Robbery is the fifth album by Teena Marie

Teena Marie

Mary Christine Brockert, better known by her stage name Teena Marie, was an American singer, songwriter and producer...

, released in 1983. It is her first album for Epic Records

Epic Records

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, following her acrimonious departure from Motown

Motown Records

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 the previous year. The album was written and produced by Teena Marie herself and features contributions from Patrice Rushen

Patrice Rushen

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, Paulinho da Costa

Paulinho Da Costa

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, and Steve Ferrone

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 among others. However, the album did not repeat the success of her last Motown release It Must Be Magic

It Must Be Magic

It Must Be Magic is the fourth studio album by Teena Marie, released in 1981. It was her last album for Motown and the highest-selling of Marie's tenure with Motown...

, stalling at #13 on the Black Albums chart and only reaching #119 on the Billboard Albums chart

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.

In 2005, the album was re-released in a remastered and expanded CD edition containing three additional tracks.

Track listing

All songs written by Teena Marie.

1. "Robbery" – 5:23
2. "Playboy" – 5:23
3. "Shadow Boxing" – 6:49
4. "Midnight Magnet" – 6:02
5. "Fix It" – 4:44
6. "Ask Your Momma" – 5:25
7. "Dear Lover" – 5:18
8. "Stop the World" – 4:16
9. "Casanova Brown" – 5:58
10. "Playboy" [12 Inch Remix] – 5:48 (expanded edition)
11. "Midnight Magnet" [Instrumental] – 5:56 (expanded edition)
12. "Fix It" [12 Inch Remix] – 8:16 (expanded edition)