Album
Wonderful
1988 · Electronic, Funk / Soul
3 collectors on Gatefold own this
Wonderful is a Soul & Funk album by Rick James, originally released in 1988. On Gatefold: 19 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
About
'Wonderful' is the tenth studio album by American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rick James. The album was released by Reprise Records on June 13, 1988. Produced by Rick himself. The album contains the US R&B #1 hit single "Loosey's Rap" (ft. Roxanne Shanté) and fairly successful single "Sexual Luv Affair". The album peaked at #148 Billboard 200. The music video for "Loosey's Rap" was banned from TV due to it being deemed too inappropriate and sexually suggestive during the 80's AIDS/HIV Epidemic (similar situation as "I Want Your Sex" by George Michael). The video featured women playing in the bathroom, shaving, cutting hair and flaunting their beauty as Rick played a bass guitar on a stage with a female backing act of sorts. The forgotten music video for "Wonderful" has a fever dream like aesthetic with Rick draped out in the flamboyant floral suit with curly hair (the look from the album cover). Then during the middle part of the video Rick is seen wearing something that a "stereotypical traveller" might wear, then to execute the coolest guitar solo on the album Rick pulls out a comically large guitar with a body that is smaller than Rick's hand.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Wonderful4:19
- A2Judy4:58
- A3Loosey's Rap3:54
- A4So Tight4:28
- A5Sexual Luv Affair5:13
Side B
- B1Love's Fire4:43
- B2I Believe In U5:53
- B3In The Girls' Room4:41
- B4Hypnotize4:19
- B5Sherry Baby4:43
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Funk
- synthetic
- euphoric
- club
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Big Daddy Kane
- Gregory ThreadwellBAND , SYNTHESIZER, STRINGS KEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS, STRINGS
- Jackie RuffinBACKING VOCALS BAND , BACKING VOCALS
- Kenny HawkinsBAND , GUITAR GUITAR
- Levi Ruffin Jr.BACKING VOCALS BAND , SYNTHESIZER, STRINGS, BACKING VOCALS KEYBOARDS
- Rick JamesARRANGED BY, WRITTEN-BY, BACKING VOCALS, BASS, GUITAR, DRUMS, KEYBOARDS, PERCUSSION BACKING VOCALS BASS
- Roxanne Shanté
- Tom McDermottBAND , LEAD GUITAR GUITAR LEAD GUITAR
- Val YoungBACKING VOCALS BAND , BACKING VOCALS
- William EcholsBAND , BASS GUITAR BASS BASS GUITAR
- Chrissie ScintaLEAD VOCALS
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 19 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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