Come Get It!

Come Get It!
Studio album by Rick James
Released	April 20, 1978 (1978-04-20)
Recorded	1977–1978
Studio	Cross-Eyed Bear Studios, Clarence, New York and Record Plant, New York, NY
Genre	Funk, soul
Length	38:56
Label	Gordy
Producer	Rick James & Art Stewart
Rick James chronology
Come Get It! (1978) Bustin' Out of L Seven (1979)
Singles from Come Get It!
"You and I" Released: March 1978 "Mary Jane" Released: September 9, 1978 "Hollywood" Released: December 15, 1978

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Come Get It! is the debut album by Rick James and the Stone City Band.^[2][4] 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.^[5]

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."^[6]

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

5. "Be My Lady" – 4:48
6. "Mary Jane" – 4:57
7. "Hollywood" – 7:27
8. "Stone City Band, Bye!" – 1:10

2014 digital remaster bonus track

9. "You and I" (Extended M+M Mix) – 9:55

2014 Complete Motown Albums bonus tracks

9. "You and I" (Extended M+M Mix) – 9:55
10. "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 Chart (1978) Peak position US Billboard 200[7] 13 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1978) Position US Billboard 200[9] 83 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 24

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[11]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1978	"You and I"	13	1	3
1978	"Mary Jane"	41	3	—

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[12]	Gold	500,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Hanson, Amy. "Come Get It! - Rick James : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved June 20, 2012.
2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. pp. 570–571.
3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. pp. 358–359.
4. Holsey, Steve (February 22, 2017). "The scandalous life and 'punk funk' music of Rick James". Michigan Chronicle. p. D1.
5. "Rick James | Biography & History". AllMusic.
6. Aaron, Charles (August 8, 2014). "Rick James: 10 Essential Tracks". Rolling Stone.
7. "Rick James Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
8. "Rick James Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
9. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
10. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1978". Billboard. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
11. "Rick James US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
12. "American album certifications – Rick James – Come Get It". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

• Rick James-Come Get It! at Discogs