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Rick James - Greatest Hits

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This is one of a series of CDs from Motown that repackages earlier works from different artists in an attempt to maximize corporate revenue. Having said that, there is some good stuff on this CD, and it is cheap, making it a respectable value. Rick James is a talented musician, singer, and songwriter, so if you want an introduction to one of the kings of the bass line, this is a good place to start. It is not all inclusive, by any means, but does at least have the one thing every Rick James fan needs, namely "Super Freak", probably his ultimate recording.

This collection isn't great, but it is good. For an introduction to Rick James this works very well.

Rick James gives up The Funk on this Must have set.as Writer,arranger,Producer,Instrumentalist,VOcalist Rick James can do it all.This Set reflects on Many of His Greatest Jams.Rick is a Musical Genius who Doesn't get the full Love he deserves.all of these cuts are Bangin".

Rick James had them Jams that moved your whole being. I mean these Jams are timeless from start to finish. Mary Jane, You and I, Give it to Me baby, Super Freak, dance wit me,cold blooded are all cuts that never ran out of Groove. Strong Production and RIck's vocals brought the soul always. Rick Blended alot of Hybrids and made them all as one in his Musical stew.

I emailed the company 3 times with no response and have filed a claim with Amazon against the company my CD was supposed to come from. I cannot believe it..!! my son's Christmas was ruined..!!!

Rick James was a Incredible Musical Genius. his Production and arrangements along with his crafty metaphor songwriting and overall instrumentation was something else. You and I, Mary Jane,Super Freak,Give it to me baby,cold blooded,17 are all stone cold top tier Jams that will make your head bop all over the place. his vocals were strong and soulful always. he had so many hooks, changes and overall horn parts that always made his music swing. Rick James had a Music Gumbo that included so many elements and yet he kept his own signature sound. Props always to the King of the Funk.

this is the only cd ive got of rick james which is sad. all the songs are his big hits tho.first i heard of this guy was on the sample in redmans smoke buddah. i cant dis his music or this cd, but after downloading some other songs i can say that there are some songs missed out that should be here. to be honest i hate superfreak even tho musically its clever cos i just think of the awful mc hammer sadly.the rest of the joint is ill. R.I.P the legendary rick james. his music is funky and hip hop has taken a lot from this guy over the years so give props. he whipped charlie murphys ass.

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If ya like Rick James (and who doesn't), this set is a great appetizer, not too filling but satisfying to stimulate the funk palate for more.