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Discography

Deeper Still
© 2007 Stone City Records (US) CD
1. Deeper Still *
2. Guinnevere
3. Stop it
4. Taste *
5. Stroke *
6. Do You Wanna Play *
7. Not Alone
8. Sapphire *
9. Maybe
10. Secrets
11. Funk Wit Me *

* Previously unreleased

Rick James - Deeper Still (US) CD

Deeper Still
© 2007 Stone City Records (US) CDR-Single (Promo)
1. Deeper Still *
2. Taste *
3. Stroke *
4. Stop it

* Previously unreleased

Rick James - Deeper Still (US) CDR-Single

Rick James Forever
© 2005 Urban Canctuary (US) CD (Unreleased)
1. Taste
2. Just Got Played
3. (When) Yo Body's Mine
4. Sapphire
5. Freak Baby
6. Sex Slave
7. Deeper Still
8. Funk Wit Me
9. Stroke
10. Brass Bed
11. My Life (duet with Tyler James)

This is the 2nd demo version of 'Rick james Forever' album - featuring Rick James' daughter Ty(ler) James and Teena Marie. The album was reduced to eleven (11) songs. You may have heard the songs on Andreas Hellingh's radio show 'The Soul of Amsterdam'.

Rick James - Rick James Forever (US) CD (Unreleased)

Rick James Forever
© 2004 Canctuary (US) CD (Unreleased)
1. Just Got Played
2. Stroke
3. Taste
4. Do You Wanna Play (feat. Johnny Gill & Howard Hewett)
5. Interlude 1.
6. Freak Baby
7. Brass Bed
8. I'm Not Alone
9. Sail Away
10. Try Love Again
11. Deeper Still
12. Secret
13. Interlude 2.
14. (When) Yo Body's Mine
15. Sapphire
16. She Shall Be Free
17. Funk Wit Me
18. Stop! Before We Begin

This is the first demo version of 'Rick james Forever' album - featuring Rick James' daughter Ty(ler) James and Teena Marie. 16 full-lenght recordings plus two (2) interludes. You may have heard the songs on Andreas Hellingh's radio show 'The Soul of Amsterdam'.

Rick James - Rick James Forever (US) CD (Unreleased)

Urban Rapsody
© 1997 Private/Mercury Records (US) CD
1. Urban Rapsody
2. West Coast Thang
3. Sombody's Watching You
4. Back In You Again
5. Turn It Out
6. Good O'l Days
7. Player's Way
8. Never Say You Love Me
9. It's Time
10. So Soft So Wet
11. Bring On The Love
12. Mama's Eyes
13. Soul Sista
14. Favorite Flava
15. Urban Rapsody (Reprise)

Rick James - Urban Rapsody (US) CD

Bustin' Out: The Best of Rick James
© 1994?? Motown Records (US) CD
Disc 1
1. You And I
2. Mary Jane
3. Dream Maker
4. Bustin' Out (On Funk)
5. Love Gun
6. Big Time
7. Give It To Me Baby
8. Super Freak
9. Ghetto Life
10. Fire And Desire
11. Standing On The Top
12. Hard To Get
13. She Blew My Mind (69 Times)
14. Dance Wit' Me
Disc 2
1. Teardrops
2. Cold Blooded
3. U Bring The Freak Out
4. Ebony Eyes
5. 17
6. You Turn Me On
7. Glow
8. Moonchild
9. Divine Love (So Fine)
10. Serious Love (Spend The Night) (Unreleased)
11. Starship (Unreleased)
12. Down By Law (Unreleased)
13. Medley: You & I/Bustin' Out/Cold Blooded/Mary Jane/Give It To Me Baby/Hard To Get/Super Freak

Rick James - Bustin' Out: The Best of Rick James (US) CD

Kickin'
© 1989 Reprise/Warner Bros Records (UK) CD (Unreleased)
1. Kickin'
2. Day And Night
3. Teach Me
4. Black And White
5. Runaway Love
6. School Me
7. Anything And Everything
8. You Got It Real Good
9. Get Wit It
10. Rock And Roll Eyes
Scheduled for release Spring of 1990 on WEA in the U.K. The album was never promo'd and remains unreleased.

