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Thread started 05/08/08 6:00pm

phunkdaddy

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Ten favorite Rick James ballads

1. Spacey Love
2. Ebony Eyes
3. Fire and Desire
4. Moonchild
5. When love is gone
6. Jefferson Ball
7. Sha la la la(come back home)
8. Teardrops
9. Slow and Easy
10. Happy

Spacey Love is my shit music
Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
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Reply #1 posted 05/08/08 6:09pm

BSK3478

what, no "hollywood"? disbelief
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Reply #2 posted 05/08/08 6:45pm

phunkdaddy

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That was cool but couldn't list them all and i actually
like dream maker from that album better.
Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
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Reply #3 posted 05/08/08 7:05pm

LittleBLUECorv
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"Ebony Eyes" is my favorite. I also love "Big Day"
PRINCE: Always and Forever
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Reply #4 posted 05/08/08 7:30pm

Jboogiee

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Don't Give Up On Love from the Garden Of Love LP.
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Reply #5 posted 05/08/08 7:38pm

dancerella

ebony eyes
fire and desire
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Reply #6 posted 05/08/08 10:50pm

novabrkr

He might have been my favourite artist for sometime now, but mostly I just skip the ballads. lol

Perhaps I like the ones on Glow the most. The 80s cheesy synthetic sounds just somehow suited his vocal style better than classic R&B / soul instrumentation on slower cuts, to my ears.
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Reply #7 posted 05/08/08 11:54pm

SoulAlive

Spacey Love (1979)
Dream Maker (1978)
Hollywood (1978)
Ebony Eyes (1983)
Don't Ever Say You Love Me (1997)
Make Love To Me (1981)
Fire And Desire (1981)
Happy (1982)
Jefferson Ball (1979)
Teardrops (1982)

music
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Reply #8 posted 05/09/08 12:20am

SUPRMAN

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Fire and Desire
Happy

End of story
I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think.
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Reply #9 posted 05/09/08 6:00am

SoulAlive

***"Spacey Love" (1979) music music music


***The Best Ballad That Rick Wrote And Produced For Someone Else:"Shadow Lover" by the Mary Jane Girls (1985) music music music
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Reply #10 posted 05/09/08 7:49am

daytonohioplay
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Tell Me What You Want from the Cold Blooded CD is killer.
Upper persuasion for the lower invasion
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Reply #11 posted 05/09/08 7:56am

banks

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1. Spacey Love
2. Jefferson Ball
3. Fire and Desire
4. Happy
5. Teardrops
6. Dream Maker
7. Hollywood
8. Ebony Eyes
9.Moonchild
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Reply #12 posted 05/09/08 12:35pm

chocolate1

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daytonohioplayer said:

Tell Me What You Want from the Cold Blooded CD is killer.



nod

1) Happy
2) Moonchild
3) Fire & Desire
4) Ebony Eyes
5) Teardrops
[Edited 5/9/08 12:39pm]

"Love Hurts.
Your lies, they cut me.
Now your words don't mean a thing.
I don't give a damn if you ever loved me..."

-Cher, "Woman's World"
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Reply #13 posted 05/09/08 12:56pm

CalhounSq

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I don't know enough of his ballads honestly, but Dream Maker is my shit love I'll take Fire & Desire/Ebony Eyes after that...
heart prince I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it prince heart
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Reply #14 posted 05/09/08 1:06pm

chocolate1

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CalhounSq said:

I don't know enough of his ballads honestly, but Dream Maker is my shit love I'll take Fire & Desire/Ebony Eyes after that...


I 4got "Dreammaker"! doh!

"Love Hurts.
Your lies, they cut me.
Now your words don't mean a thing.
I don't give a damn if you ever loved me..."

-Cher, "Woman's World"
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Reply #15 posted 05/10/08 8:35am

vainandy

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Hollywood
Spacey Love
Love In The Night
Dream Maker
Teardrops
Fire And Desire
Happy
Make Love To Me
Tell Me What You Want
Don't Give Up On Love
Andy is a four letter word.
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Reply #16 posted 05/10/08 12:40pm

Abdul

1.Teardrops
2.Ebony Eyes
3.Make Love To Me
4.Love In The Night
5.Don't Give Up On Love
6.Dream Maker
7.Summer Love
8.Fire & Desire
9.Happy
10.Tell Me What You Want


Honorable Mention:

Oh What A Night 4 Luv
Unity



Ballads he produced for his groups:

1.Shadow Lover - Mary Jane Girls
2.Spend The Night - Stone City Band
3.Searching For A Love - Process & The Doo Rags
4.Deja Vu (I've Been Here Before) - Teena Marie
5.In-N-Out - Stone City Band
6.Musical Love - Mary Jane Girls
7.Turnin' Me On - Teena Marie
8.On The Inside - Mary Jane Girls
9.You Are My Heaven - Mary Jane Girls
10.Tellin Me Lies - Val Young
11.Piece Of My Heart - Val Young
12.Ohh Wee - Process & The Doo Rags
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Reply #17 posted 05/11/08 4:52pm

Cinnamon234

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1)Fire & Desire
2)Moonchild
3)Ebony Eyes
5)Tell Me What You Want
6)Dream Maker
7)Hollywood
8)Spacey Love
9)Teardrops
10)Don't Give Up On Love
"And When The Groove Is Dead And Gone, You Know That Love Survives, So We Can Rock Forever" RIP MJ heart

"Baby, that was much too fast"...Goodnight dear sweet Prince. I'll love you always heart
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Reply #18 posted 05/12/08 6:17am

SoulAlive

just about everyone mentioned "DreamMaker".That song is one of his best music I was playin' it this past weekend.
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Reply #19 posted 05/12/08 10:13am

MsLegs

Abdul said:

1.Teardrops
2.Ebony Eyes
3.Make Love To Me
4.Love In The Night
5.Don't Give Up On Love
6.Dream Maker
7.Summer Love
8.Fire & Desire
9.Happy
10.Tell Me What You Want


Honorable Mention:

Oh What A Night 4 Luv
Unity



Ballads he produced for his groups:

1.Shadow Lover - Mary Jane Girls
2.Spend The Night - Stone City Band
3.Searching For A Love - Process & The Doo Rags
4.Deja Vu (I've Been Here Before) - Teena Marie
5.In-N-Out - Stone City Band
6.Musical Love - Mary Jane Girls
7.Turnin' Me On - Teena Marie
8.On The Inside - Mary Jane Girls
9.You Are My Heaven - Mary Jane Girls
10.Tellin Me Lies - Val Young
11.Piece Of My Heart - Val Young
12.Ohh Wee - Process & The Doo Rags

thumbs up!
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Reply #20 posted 05/15/08 12:50am

SoulAlive

LittleBLUECorvette said:

I also love "Big Day"


I have this song on the Super Freak Live DVD,but I was wondering is there a studio version?
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Reply #21 posted 05/15/08 1:21am

tane1976

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In my house - The Mary Jane Girls
Ebony Eyes
Give it to me baby
17 Years ago I made a commitment to Prince
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Reply #22 posted 05/15/08 2:15am

SoulAlive

tane1976 said:

In my house - The Mary Jane Girls
Give it to me baby


those aren't ballads lol
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