Album · 1981
Street Songs
Tracklist
1
Give It to Me Baby
Street Songs
4:07
2
Ghetto Life
Street Songs
4:23
3
Make Love to Me
Street Songs
4:52
4
Mr. Policeman
Street Songs
4:21
5
Super Freak
Street Songs
3:26
6
Fire and Desire
Street Songs
7:21
7
Call Me Up
Street Songs
3:54
8
Below the Funk (Pass the J)
Street Songs
2:38
In print
First pressed 1981, still pressed 2025 — 104 pressings across 30 countries.
Credits
Reggie Andrews
Arranger
Johnny Lee
Art Direction
Vartan
Art Direction
Andy Engel
Design
Ginny Livingston
Design
Mathieu Bitton
Design
Norman Moore
Design
Tommy Steele
Design
Michael Johnson
Engineer
Tony Autore
Engineer
Armando Peraza
Instrument · percussion
Bugsy Wilcox
Instrument · percussion
Chris Powell
Instrument · saxophone
Cliff Ervin
Instrument · trumpet, piccolo flute, flugelhorn [fluegelhorn]
Daniel LeMelle
Instrument · flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
Donny Keider
Instrument · vibraphone [vibes]
Erskine Williams
Instrument · keyboards, clavinet, organ [hammond b3]
Fernando Harkless
Instrument · trumpet
Gerald Albright
Instrument · flute [tenor]
John Ervin
Instrument · trombone, flute
Kenneth Scott
Instrument · trumpet
LaMorris Payne
Instrument · trumpet
Lanise Hughes
Instrument · drums
Larry Hansen
Instrument · violin
Levi Ruffin, Jr.
Instrument · synthesizer [string ensemble], synthesizer [obx], backing vocals
Narada Michael Walden
Instrument · drums
Nate Hughes
Instrument · percussion
Oscar Alston
Instrument · bass, percussion
Punk Funk Horns
Instrument · horns
Raul Rekow
Instrument · percussion
Roy Poper
Instrument · trumpet
Steve Price
Instrument · drums
Stevie Wonder
Instrument · harmonica
Tom McDermott
Instrument · guitar, percussion
William Rhinehart
Instrument · saxophone
Craig Werner
Liner Notes
Rick James
Liner Notes
渡辺實
Liner Notes
Allen Zentz
Mastering
Chris Bellman
Mastering
John Matousek
Mastering
Krieg Wunderlich
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Mike Jarratt
Mastering · lacquer cut by
SST
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Suha Gur
Mastering
John Bellissimo
Photography
Mike Jones
Photography
Mike Jones (63)
Photography
Ron Slenzak
Photography
Alonzo Miller
Producer · executive-producer
Harry Weinger
Producer · reissue producer [deluxe edition]
Bobby Brooks
Recording
Rick Sanchez
Recording
Tom Flye
Recording
Jackie Ruffin
Vocal · backing vocals [singers]
Ja'net DuBois
Vocal · backing vocals [singers]
Joanne McDuffie
Vocal · vocals [singer]
Julia Waters
Vocal · backing vocals [singers]
Lawrence Hilton‐Jacobs
Vocal · backing vocals [singers]
Lisa Sarna
Vocal · vocals [singer]
Marcy Thomas
Vocal · backing vocals [singers]
Mary Jane Girls
Vocal · backing vocals
Maxine Waters
Vocal · backing vocals [singers]
Melvin Franklin
Vocal · backing vocals [singers]
Otis Williams
Vocal · vocals [singers, the temptations]
Pattie Brooks
Vocal · backing vocals [singers]
Richard Street
Vocal · vocals [singers, the temptations]
Teena Marie
Vocal · backing vocals [singers]
The Mary Jane Band
Vocal · backing vocals [singers]
The Temptations
Vocal · backing vocals [singers]
James Calloway
Writer
Leroy Burgess
Writer
Sonny T. Davenport
Writer