"You And I" (1978)
"Mary Jane" (1978)
"Bustin Out" (1979)
"Big Time" (1980)
"Give It To Me Baby"(1981)
"Ghetto Life" (1981)
"69 Times" (1982)
"Call Me Up" (1981)
"Cold Blooded" (1983)
"Mr.Policeman" (1981)

I love his punk funk horns, in no special order:

1.Dream maker
2.You & I
3.Mary Jane
4.Ghetto Life
5.Fire & Desire(W/Teena Marie)
6.Moonlight
7.17
8.Bustin Out
9.Mr.Policeman
10.Ebony Eyes(W/Smoky Robinson)

Harlepolis said:

I wanted to add this song to my list,but I already had ten songs.

all the other songs on this post plus these other sides
ganja (with stone city band)
funky reggae (with stone city band)
ebony eyes
colors
loosey's rap
mama's eyes

You and I

Mary Jane

Bustin Out

Bustin Out,Mary Jane,Give it to Me Baby,Superfreak,Ghetto Life,Dreammaker,Fool on the Street,Fire&Desire with Teena Marie,Ebony Eyes with Smokey Robinson,Cold Blooded.

Mary Jane-Pure Funk
Fire and Desire- the ultimate Slow Jam
Bustin Out- what can I say...just Fonky!
Ebony Eyes- A killer slow jam
Standing on The Top- with the temptations...enough said
Give it to me baby
You and I- a clssic
Coldbloded-the original funk returns
17- yeah...she was sexy
Loosey's Rap- aww we never thought Rick would come back like that!

Pardon my ignorance but I was not aware he had more than one hit. OH AND HE PRODUCED Eddie Murphy's "Party all the time!" What a great song!!! EEEOOOH!

purplegypsy said:

How old are u?

Ghetto Life
Hard To Get
Cold Blooded
69 Times
Mary Jane
Standing On The Top
Throw Down
Love Gun
Bustin Out
You and I

DavidEye said:

Mary Jane
You and I
Ghetto Life
Mr.Policeman
Ebony Eyes
Love Gun(live version)
Bustin Out
Cold Blooded
Dance Wit Me
Fire & Desire

intha916 said:

I'd also list "Love Hassles" by the Stone City Band if was on one of Rick's Albums. It's still his song.

intha916 said:

then add "Ladies Choice" to the Mix then.

1.fire it up
2.lovin you is a pleasure
3.jefferson ball
4.sexy lady
5.hollywood
6.don't give up on love
7.little runaway (from stone city)
8.when love is gone
9.cop n'blow
10.call me up

Happy

1.Stone city,hi
2.Below the funk(Pass the J)
3.Ghetto life
4.Spacey love
5.Dreammaker
6.Mary Jane
7.You & I
8.Give it to me baby
9.Bustin' out
10.Fire & desire
/peace Manki

Big Time
Bustin' Out
Happy
Fire & Desire
Standing On The Top
Rick's version of Deja Vu
Ghetto Life
Hard To Get
17
Cold Blooded

1. Ghetto Life
2. Dream Maker
3. U Bring the Freak Out
4. Bustin Out
5. Mary Jane
6. You & I
7. She Blew My Mind (69 Times)
8. Hard to Get
9. Standing on the Top
10. Fire & Desire

honorable mention: Sucker for Love (technically a Teena Marie song but come on, wouldn't exist w/o Rick)

BTW, I already have Bustin Out: the very best of Rick James but I noticed they've remastered it w/ the Anthology - should I get it? Am I missing much? I notice some different songs on there...

He is a shitty song writer--period!

• You and I
  
• Big Time
  
• Give it to me baby
  
• Standing on the top
  
• Cold Blooded
  
• Glow (remember the video? A 3-minute, bootleg version of Purple Rain )
  
• Super Freak
  
• Mary Jane
  
• Loosey's rap (Now there's a cut that you never hear on the radio!)
  

Just 9. Fire and Desire doesn't even round out my list. I've never been very passionate about that cut; not sure why, either.

UptownDeb said:

the "Glow" Video I Call "Brown Rain".Rick Fallin out with the Bottle&Getting the Fly Girl at the End was Cool.

mistermaxxx said:

4 that video, I always thought of Rick as a closet Prince's fan Sheila E. hammered him 4 that move.

CalhounSq said:

Calhoun...don't waste your money on the 'Anthology' 2-CD set.I think the 'Bustin Out' 2-CD set is much better,although the 'Anthology' does contain several tracks that didn't appear on the previous compilation...

"Come Into My Life" (1979)
"When Love Is Gone" (1979)
"Island Lady" (1980)
"Happy" with Teena Marie (1982)
"My Love" (1982)
"P.I.M.P. the S.I.M.P." with Grandmaster Flash (1983)
"Sweet and Sexy Thing" (1986)
"Loosey's Rap" with Roxanne Shante (1988)


So,you do get 8 songs that do not appear on the 'Bustin Out' compilation but other than that,it's basically the same compilation (even the liner notes are the same!).On the surface,the 'Anthology' looks like a kickass compilation but looks can be deceiving.For example,"Sweet and Sexy Thing" is presented in a lame remix and it's mostly instrumental.And the song "17" is presented in it's single version,while "Big Time" sounds somewhat different than the regular version that appears on 'Bustin Out'.It sounds like an early version that needed a little more work.


I'm sick of Motown releasing all these compilations.Why not just re-master the original albums instead?? Most fans already have all the hits anyway.

DavidEye said:

Thanks David I thought I was missing out. I do plan to get the albums someday so I'll skip the anthology...

Oops,I forgot to tell you.The 'Anthology' does contain the 12" version of "Standing On The Top" with the Temptations (1982).It rocks but you can find that elsewhere.

"17" just KICKS! I remember playing the LP single at home one day when my uncle walked in...he just started shaking his thang to this! I had it real loud...now if "17" can make an uncle do the funky chicken, it must be strong stuff!

...also dig the song he wrote 4 the Mary Jane Girls called "Shadow Lover".

(PS-I know this was state your Top Ten Rick James, but I only heard these 2! )

TheJoker said:

"Shadow Lover" by the Mary Jane Girls is a GREAT song,I wonder why it wasn't released as a single?