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1	Give It To Me Baby Vocals [Singer] – Melvin Franklin, Teena MarieWords By, Music By – Rick James	4:08
2	Ghetto Life Violin – Larry HansenVocals [Singer] – Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams, Richard StreetWords By, Music By – Rick James	4:21
3	Make Love To Me Drums – Narada Michael WaldenExecutive-Producer – Alonzo MillerFlute [Tenor] – Gerald AlbrightWords By, Music By – Rick James	4:48
4	Mr. Policeman Harmonica – Stevie WonderVocals [Singer] – Teena MarieWords By, Music By – Rick James	4:17
5	Super Freak Executive-Producer – Alonzo MillerVocals [Singer] – Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams, Richard StreetWords By, Music By – Alonzo Miller, Rick James	3:24
6	Fire And Desire Executive-Producer – Alonzo MillerFlute [Tenor] – Gerald AlbrightVocals [Singer] – Teena MarieWords By, Music By – Rick James	7:17
7	Call Me Up Words By, Music By – Rick James	3:53
8	Bellow The Funk (Pass The J) Words By, Music By – Rick James	2:35
Bonus Tracks: The 12-Inch Mixes
9	Give It To Me Baby Vocals [Singer] – Melvin Franklin, Teena MarieWords By, Music By – Rick James	5:42
10	Super Freak Executive-Producer – Alonzo MillerWords By, Music By – Alonzo Miller, Rick James	7:05

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Motown Records
• Copyright (c) – Motown Records
• Record Company – UMG Recordings, Inc.
• Distributed By – Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp.
• Made By – Cinram, Olyphant, PA – 651886
• Recorded At – Record Plant, Sausalito
• Recorded At – Motown Recording Studios
• Mixed At – Westlake Audio
• Mastered At – Universal Mastering Studios
• Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.
• Published By – Stone Diamond Music Corp.

Credits

• Arranged By [Horn Arrangements] – Daniel LeMelle, Rick James
• Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Daniel LeMelle, Reggie Andrews, Rick James
• Art Direction [Original LP] – Johnny Lee
• Art Direction [Reissue] – Vartan
• Bass, Percussion – Oscar Alston
• Concertmaster [String Session] – Charles Veal, Jr.*
• Contractor [String] – Rollace Dale*
• Coordinator [Reissue, Photo Coordination] – Ryan Null
• Coordinator [Reissue, Production Coordinator] – Monique McGuffin
• Design [Original LP, Logo] – Norman Moore
• Design [Original LP] – Ginny Livingston
• Design [Reissue] – Mathieu Bitton
• Design Concept [Cover Concept] – Rick James
• Drums – Lanise Hughes, Steve Price
• Engineer [Mixing] – Bobby Brooks, Tom "Super" Flye*
• Engineer [Recording Assistant] – Michael Johnson , Tony Autore
• Engineer [Recording] – Bobby Brooks, Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez*, Tom "Super" Flye*
• Flute, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Daniel LeMelle
• Guitar, Percussion – Tom McDermott
• Handclaps – Aaron Dublin, California St. Clair, Daniel LeMelle, Levi Ruffin, Jr.*, Lisa Sarna, Oscar Alston, Teena Marie, Victor Reed
• Horns – Punk Funk Horns
• Keyboards, Clavinet, Organ [Hammond B3] – Erskine Williams
• Lead Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Drums, Timbales, Timpani – Rick James
• Liner Notes – Craig Werner
• Mastered By [Digitally] – Suha Gur
• Percussion – Armando Peraza, Bugsy Wilcox, Nate Hughes, Raul Rekow
• Photography By [Original LP] – Ron Slenzak
• Producer, Arranged By – Rick James
• Supervised By [Reissue] – Harry Weinger
• Synthesizer [String Ensemble], Synthesizer [OBX], Backing Vocals – Levi Ruffin, Jr.*
• Trombone, Flute – John Ervin
• Trumpet – Fernando Harkless, Roy Poper
• Trumpet, Piccolo Flute, Flugelhorn – Cliff Ervin
• Vibraphone [Vibes] – Donny Keider
• Vocals [Singer] – Jackie Ruffin, Jane't DuBois*, JoAnne McDuffie, Julia Waters Tillman*, Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, Levi Ruffin, Jr.*, Lisa Sarna, Marci Thomas, Maxine Waters Willard*, Pattie Brooks, Rick James

Notes

Version from 2009 or later, made by Cinram, Olyphant, PA.
Earlier versions with the same cat #:
Copies made by EDC, USA, dating from approximately 2005 to 2009.
Copies made by UML, dating from 2002 to approximately 2005.

Recorded at The Record Plant, Sausalito, California & Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood California, December 1980-January 1981.
Mixed down at West Lake Audio, Los Angeles, California.

Original LP and 12-inch mixes digitally mastered from the original flat two-track analog master tapes at Universal Mastering Studios-East.

Publishing
1 to 4, 6 to 9: © 1981 Jobete Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP).
5, 10: © 1981 Jobete Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP) and Stone Diamond Music Corp. (BMI).

UMe ℗ © 2002 Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 044006402321
• Matrix / Runout: A9 UME 4400640232-2 AG03 M0S1
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI LT40
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 2U1C
• Barcode (Inner ring [Code 39]): 651886

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
G8-1002M1	Rick James	Street Songs ‎(LP, Album)	Gordy	G8-1002M1	US	1981
530 218-2	Rick James	Street Songs ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Motown	530 218-2	Europe	1993
STML 6208	Rick James	Street Songs ‎(LP, Album)	Motown	STML 6208	New Zealand	1981
2-47.150	Rick James	Street Songs ‎(LP, Album)	Motown	2-47.150	Spain	1981
3C 006-64358	Rick James	Street Songs ‎(LP, Album)	Motown	3C 006-64358	Italy	1981