Whatever became of Rick James' new album? I'm not talking about another hits collection, I mean the new disc that some of the orgers were talking about awhile back. Did it ever come out? What is the scoop? Does anyone know?

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ABeautifulOne said:

why what's he got to do with it??

ABeautifulOne said:

why what's he got to do with it??

Whatever became of Rick James' new album? I'm not talking about another hits collection, I mean the new disc that some of the orgers were talking about awhile back. Did it ever come out? What is the scoop? Does anyone know?

jasonstar said:

James Ambrose Johnson, Jr, better known as Rick James, (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004) was an American funk and soul musician, who worked as a singer, keyboardist, bassist, record producer, arranger, and composer during his long career.
The DVD Rick James: Rockpalast Live, which features a 1982 concert performance from Essen, Germany was released in 2005.
The public will once again have the opportunity to listen to brand new material from Rick James, as he will be featured on Busta Rhyme's highly-anticipated Aftermath debut; "The Big Bang". The two collaborated on a song shortly before his death. The song, which is produced by DJ Greenlantern, will be one of many explosive guest appearences by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Ol' Dirty Bastard and more. "The Big Bang" is scheduled for a late March 2006 release. (no current update available on how the project is going at present)

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tamaranow said:

Awesome info..but that isn't the album I think we are talking about. Wasn't Rick's new album called "Forever?"

jasonstar said:

found this athttp://launch.yahoo.com...s/21629276
Rick James Album Of New Material To Be Released Next Month

07/11/2005 10:00 AM, Yahoo! Music
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Music that the late punk funkster Rick James was working on before his death last year will be released on a new album titled Rick James Forever, due August 16 on Sanctuary Records.
The album will include a collaboration with James' daughter Ty titled "My Life," as well as the track "Do You Wanna Play?," featuring Johnny Gill and Howard Hewett, according to Billboard.com . Other tracks included on the set will be "Taste," "When Your Body's Mine," "Sapphire," "Freak Baby," "Sex Slave," "Deeper Still," "Funk With Me," "Stroke" and "Brass Bed."
(also, thanks 2 u did not even know about this prior 2 ur post)
**also log onto this site for additional info
http://www.artistdirect.c...31,00.html
No known release date at this time


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dancerella said:

He is/was over the project since Rick was signed to Sanctuary Urban

ABeautifulOne said:

if this album is being released on Sanctuary,then I guess we may NEVER get it

Sanctuary Records is a joke.They don't even have the money to promote the albums that they do release.Look at what happened with Earth Wind and Fire's latest CD....no singles,no radio airplay,no videos,and the project faded away after one week.

This project is so mysterious.Amazon is selling the CD as an expensive import ($29.99).They say it will take 4 to six weeks before you receive it,but I doubt that it has been released anywhere.Some fans insist that they already have it


in any case,this is the tracklist...

RICK JAMES 'FOREVER'

Taste
Just Got Played
(When) Yo Body's Mine
Sapphire
Freak Baby
Sex Slave
Deeper Still
Funk Wit Me
Stroke
Brass Bed
My Life


Will it ever be released? Is it circulating somewhere? Has it been cancelled? Who knows?

DavidEye said:

Sanctuary seems to be a good label for older/estbalished artists that want to release a new album to the public without the pressure of..you know...selling copies!

Kelly Osbourne was(maybe is) signed to Sanctuary and I thought that they were going to have at least a modest hit since they seemed to be doing a little promotion for her album...It was a dance pop album and the single came out with a video but I don't think the album translated to the public at all.."One Word" did become a dance hit, though. I think the only reason the video got any airplay was because MTV probably felt "Osbournes" guilt....

I would love to know what the deal is with this album. I also ordered a copy from Amazon and after waiting 6 weeks my order was cancelled so who knows?

Those people who reviewed the unreleased albums are probably plants. Y'know people who're paid to create positive buzz about a project via the internet.

DavidEye said:

I would love to know what the deal is with this album. I also ordered a copy from Amazon and after waiting 6 weeks my order was cancelled so who knows?

brothaluv said:

I agree.One of those reviewers was "Mistermaxx",a diehard Rick James fan who used to post here regularly

DavidEye said:

So this may sound like an over-drive question but do the "plants" actually hear the album? or just make up stuff just for the sake of making it up? or both?

VinnyM27 said:

Kelly flopped because the week her album came out she went into rehab for the millionth time in about 2 years...

Those people who reviewed the unreleased albums are probably plants. Y'know people who're paid to create positive buzz about a project via the internet.

brothaluv said:

Yeah, I found it strange that there were reviewers for an album that never came out.

DavidEye said:

So this may sound like an over-drive question but do the "plants" actually hear the album? or just make up stuff just for the sake of making it up? or both?