The culmination of everything that is early 80s funk.

This is my fave song from him...


I wish he kept his fuckin' mouth shut in the intro though.

this is a fave of mine from way back when

One of my favorites:

this trick mommma was a prince wanna be u can hear it all up and throw his shit i remember when i was a kid hearing him i said it then he was a prince wanna be and they said it on the radio back then

cbarnes3121 said:

How about you learn how to structure a sentence before spewing such nonsense.

uPtoWnNY said:

Man,this song STILL kicks ass! A synth-funk classic!! It brings back alot of good memories of late 82/early 83,when we had jams like this all over the radio.

SoulAlive said:

..and every Saturday, I was at the local record store buying the latest 12" dance cuts. Back then, you could get three for $12. I miss those mom & pop joints.

uPtoWnNY said:

Sounds a bit like Rick James.

Man, this is one of my favorite cats! I swear to you, the Private Party cassette is in my truck right now! LOL! Does anyone know what happened to him? Last I heard from him is the Rocket To You song he gave to the Jets. Can someone post that song! I havent heard it in years!

Graycap23 said:

He was his keyboardist, so touche

Harlepolis said:

I thought I reconized that name. U learn something new everyday.

daytonohioplayer said:

here ya go

80s pop/R&B flashback: "Rocket 2 U" by The Jets (1987)


Interestingly,this song was offered to Earth Wind and Fire for their 1987 reunion album 'Touch The World'.They turned it down,which was probably the right decision.The song is great,but the lyrics are a little too "bubblegum" for Maurice White and Philip Bailey to be singing,lol.

Graycap23 said:

4 a limited time only

Levi Ruffin handled most keyboard work for Rick during his career

uPtoWnNY said:

I do too

minneapolisFunq said:

What album/songs did Bobby play on?

He wasn't underground in my area. He was bad as hell. He had great jams like:

She's Just A Groupie
Got To Get Up On It
Sexy Sassy
Private Party
Never Seen Anything Like You
Lady Killer

SoulAlive said:

I was gonna say.. didn't he write some shit for The Jets? That's the one.

SoulAlive said:

This is the only information I could find./

Bobby Nunn made his initial funk recordings at home in the mid-1970s, forming his own label to handle their distribution. The results impressed new Motown Records signee Rick James, who invited Nunn to play on his 1978 debut album Come Get It!

Nunn subsequently moved to Los Angeles, where he formed the dance band Splendor (3), who recorded one album for CBS Records. When this project failed, Rick James arranged for him to sign with Motown in 1981. The label encouraged comparisons between the two singers, which were fuelled by the suggestive lyrics and rhythmic funk of Nunn's debut singles, "She's Just A Groupie" and "Got To Get Up On It". A collaboration with Tata Vega on "Hangin' Out At The Mall" was a dance hit in 1983, but this success was short-lived; Motown refused to issue the projected follow-up LP Fresh and he was later dropped from the label.



I could have swore I read something in the past about his input on the song "Mary Jane"

Could probably find more info but I dont really feel like searching now.

Cinnie said:

But damn, they didn't even change the vocals from Bobbys to the groups vocals. they did a Milli Vanilli!

daytonohioplayer said:

it's chorused with Bobby's lead vocal??

Dope debut album