Fire It Up | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 16, 1979 | |||
Recorded | 1979 | |||
Studio | The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA | |||
Genre | Funk, punk funk, funk rock | |||
Length | 37:00 | |||
Label | Gordy | |||
Producer | Rick James | |||
Rick James chronology | ||||
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Fire It Up is the third studio album by American musician Rick James.[1][2] It was released on October 16, 1979, on the Motown sub-label Gordy Records. The first single was "Love Gun".[3] The album has sold more than a million copies.[4]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul | [7] |
The Bay State Banner wrote that "James' vocal style remains functional, and the punk-funk horn section average... His strength is in his torrid compositions and captivating presentation."[8] The The San Bernardino County Sun noted that James relishes "loud, rowdy hand-clapping funk straight from the street."[9] Newsday determined that "when James sticks with unadulterated hard stuff ... he is among the most crackerjack practitioners of funk rock."[10]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide deemed the album "secondhand Bootsy Collins."[6]
All tracks composed by Rick James.
Side A
Side B
2010 Bonus Track / 2014 digital remaster bonus track / 2014 Complete Motown Albums bonus track
Year | Album | Chart positions[11] | |
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US | US R&B | ||
1979 | Fire It Up | 34 | 5 |
Year | Single | Chart positions[12] | ||
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US | US R&B |
US Dance | ||
1979 | "Love Gun" | — | 13 | — |
1980 | "Love Gun" | — | — | 32 |