Come Get It!

Come Get It! is the debut album by Rick James and the Stone City Band. It was released in April 1978 via the Motown sub-label Gordy Records. The singles "You and I" and "Mary Jane" propelled Come Get It! to gold status.

Critical reception

Rolling Stone, in a retrospective, praised "You and I", writing that "James unleashed his brash 'punk-funk' movement with this gloriously strutting single, which boasted a colossal synth-bass groove, James' boa-tossing vocal panache and double-entendres directed at his ex-wife."

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Rick James

Side A

1. "Stone City Band, Hi!" – 3:30
2. "You and I" – 8:04
3. "Sexy Lady" – 3:52
4. "Dream Maker" – 5:16

Side B

1. <li value=5> "Be My Lady" – 4:48</li>
2. "Mary Jane" – 4:57
3. "Hollywood" – 7:27
4. "Stone City Band, Bye!" – 1:10

2014 digital remaster bonus track

1. <li value=9> "You and I" (Extended M+M Mix) – 9:55</li>

2014 Complete Motown Albums bonus tracks

1. <li value=9> "You and I" (Extended M+M Mix) – 9:55</li>
2. "You and I" (Extended M+M Instrumental) – 9:13

Personnel

• Rick James – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, bass
• Levi Ruffin, Jr. - Keyboards
• Billy Nunn – keyboards
• Bobby Nunn – keyboards
• Freddy Rapillo – guitar
• Andy Rapillo – bass
• Mike Caputy – drums
• Randy and Mike Brecker – horns
• Richard Shaw – bass
• Lorenzo Shaw – drums
• Flick, Berry, Steve Williams – horns
• Levi Ruffin – background vocals
• Jackie Ruffin – background vocals
• Bobby Nunn – background vocals
• Billy Nunn – background vocals
• Sascha Meeks – background vocals
• Richard Shaw – background vocals
• Vanessa Brooks Nunn – background vocals
• Joey Diggs – background vocals
• Anthony Caesar – background vocals
• Roger Brown – background vocals
• Calvin Moore – background vocals
• Bennie McCullough – background vocals
• Chuck Madden, Shelly – engineers

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

Certifications

References

External links

• Rick James-Come Get It! at Discogs