Rick James - Wonderful (2014) [Hi-Res 192/24]

Rick James had pretty much exhausted his bag of tricks by the late '80s. This album was little more than a shell of his former works, lacking the aggressiveness, energy, humor, or even the posturing that once gave his work a rebellious air. It was strictly a formula job, and wasn't even an up-to-date one. This plodding effort was quickly forgotten, even though James did land a number one R&B hit with 'Loosey's Rap.' (Ron Wynn)

Rick James, vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, synthesizer, drums
Gregory Treadwell, strings, keyboards
Levi Ruffin Jr., strings, synthesizer
Tom McDermott, guitar
Kenny Hawkins, guitar
William Echols, bass guitar
Jackie Ruffin, background vocals
Val Young, background vocals

Recorded at The Joint Studios, Buffalo, NY.
Engineered by Bruce Kane and Rick James

Digitally remastered