Come Get It! Explained

Come Get It!
Type:	studio
Artist:	Rick James
Cover:	Come get it rick james.jpg
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
Next Title:	Bustin' Out of L Seven
Next Year:	1979

Come Get It! is the debut album by Rick James and the Stone City Band.^[1] 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 double platinum status.^[2]

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."^[3]

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

Year-end charts

Chart (1978)	Position
US Billboard 200^[4]	83
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[5]	24

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[6]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1978	"You and I"	13	1	3
1978	"Mary Jane"	41	3	—

External links

• Rick James-Come Get It! at Discogs

Notes and References

1. News: Holsey . Steve . The scandalous life and 'punk funk' music of Rick James . Michigan Chronicle . February 22, 2017 . D1.
2. Web site: Rick James | Biography & History. AllMusic.
3. Rick James: 10 Essential Tracks. Charles. Aaron. Rolling Stone. August 8, 2014.
4. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1978. Billboard. November 14, 2021.
5. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1978. Billboard. November 14, 2021.
6. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4589/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Rick James US singles chart history]. allmusic.com. June 15, 2011.