Fire It Up

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:48:18
Personnel: Rick James (acoustic guitar, piano, harpsichord, organ, drums, timbales, percussion); Tom McDermott (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 6-string guitar, 12-string guitar, hand claps); Danny LeMelle (flute, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, harpsichord, hand claps); J. Cliff Ervin (trumpet, flugelhorn, hand claps); John Ervin (trombone, hand claps); Greg Levias (Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards, hand claps); Levi Ruffin (synthesizer, hand claps, percussion, background vocals); Oscar Alston (bass guitar); Lanise Hughes (drums); Jackie Ruffin, Lisa Sarna (hand claps, background vocals); Winston L. Allen, California St. Clair, Rachelle L. James, Susie Ervin (hand claps); Shondu Akiem (percussion); Pat Henderson, Maxine Waters, The Colored Girls, Julia Waters (background vocals). Liner Note Author: Michael Veal . Recording information: The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA. Photographer: Ron Slenzak. Arranger: Rick James. Rick James's third album in 18 months may have spread the funk a little thin (or saturated the market), since Fire It Up was not as effective as his first two efforts. The usual mix of rock and R&B had some disco added, which dulled the music's edge and made it more formulaic. At the same time, James's single-entendre come ons, notably the album's biggest single, "Love Gun," were beginning to sound less provocative than just smutty. James had all the weapons for success in his arsenal, but he hadn't yet figured out a unified plan of attack, and Fire It Up was a holding action. ~ William Ruhlmann
エディション : Remaster
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)