Rick James - Kickin' (UK) CD (Unreleased)

Wonderful
© 1988 Reprise/Warner Bros Records (US) LP/CD
1. Wonderful
2. Judy
3. Loosey's Rap
4. So Tight
5. Sexual Luv Affair
6. Love's Fire
7. I Believe In U
8. In The Girl's Room
9. Hypnotize
10. Sherry Baby

Rick James - Wonderful (US) LP/CD

Sexual Luv Affair
© 1988 Reprise (US) 12-inch
1. Sexual Luv Affair (Club Mix)
2. Sexual Luv Affair (Extended Mix)
3. Sexual Luv Affair (Single Edit)
4. Sexual Luv Affair (Promiscouos Dub)
5. In The Girls' Room (LP Version)

Rick James - Sexual Luv Affair (US) 12-inch

Wonderful
© 1988 Reprise (US) 12-inch (Promo)
1. Wonderful (LP Version)
2. Wonderful (Edit)

Rick James - Wonderful (US) 12-inch (Promo)

Wonderful
© 1988 Reprise (US) 12-inch
1. Wonderful (LP Version)
2. Wonderful (Edit)

Rick James - Wonderful (US) 12-inch

Loosey's Rap
© 1988 Motown (Germany) 7-inch
1. Loosey's Rap
2. Loosey's Rap (Instrumental)

Also pressed in U.K. with same tracklist and sleeve.

Rick James - Lossey's Rap (Germany) 7-inch

The Flag
© 1986 Motown Records (US) CD
1. Freak Flag (Intro)
2. Forever And A Day
3. Sweet And Sexy Thing
4. Free To Be Me
5. Save It For Me
6. Freak Flag (Cue)
7. R U Experienced
8. Funk In America/Silly Little Man
9. Slow And Easy (Interlude)
10. Slow And Easy
11. Om Raga
12. Painted Pictures
13. Freak Flag (Reprise)

Rick James - The Flag (US) CD

The Flag
© 1986 Motown Records (Japan) LP
1. Freak Flag (Intro)
2. Forever And A Day
3. Sweet And Sexy Thing
4. Free To Be Me
5. Save It For Me
6. Freak Flag (Cue)
7. R U Experienced
8. Funk In America/Silly Little Man
9. Slow And Easy (Interlude)
10. Slow And Easy
11. Om Raga
12. Painted Pictures
13. Freak Flag (Reprise)

Forever And A Day
© 1986 Gordy (Holland) 7-inch
1. Forever And A Day
2. Forever And A Day (Instrumental)

Rick James - Forever And A Day (Holland) 7-inch

Sweet And Sexy Thing
© 1986 Gordy (Germany) 12-inch
1. Sweet And Sexy Thing (12" version)
2. Superfreak
3. Sweet And Sexy Thing (Instrumental)

Rick James - Sweet And Sexy Thing (Germany) 12-inch

Glow
© 1985 Motown (US) LP
1. Can't Stop
2. Spend The Night With Me
3. Melody Make Me Dance
4. Somebody (The Girl's Got)
5. Glow
6. Moon Child
7. Sha La la La La (Come Back Home)
8. Rock And Roll Control
9. Glow (Reprise)

Rick James - Glow (US) LP

Spend The Night With Me
© 1985 Motown (Germany) 7-inch
1. Spend The Night With Me
2. Spend The Night With Me (Instrumental)

Rick James - Spend The Night With Me (Germany) 7-inch

Can't Stop
© 1985 Gordy (Germany) 7-inch (Limited Edition/Red Vinyl)
1. Can't Stop
2. Oh What A Night 4 Luv

Rick James - Can't Stop (Germany) 7-inch (Limited Edition/Red Vinyl)

Can't Stop
© 1985 Gordy (US) 12-inch (Picture sleeve)
1. Can't Stop (Long Version)
2. Oh What A Night 4 Luv

Rick James - Can't Stop (US) 12-inch

Can't Stop
© 1985 Gordy (UK) 7-inch (Picture sleeve)
1. Can't Stop
2. Oh What A Night 4 Luv

Rick James - Can't Stop (UK) 7-inch

Glow
© 1985 Motown (Germany) 7-inch
1. Glow
2. Glow (Instrumental)

Also pressed in U.K. with same sleeve and tracklist.

