Cold Blooded (Rick James album) explained

Cold Blooded
Type:Album
Artist:Rick James
Cover:Rick_James_-_Cold_Blooded.jpg
Released:August 5, 1983
Recorded:1983
Studio:Joint Recording Studio, Buffalo, New York
Length:39:48
Label:Gordy
Producer:Rick James
Prev Title:Throwin' Down
Prev Year:1982
Next Title:Reflections
Next Year:1984

Cold Blooded is the 7th studio album by American singer-songwriter and musician Rick James, released on the Gordy Records imprint of Motown Records. The title track was written with actress Linda Blair in mind, whom James was dating at the time.

Track listing

All tracks composed and arranged by Rick James.

Side A

  1. "U Bring the Freak Out"
  2. "Cold Blooded"
  3. "Ebony Eyes" (featuring Smokey Robinson)
  4. "1, 2, 3 (U, Her and Me)"

Side B

  1. "Doin' It"
  2. "New York Town"
  3. "P.I.M.P. the S.I.M.P." (featuring Grand Master Flash)
  4. "Tell Me (What You Want)" (featuring Billy Dee Williams)
  5. "Unity"

2014 digital remaster bonus track

  2. "U Bring the Freak Out" (12" Extended Mix) - 7:53

2014 Complete Motown Albums bonus tracks

  2. "Cold Blooded" (12" Instrumental) - 5:53
  3. "U Bring the Freak Out" (12" Extended Mix) - 7:53
  4. "U Bring the Freak Out" (Instrumental) - 6:53

Personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1983)Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[1] 5
Chart (1984)Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2] 26

Notes and References

  1. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1983. Billboard. March 5, 2021.
  2. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1984. Billboard. March 5, 2021.

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