Artist: Rick James | Album: Bustin’ Out of L Seven | Released: 1979, 2017 | Label: Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. | Genre: Soul, Funk, Disco

Rick James’ second album, Bustin’ Out of L Seven, maintained his status among R&B fans, almost topping the LP chart and spawning hits in the title track, “High on Your Love Suite,” and “Fool on the Street,” though none of them matched the popularity of the debut album’s “You and I” or “Mary Jane.” James managed an effective amalgam of recent R&B big-band styles, from Sly & the Family Stone to Earth, Wind & Fire and Funkadelic, overlaying the result with his jeeringly rendered sex-and-drugs philosophy. What was missing this time was a real pop crossover — if Come Get It! had suggested he could have the pop success of Earth, Wind & Fire, Bustin’ Out of L Seven threatened that his work would find as restricted an audience as Funkadelic, and without the critical cachet.

Tracklisting:

01. Bustin’ Out (On Funk)
02. High On Your Love Suite / One Mo Hit (Of Your Love)
03. Love Interlude
04. Spacey Love
05. Cop ‘N’ Blow
06. Jefferson Ball
07. Fool On The Street
08. Bustin’ Out (12″ Extended Mix)

Single download
Rick James – Bustin’ Out On Funk
Rick James – High On Your Love Suite / One Mo Hit Of Your Love
Rick James – Love Interlude
Rick James – Spacey Love
Rick James – Cop ‘N’ Blow
Rick James – Jefferson Ball
Rick James – Fool On The Street
Rick James – Bustin’ Out 12″ Extended Mix

Category:Disco
Main catalog

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Rick James – Bustin’ Out of L Seven (1979, 2017) FLAC (tracks)