Fire It Up (Rick James album)

Fire It Up
Studio album by Rick James
Released October 16, 1979
Recorded 1979 at The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA
Genre Funk, Soul
Length 48:18
Label Gordy
Producer Rick James & Levi Ruffin
Rick James chronology
Bustin' Out of L Seven
(1979)
Fire It Up
(1979)
Garden of Love
(1980)

Fire It Up is the third album by American musician Rick James, released on October 16, 1979, on the Motown sub-label Gordy Records. This album was certified gold by the RIAA, and between 1978 and 1982 was a period where Rick James established himself as the historical bridge between P-Funk and Prince. Fire It Up was released on CD for the first time in 2010, by Universal Records. This item soon went Out Of Print and has become a much sought after and very rare item for fans of Rick James and funk in general.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rick James.

Side A

  1. "Fire It Up" – 4:00
  2. "Love Gun" – 5:44
  3. "Lovin You Is a Pleasure" – 4:08
  4. "Love in the Night" – 6:22

Side B

  1. "Come into My Life" – 7:10
  2. "Stormy Love" – 2:05
  3. "When Love Is Gone" – 7:32

2010 Bonus Track / 2014 digital remaster bonus track / 2014 Complete Motown Albums bonus track

8. "Love Gun" (Promotional 12-Inch version) – 10:46

Personnel

The Stone City Band

Charts

Year Album Chart positions[2]
US US
R&B
1979 Fire It Up 34 5

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US US
R&B
US
Dance
1979 "Love Gun" 13
1980 "Love Gun" 32

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References

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