Album dossier / 1981
Street Songs
Rick James · Funk / Soul
Released April 7, 1981 on Motown's Gordy imprint and recorded at Record Plant Sausalito and Motown's Hitsville U.S.A. studios, Street Songs is the commercial and artistic peak of Rick James's self-styled 'punk funk,' anchored by 'Super Freak' — later the sampled backbone of MC Hammer's 'U Can't Touch This' — and the Teena Marie duet 'Fire and Desire.'
Record facts
- Label
- Gordy Records (Motown)
- Producer
- Rick James
- Chart peak
- US Billboard 200 #3, US R&B #1
- Notable tracks
- ★ Super Freak
- ★ Give It to Me Baby
- ★ Fire and Desire
Artist & discography
Complete 1980s Studio Discography
8 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by Rick James. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
Complete track listing · 8 tracks
- Give It to Me Baby
- Ghetto Life
- Make Love to Me
- Mr. Policeman
- Super Freak
- Fire and Desire
- Call Me Up
- Below the Funk (Pass the J)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Songs, https://www.discogs.com/master/129703-Rick-James-Street-Songs · track listing: https://www.discogs.com/master/129703-Rick-James-Street-Songs · cover art: coverartarchive.org
Last enriched: 2026-09-03