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Rick James
Throwin' Down

Album US 1982 on Gordy label
R&B/Soul (P.Funk, Disco)

Gerald Albright appears courtesy of Arista Records, Inc. John McFee appears courtesy of Warner Bros Records, Inc. Grace Slick appears courtesy of Grunt Records, a division of RCA Records Narada Michael Walden appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation Maxine Waters Willard & Julia Waters Willard [sic, correct name: Tillman] appear courtesy of Destiny Entertainment Corp. Roy Ayers appears courtesy of Polydor Inc. Recorded at Record Plant Studios, Sausalito, California & Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California Mixed at Record Plant Studios, Sausalito, California Mastered at Allen Zentz Mastering, Los Angeles, California ℗ © 1982 Motown Record Corporation All tunes © 1982 Jobete Music Co., Inc. & Stone City Music Co. (ASCAP).

Musicians

	Rick James , 1948-2004 US arranged by, horns, arranged by, strings, backing vocals, clavinet, synthesizer, guitar, harmonica, congas, timbales, timpani, bell tree, chimes, lead vocals, backing vocals, percussion, misc., drum machine, lynn, producer, arranged by, album by, words by, music by
	Daniel LeMelle as, ts, US arranged by, horns, arranged by, strings, backing vocals, additional, handclaps, tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, synthesizer, obx, crumar string machine, horns, punk funk horns, soloist, saxophone
	Reggie Andrews ep, voc, arranged by, strings
	LaMorris Payne bvoc, voc, syn, US backing vocals, handclaps, trumpet, horns, punk funk horns
	Moses Johnson backing vocals, additional, handclaps
	Nate Hughes perc, clap, backing vocals, additional, handclaps, bongos, congas, cowbell, snare, tambourine, musician, stone city band
	Roy Poper tr, US backing vocals, additional, trumpet, musician, additional, soloist, trumpet
	Joanne McDuffie voc, backing vocals, mary jane band
	Lisa Sarna voc, backing vocals, mary jane band, handclaps
	Tabby Johnson voc, *1953 CA backing vocals, mary jane band
	David Ruffin voc, 1941-1991 US backing vocals, the temptations
	Dennis Edwards voc, *1943 US backing vocals, the temptations
	Eddie Kendricks voc, 1939-1992 US backing vocals, the temptations
	Glenn Leonard voc, *1947 US backing vocals, the temptations
	Melvin Franklin voc, 1942-1995 US backing vocals, the temptations
	Otis Williams voc, *1941 US backing vocals, the temptations
	Richard Street voc, 1942-2013 US backing vocals, the temptations
	Stone City Band , US band
	Aaron Dublin handclaps
	Big John Main handclaps
	Jennifer handclaps
	Levi Ruffin Jr. bvoc, syn, voc, handclaps, backing vocals, piano, acoustic, electric piano, fender rhodes, synthesizer, obx, crumar string machine, moog, musician, stone city band
	Oscar Alston b, bvoc, perc, handclaps, bass, musician, stone city band
	Ronald Byrd , handclaps
	Punk Funk Horns , horns
	John Ervin tb, perc, US trombone, horns, punk funk horns, soloist, trombone
	Cliff Ervin tr, US trumpet, horns, punk funk horns
	Fred Jackson ts, *1929 US baritone saxophone, musician, additional
	Narada Michael Walden dr, voc, *1952 US drums, musician, additional
	Paul Hines dr, drums, musician, additional
	John McFee voc, g, *1950 US guitar, musician, additional, soloist, guitar
	Gerald Albright ts, as, *1957 US tenor saxophone, musician, additional
	Donny Keider dr, voc, vib, vibraphone, vibes, musician, additional, soloist, vibraphone, vibes
	Roy Ayers vib, voc, *1940 US vibraphone, vibes, musician, additional, soloist, vibraphone, vibes
	Lanise Hughes dr, perc, drums, musician, stone city band
	Tom McDermott acg, eg, perc, guitar, musician, stone city band
	Erskine Williams ep, piano, musician, stone city band
	Larry Hansen , strings, string section
	Strokland Strings , strings, string section
	Ron Larson , US typography, lettering
	Teena Marie bvoc, voc, 1956-2010 US lead vocals
	Leroi Johnson , words by, music by

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