Anthology [Original recording remastered]

Rick James | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 18, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Motown
• ASIN: B000068FTL
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #181,660 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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"I'm Rick James"! --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Product Description

In the hierarchy of funk, no artist has been more exciting, more inspired and "badder" than the Super Freak himself, Rick James. This 2 CD-set covers Rick's bad-ass Motown career with full length versions of all his biggest hits including Give It To Me Baby, Super Freak, You and I, Mary Jane, Bustin Out (on Funk), and Love Gun. Also included are rare photographs from the Motown archives and an insightful essay by renowned author David Ritz. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best of James' Jams !, February 7, 2003

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Armando M. Mesa (Chandler, AZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anthology (Audio CD)

This is the essential Rick James' hits collection to obtain. It contains the hottest jams that catapulted him to R&B's bad-boy funkster status in the late 70's and 80's ! James could mix funk, soul, R&B, pop-rock to create what would later be tagged as punk-funk (Superfreak)! Take notice that there is hardly ,if not at all, any of his post late 80's or early 90's material; that's because the material he later put out was nowhere near the high quality his earlier output produced. Whether that was due to his personal addiction problems or burn out from the music industry or all of the above he remains as a pioneering artist in taking the average old school funk and crossing over into funk-rock (effortlessly) ! His work with the Mary Jane Girls was incredible as well as his writing and dueting with Teena Marie (first white lady of funk & soul) ! While Prince may have outsold James with regards to record sales back in the early 80's it was also James' strong and often deep vocals that could never be mistaken for the Purple One's thin and often Diana Ross-ian pipes! Prince may have been pop's royalty (or was that Michael Jackson?) but Rick James sung and spoke to the person from the ghetto to the suburbs and the big city and beyond !

Yes, also put in my vote for his underrated 1985 Motown release Glow to be reissued (bonus tracks even or alternates). I,too, owned Glow on tape format years ago;the cassette wore out and I never found the title again ! The best tracks were Glow and Moonchild...

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Slick Rick at his BEST !!!, June 19, 2002

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John D. Washington "JD" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anthology (Audio CD)

Unlike the 'Bustin Out Anthology', this release has a healthy dose of the Fire It Up album. The inclusion of 'Fire It Up' and 'Come Into My Life' make this the better anthology.

The CD has all of the classics (e.g. You & I, Mary Jane, Give It To Me, Super Freak, etc...) that made Rick the King of Punk Funk. The addition of some of his earlier funk (not release on CD) makes this a great buy (it's even cheaper than Bustin' Out).

Regardless, if you love funk, this is a CD you MUST own.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Slammin Overview, June 18, 2002

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A customer "mistermaxxx" (usa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Anthology (Audio CD)

this is a Full Version of Rick James at His Overall Funky Best.Rick hasn't gotten His Full Due as a Artist&Producer.His Jams still Sound like they dropped Last Tuesday.Rick always rocked a House Party."Mary Jane" still a Wicked Bass line that never lets up."Super Freak" which is one of the Baddest Jams over the past 20-25 Years.long Version here of "Standing on The Top" with the Great Temptations.His Stone City Band bringing the Grooves up as well.if you are just starting out on what to get by Rick James this is a Great Place to start.you get a Solid Overview on a Cat that always brought the Flavor to a Jam!!!