Bustin' Out of L Seven
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Track listing
All tracks composed by Rick JamesRick James
James Ambrose Johnson, Jr. , better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. James was a popular performer in the late 1970s and 1980s, scoring four number-one hits on the U.S. R&B charts performing in the genres of funk and R&B...
- Bustin' Out (On Funk) 5:24
- High on Your Love Suite: One Mo Hit (Of Your Love) 7:24
- Love Interlude 1:57
- Spacey Love 5:50
- Cop N Blow 5:04
- Jefferson Ball 7:21
- Fool on the Street 7:20
Personnel
- Rick James - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
- Oscar Alston - bass
- Levi Ruffin - synthesizer, percussion
- Wally Ali - guitar
- Ernie Fields, Jr.Ernie Fields, Jr.Ernie Fields, Jr. is a baritone saxophonist and session musician.Son of notable musician Ernie Fields, he has worked with blues, soul and funk artists including B. B...
- saxophone - Al Syzmanski - guitar
- Maxine Willard Waters - background vocals
- Clydene Jackson - background vocals
- Fernando Harkness - tenor saxophone
- Garnett BrownGarnett BrownGarnett Brown is a jazz trombonist who has worked with The Crusaders, Herbie Hancock, Lionel Hampton, and others.He graduated from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and later studied film scoring and electronic music at UCLA In 1974 he won the Down Beat Reader's poll for trombonist, and...
- trombone - Dorothy AshbyDorothy AshbyDorothy Ashby was an American jazz harpist and composer.Along with Alice Coltrane, Ashby extended the popularization of jazz harp past a novelty, showing how the instrument can be utilized seamlessly as much a bebop instrument as the saxophone...
- harp - Clarence Sims - piano, percussion
- Wayne Jackson - trumpet
- Jackie Ruffin - percussion
- Oscar BrashearOscar BrashearOscar Brashear is an American jazz trumpeter and session musician.After studying at DuSable High School he worked briefly with Woody Herman before going on to join Count Basie '68-9, returning to freelance in Chicago with Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons, Dexter Gordon and James Moody...
- trombone - Teena MarieTeena MarieMary Christine Brockert, better known by her stage name Teena Marie, was an American singer, songwriter and producer...
- background vocals - Julia Tillman Waters - background vocals
Charts
| Year | Album | Chart positions | |
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| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| 1979 | Bustin' Out of L Seven Bustin' Out of L Seven -Track listing:All tracks composed by Rick James#Bustin' Out 5:24#High on Your Love Suite: One Mo Hit 7:24#Love Interlude 1:57#Spacey Love 5:50#Cop N Blow 5:04#Jefferson Ball 7:21... |
16 | 2 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US Dance |
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| 1979 | "Bustin' Out (On Funk)" | 71 | 8 | — |
| "Fool On The Street" | — | 35 | — | |
External links
RIAA certified Platinum album