Fire It Up (Rick James album)

Fire It Up is the third studio album by American musician Rick James, released on October 16, 1979, on the Motown sub-label Gordy Records. This album was certified gold by the RIAA, and between 1978 and 1982 was a period where Rick James established himself as the historical bridge between P-Funk and Prince. Fire It Up was released on CD for the first time in 2010, by Universal Records. This item soon went out of print and has become a much sought after and very rare item for fans of Rick James and funk in general.

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Fire It Up
Studio album by
Rick James
ReleasedOctober 16, 1979
Recorded1979
StudioThe Record Plant, Sausalito, CA
GenreFunk, soul
Length37:00
LabelGordy
ProducerRick James
Rick James chronology
Bustin' Out of L Seven
(1979)		 Fire It Up
(1979)		 Garden of Love
(1980)

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rick James.

Side A

  1. "Fire It Up" – 3:59
  2. "Love Gun" – 5:44
  3. "Lovin You Is a Pleasure" – 4:08
  4. "Love in the Night" – 6:22

Side B

  1. "Come into My Life" – 7:10
  2. "Stormy Love" – 2:05
  3. "When Love Is Gone" – 7:32

2010 Bonus Track / 2014 digital remaster bonus track / 2014 Complete Motown Albums bonus track

  1. "Love Gun" (Promotional 12-Inch version) – 10:46

Personnel
  • Rick James – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, Harpsichord, timbales, timpani (tympani), electronic drums [syndrums], drums, percussion
The Stone City Band
  • Levi Ruffin – synthesizer, synthesizer (strings ensemble), percussion, backing vocals
  • Tom McDermott – electric guitar, twelve-string guitar, guitar (6-string), acoustic guitar
  • Greg Levias – keyboards, Fender Rhodes electric piano
  • Danny LeMelle – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, harpsichord
  • Lanise Hughes – drums
  • Lorenzo Shaw — drums
  • Oscar Alston – bass guitar
  • Shondu Akiem – percussion, electronic drums (syndrums)
  • Cliff Ervin – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • John Ervin – trombone
  • Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Pat Henderson, Jackie Ruffin, Lisa Sarna – backing vocals
  • California St. Clair, Cynthia Gable, Cynthia Nettles, Danny LeMelle, Jackie Ruffin, Julia Waters, Keith "Star" Ragin, Lisa Sarna, Maxine Waters, Pat Henderson, Tom McDermott, Winston L. Allen - choir on "Love in the Night"
  • John Cabalka - art direction
  • Ron Slenzak - photography

Charts
Year Album Chart positions[2]
US US
R&B
1979 Fire It Up 34 5

Singles
Year Single Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B		 US
Dance
1979 "Love Gun" — 13 —
1980 "Love Gun" — — 32

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1738101/review
  2. "Rick James US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
  3. "Rick James US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
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