Rick James - Throwin' Down

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A1	Dance Wit' Me Soloist, Saxophone – Daniel LeMelleSoloist, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Roy Ayers	7:16
A2	Money Talks	4:50
A3	Teardrops Soloist, Saxophone – Daniel LeMelleSoloist, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Donny Keider	4:49
A4	Throwdown	3:17
B1	Standing On The Top Soloist, Saxophone – Daniel LeMelleSoloist, Trombone – John ErvinSoloist, Trumpet – Roy Poper	3:51
B2	Hard To Get	4:07
B3	Happy Lead Vocals – Teena Marie	5:29
B4	69 Times Soloist, Guitar – John McFee	4:11
B5	My Love Soloist, Saxophone – Daniel LeMelleSoloist, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Roy AyersWritten-By – Le Roi Johnson*	2:53

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Record Plant, Sausalito
• Recorded At – Motown Recording Studios
• Mixed At – Record Plant, Sausalito
• Mastered At – Allen Zentz Mastering
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Motown Record Corporation
• Copyright (c) – Motown Record Corporation
• Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.
• Published By – Stone City Music

Credits

• Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Daniel LeMelle
• Arranged By [Horns] – Daniel LeMelle, Rick James
• Arranged By [Strings] – Daniel LeMelle, Reggie Andrews, Rick James
• Art Direction – Johnny Lee
• Backing Vocals – Grace Slick, Jean Carn, Julia Waters Tillman*, La Morris Payne*, Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, Levi Ruffin, Jr.*, The Mary Jane Band, Maxine Waters Willard*, Patti Brooks*, Rick James, The Temptations
• Backing Vocals [Additional] – Daniel LeMelle, Diane Nixon, Jeri Fields, Moses Johnson, Nate Hughes, Roy Poper
• Backing Vocals [Mary Jane Band] – JoAnne McDuffy*, Lisa Sarna, Tabby Johnson
• Backing Vocals [The Temptations] – David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks, Glenn Leonard, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams, Richard Street
• Baritone Saxophone – Alfred Jackson*
• Bass – Oscar Alston
• Bongos, Congas, Cowbell, Snare [Snare Drums], Tambourine – Nate Hughes
• Design – Terry Taylor
• Drums – Lanise Hughes, Narada Michael Walden, Paul Hines
• Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Levi Ruffin, Jr.*
• Engineer [Assistant] – Ann Fry, Michael Johnson , Rick Sanchez
• Engineer, Recorded By – Bobby Brooks, Tom Flye
• Guitar – John McFee, Rick James, Tom McDermott
• Handclaps – Aaron Dublin, Big John Main, Daniel LeMelle, Jennifer , La Morris Payne*, Levi Ruffin, Jr.*, Lisa Sarna, Moses Johnson, Nate Hughes, Oscar Alston, Ronald Byrd
• Mastered By – Chris Bellman
• Mixed By – Tom Flye
• Photography By – Ron Slenzak
• Piano – Erskine Williams
• Piano [Acoustic] – Levi Ruffin, Jr.*
• Producer, Written-by, Arranged By, Chimes, Clavinet, Congas, Harmonica, Synthesizer, Lead Vocals, Electronic Drums [Lynn Drum Machine], Percussion [Misc.], Bell Tree, Timbales, Timpani – Rick James
• Strings – Larry Hansen, Strokland Strings
• Synthesizer [Crumar String Machine, Moog, O B X] – Levi Ruffin, Jr.*
• Synthesizer [Crumar String Machine, O B X] – Daniel LeMelle
• Tenor Saxophone – Gerald Albright
• Trombone – John Ervin
• Trumpet – Cliff Ervin, Daniel LeMelle, La Morris Payne*, Roy Poper
• Typography [Lettering] – Ron Larson
• Vibraphone [Vibes] – Donny Keider, Roy Ayers

Notes

Stark white label with black print: "Gordy DJ Copy."
Also, no indication of being a promo copy on the front or back cover, just on the record label itself.

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 (mistakenly written as Willard - 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).

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side One Label): 6005GLA
• Matrix / Runout (Side Two Label): 6005GLB

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
6005GL	Rick James	Throwin' Down ‎(LP, Album)	Gordy	6005GL	US	1982
6005 GL, 6005GL	Rick James	Throwin' Down ‎(LP, Album)	Motown, Motown	6005 GL, 6005GL	Australia	1982
UICY-75478	Rick James	Throwin' Down ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RM, SHM)	Motown	UICY-75478	Japan	2013
6005GL	Rick James	Throwin' Down ‎(LP, Album, Club, CRC)	Gordy	6005GL	US	Unknown
6005 GC	Rick James	Throwin' Down ‎(Cass, Album, Club, Dol)	Gordy	6005 GC	US	Unknown

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