Rick James - Glow (Germany) 7-inch

Glow
© 1985 Motown (Japan) 7-inch
1. Glow
2. Glow (Instrumental)

Rick James - Glow (Japan) 7-inch

Glow
© 1985 Motown (Japan) 12-inch (White label promo)
1. Glow
2. Glow (Reprise)
3. Wild And Crazy Love (Club Mix) - Mary Jane Girls
4. Wild And Crazy Love (12" Vocal Mix) - Mary Jane Girls

Rick James - Glow (Japan) 12-inch (White label promo)

Hard To Get
© 1984 Gordy Records (Germany) 2xLP
1. Dance With Me
2. Money Talks
3. Teardrops
4. Throwdown
5. Standing On The Top
6. Hard To Get
7. Happy
8. 69 Times
9. My Love
10. 17
11. Oh What A Night
12. You Turn Me On
13. Fire And Desire
14. Bustin' Out
15. You And I
16. Mary Jane
17. Dance With Me
18. Give It To Me Baby
19. Super Freak

Obscure double LP, released in Germany.

Rick James - Hard To Get (Germany) 2xLP

17
© 1984 Motown (Germany) 7-inch
1. 17
2. 17 (Instrumental)

Rick James - 17 (Germany) 7-inch

17
© 1984 Motown (Japan) 7-inch
1. 17
2. 17 (Instrumental)

Rick James - 17 (Japan) 7-inch

17
© 1984 Gordy (UK) 7-inch (Picture sleeve)
1. 17
2. 17 (Instrumental)

Rick James - 17 (UK) 7-inch

17
© 1984 Motown (UK) 12-inch (White Promo)
1. 17
2. 17 (Instrumental)

Rick James - 17 (UK) 12-inch

Reflections
© 1984 Motown Records (US) LP
1. 17
2. Oh What A Night (4 Luv)
3. You Turn Me On
4. Fire And Desire
5. Bustin' Out
6. You And I
7. Mary Jane
8. Dance Wit' Me
9. Give It To Me Baby
10. Super Freak

Rick James - Reflections (US) LP

Give It To Me Baby
© 198- Victor/Motown Records (Japan) 7-inch
1. Give It To Me Baby
2. Don't Give Up On Love

Rick James - Give It To Me Baby (Japan) 7-inch

Cold Blooded
© 1983 Motown Records (US) LP/CD
1. U Bring The Freak Out
2. Cold Blooded
3. Ebony Eyes (duet with Smokey Robinson)
4. 1, 2, 3 (You Her And Me)
5. Doin' It
6. New York Town
7. P. I. M. P. The S. I. M. P.
8. Tell Me (What You Want)
9. Unity

Rick James - Cold Blooded (US) LP/CD

U Bring The Freak Out
© 1983 Motown (Japan) 7-inch
1. U Bring The Freak Out
2. Money Talks

Rick James - U Bring The Freak Out (Japan) 7-inch

Ebony Eyes + Friend
© 1983 Motown (UK) 12-inch
1. Ebony Eyes (duet with Smokey Robinson)
2. 1, 2, 3, (You Her and Me)
3. Standing On The Top

Rick James - Ebony Eyes plus Friend (UK) 12-inch

Ebony Eyes + Friend
© 1983 Gordy (UK) 7-inch
1. Ebony Eyes (duet with Smokey Robinson)
2. 1, 2, 3, (You Her and Me)

Rick James - Ebony Eyes plus Friend (UK) 7-inch

Ebony Eyes
© 1983 Gordy/Motown (Japan) 7-inch
1. Ebony Eyes (duet with Smokey Robinson)
2. 1, 2, 3, (You Her and Me)

Rick James - Ebony Eyes (Japan) 7-inch

Standing On The Top
© 198- Motown (Japan) 7-inch
1. Standing On The Top (Part 1)
2. Standing On The Top (Part 2)

Released as The Temptations featuring Rick James.

The Temptations feat. Rick James - Standing On The Top (Japan) 7-inch

Throwin' Down
© 1982 Gordy/Motown Records (Japan) LP
1. Dance Wit' Me
2. Money Talks
3. Teardrops
4. Throwdown
5. Standing On The Top (feat. The Temptations)
6. Hard To Get
7. Happy
8. 69 Times
9. My Love

Rick James - Throwin' Down (Japan) LP

She Blew My Mind 69 Times
© 1982 Motown (France) 7-inch
1. She Blew My Mind 69 Times (Vocal)
2. She Blew My Mind 69 Times (Instrumental)

Rick James - She Blew My Mind 69 Times (France) 7-inch

Hard To Get
© 1982 Bellaphone/Motown (Germany) 7-inch
1. Hard To Get
2. My Love

Rick James - Hard To Get (Germany) 7-inch

Super Freak
© 1982 Motown (Mexico) 12-inch (Red Vinyl) Limited collectors edition
1. Super Freak
2. Below The Funk (Pass In J)

Rick James - Super Freak (Mexico) 12-inch (Red vinyl)

