Come Get It! is the debut album by Rick James and the Stone City Band. 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 gold status.
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."
Track listing All tracks composed and arranged by Rick James
Side A "Stone City Band, Hi!" – 3:30 "You and I" – 8:04 "Sexy Lady" – 3:52 "Dream Maker" – 5:16
Side B "Be My Lady" – 4:48 "Mary Jane" – 4:57 "Hollywood" – 7:27 "Stone City Band, Bye!" – 1:10
2014 digital remaster bonus track "You and I" (Extended M+M Mix) – 9:55
2014 Complete Motown Albums bonus tracks "You and I" (Extended M+M Mix) – 9:55 "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
Weekly charts Chart (1978) Peak position
Year-end charts Chart (1978) Position US Billboard 200 83 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 24
Singles Year Single Chart positions US USR&B USDance1978 "You and I" 13 1 31978 "Mary Jane" 41 3 —
Certifications
References
External links Rick James-Come Get It! at Discogs