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Rick James
Fire It Up
Album US 1979 on Gordy label
R&B/Soul (Funk, Disco)
℗ 1979, © 1979 & Trademark Motown Record Corporation, Hollywood, California 90028, All Rights Reserved, Printed in U.S.A. All songs published by Jobete Music Company, Inc. & Stone City Music Company (ASCAP) A product of Motown Record Corp. Recorded at The Record Plant, Sausalito, California Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California Maxine Waters & Julia Waters appear courtesy of Arista Records, Inc. ——— Printed inner sleeve with all credits and lyrics.
Musicians
 | Rick James , 1948-2004 US written by, arranged by, producer, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, harpsichord, timbales, drums, percussion, words by, music by, electronic drums, syndrums, timpani, tympani, album by |
 | Daniel LeMelle as, ts, US alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, harpsichord, handclaps, choir |
 | Jackie Ruffin bvoc, backing vocals, the colored girls, handclaps, choir |
 | Lisa Sarna voc, backing vocals, the colored girls, handclaps, choir |
 | Oscar Alston b, bvoc, perc, bass guitar |
 | Lanise Hughes dr, perc, drums |
 | Tom McDermott acg, eg, perc, electric guitar, twelve-string guitar, acoustic guitar, guitar, 6-string, handclaps, choir |
 | California St. Clair handclaps, choir |
 | Cliff Ervin tr, US handclaps, trumpet, flugelhorn |
| Greg Levias handclaps, keyboards, electric piano, fender rhodes |
 | John Ervin tb, perc, US handclaps, trombone |
 | Levi Ruffin Jr. bvoc, syn, voc, handclaps, synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals, co-producer, production assistant, synthesizer, strings ensemble |
| Rachelle James handclaps |
| Susie Ervin handclaps |
| Winston L. Allen handclaps, choir |
 | Shonda Akiem perc, percussion, electronic drums, syndrums |
 | Michael Manoogian , US typography, lettering |
 | Cynthia Gable , choir |
| Cynthia Nettles , choir |
 | Julia Waters bvoc, voc, choir |
| Keith Ragin , choir |
 | Maxine Waters bvoc, voc, choir |
 | Pat Henderson voc, bvoc, choir |
Producers
| John Cabalka art direction |
| Stone City Band backing band |
| Julia Waters backing vocals |
| Maxine Waters backing vocals |
| Pat Henderson backing vocals |
| The Colored Girls backing vocals |
| Ginny Livingston design |
| Tom Flye engineer |
| Rick Sanchez engineer, assistant |
| Russell Curtis engineer, assistant |
| Jim Sintetos mastered by |
| Ron Slenzak photography by |
Composers
| Rick James |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fire It Up | Rick James | 3:59 | |
| 2 | Love Gun | Rick James | 5:44 | |
| 3 | Lovin' You Is A Pleasure | Rick James | 4:08 | |
| 4 | Love In The Night | Rick James | 6:22 | |
| 5 | Come Into My Life | Rick James | 7:10 | |
| 6 | Stormy Love | Rick James | 2:05 | |
| 7 | When Love Is Gone | Rick James | 7:32 |
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