TBA
© 198- Motown (Japan) 7-inch
1. TBA
2. TBA

Rick James - TBA (Japan) 7-inch

Dance Wit' Me
© 1982 Motown (US) 7-inch (Picture Disc)
1. Dance Wit' Me (Part 1)
2. Dance Wit' Me (Part 2)

Rick James - Dance Wit' Me (US) 7-inch (Picture Disc)

Dance Wit' Me
© 1982 Motown/Victor (Japan) 7-inch
1. Dance Wit' Me (Part 1)
2. Dance Wit' Me (Part 2)

Rick James - Dance Wit' Me (Japan) 7-inch

Dance Wit' Me
© 1982 Voque (France) 12-inch
1. Dance Wit' Me (Part 1)
2. Dance Wit' Me (Part 2)

Rick James - Dance Wit' Me (France) 12-inch

Dance Wit' Me
© 1982 Motown/Victor (Japan) 12-inch (White Label Promo)
1. Dance Wit' Me (7:13 version)
2. Standing On The Top (The Temptations feat. Rick James)

Rick James - Dance Wit' Me (Japan) 12-inch (White Label Promo)

Baila Conmigo (Dance With Me)
© 1982 Motown (Spain) 7-inch (Promo)
1. Baila Conmigo (Parte 1)
2. Baila Conmigo (Parte 2)

Rick James - Baila Conmigo (Spain) 7-inch (Promo)

Ghetto Life
© 1982 Motown (Japan) 7-inch
1. Ghetto Life
2. TBA

Rick James - Ghetto Life (Japan) 7-inch

Spacey Love
© 1980 Gordy Records (EU) 2xLP
1. Bustin Out
2. High On Your Love/One Mo Hit
3. Love Interlude
4. Cop N' Blow
5. Jefferson Ball
6. Fool On The Street
7. Stone City Band, Hi
8. You And I
9. Sexy Lady
10. Dream Maker
11. Be My Lady
12. Mary Jane
13. Hollywood
14. Stone City Band, Bye!

Obscure double LP, released in Europe. Tracks 1-6 taken from LP: Bustin Out of L Seven. Tracks 7-14 taken from LP: Come Get It.

Rick James - Spacey Love (EU) 2xLP

High On Your Love Suite
© 1979 Motown Records (Holland) 12-inch
1. High On Your Love Suite (Long version)
2. You And I (Long version)

Rick James - High On Your Love Suite (Holland) 12-inch

High On Your Love Suite
© 1979 EMI/Electriola/Motown (Germany) 7-inch (Promo)
1. High On Your Love Suite
2. Stone City Band (Hi)

Rick James - High On Your Love Suite (Germany) 7-inch

Rick James - High On Your Love Suite (Belgium) 7-inch

Rick James - High On Your Love Suite (Japan) 7-inch

Rick James - Love Gun (Germany) 7-inch

Rick James - Love Gun (Holland) 12-inch

Rick James - You And I (US) 12-inch (White Label Promo)

Rick James (Stone City Band) - You And I (Germany) 7-inch

Rick James (Stone City Band) - You And I (France) 7-inch

Rick James (Stone City Band) - You And I (Japan) 7-inch

Rick James - Super Freak (Germany) 12-inch

Rick James - Super Freak (France) 12-inch

Rick James - Super Freak (Portugal) 7-inch

Rick James - Super Freak (France) 7-inch

Rick James - Super Freak (Japan) 7-inch

Rick James - Cold Blooded (France) 7-inch

Rick James - Cold Blooded (Japan) 7-inch

Hollywood Star
© 1976 Quality Records (Canada) 7-inch
01. Hollywood Star (Part 1)
02. Hollywood Star (Part 2)

Promo 45 originaly released as Rick James & Hot Lips 'Hollywood Star'.

Rick james & Hot Lips - Hollywood Star (Canada) 7-inch

The Great White Cane
© 1972 Lion/MGM Records (US) LP
01. Country Woman
02. Mother Earth
03. You Make Me Magic
04. Find It
05. Don't You Worry
06. Big Showdown

Early Rick James group. All songs written & arranged by Rick James

The Great White Cane - S/T (US) LP

Big Throwdown
© 1971 RCA Records (US) 7-inch
01. Big Throwdown
02. You Don't Have To Worry

Promo 45 produced by John Stewart, written by James Johnson Jr. (aka Rick James) originaly released as Heaven & Earth 'Big Throwdown'.

The Great White Cane - Big Throwdown (US) 7-inch