• Source: Wonderful (Rick James album)

      • Wonderful is the 10th studio album by American musician Rick James, released in 1988 via Reprise Records. It includes the hit song "Loosey's Rap", which topped the US R&B Charts.
      The album peaked at No. 148 on the Billboard 200.


      Production


      James wrote and produced the album.


      Critical reception



      The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "despite the dumb lyrics, Wonderful sports some great dance-party music." The Los Angeles Times praised "Loosey's Rap", writing that featured rapper Roxanne Shanté is "tougher than a truckload of leather-wearing Mary Jane Girls, and her B-girl boasting—which she sounds fully capable of backing up—makes her a formidable foil for James and his sly, teasing innuendoes."


      Track listing


      All tracks composed by Rick James.

      "Wonderful" – 4:19
      "Judy" – 4:58
      "Loosey's Rap" (duet with Roxanne Shanté) – 3:54
      "So Tight" – 4:28
      "Sexual Luv Affair" – 5:13
      "Love's Fire" – 4:43
      "I Believe in U" – 5:53
      "In the Girls' Room" – 4:41
      "Hypnotize" – 4:19
      "Sherry Baby" – 4:43
      "Hot Summer Nights" (duet with Chrissi Scinta) – 5:10
      Note

      Track 11 available on CD only.


      Personnel


      Adapted from the album's liner notes.

      Rick James – lead vocals, backing vocals, bass guitar, drums, percussion, keyboards
      Stone City Band:

      Levi Ruffin, Jr. – strings, synthesizer, backing vocals
      Tom McDermott – lead guitar
      William Echols – bass guitar
      Gregory Treadwell – keyboards, strings
      Kenny Hawkins – guitar
      Val Young – backing vocals
      Jackie Ruffin – backing vocals
      Other musicians

      Roxanne Shanté – rapping (track 3)
      Chrissi Scinta – vocals (track 11)


      Production


      Produced and arranged by Rick James
      Mixing engineers: Rick James, Bruce Kane and Levi Ruffin, Jr.
      Assistant engineer: Michael Nally
      Recorded and mixed at The Joint Studios, Buffalo, New York
      Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York by Jack Skinner
      Album coordinators: Levi Ruffin, Jr and Ann Mabin
      Art Direction and design: Mary Ann "My Thang" Dibs
      Cover concept: Rick James
      Photography: Caroline Greyshock, Stuart Watson
      Executive producer: Benny Medina


      References

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