is the whole song!

I love this song! this could have been a single.

I'm only realizing now that it wasn't. Unbelievable (I played it enough to have been a single though, lol). I just ran a quick check; doesn't seem to be on any of his "Greatest Hits" or "Anthology" discs either. That's why you can't trust those sets; they leave off gems like "Call Me Up".

A Top3 ??? that's as easy as fuck...

1.SuperFreak

2.Cold Blooded

3.Ghetto Life

[Edited 11/20/10 11:39am]

Right now:

Fire It Up
Teardrops

Doin' It