Bustin' Out of L Seven

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Bustin' Out of L Seven - Wikipedia

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Bustin' Out of L Seven

Studio album by

Rick James

Released

January 16, 1979

Recorded

1978

Studio

Sigma Sound, New York City
Magic Wand, Hollywood, California

Genre

R&B^[1]

Length

40:16

Label

Gordy

Producer

Rick James & Art Stewart

Rick James chronology

Come Get It!
(1978)

Bustin' Out of L Seven
(1979)

Fire It Up
(1979)

Singles from Bustin' Out of L Seven

"Bustin' Out (On Funk)"
Released: January 12, 1979
"Fool on the Street"
Released: 1979

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]
The Village Voice	B−^[4]

Bustin' Out of L Seven is the second album by the American musician Rick James, released in 1979 through Gordy Records.^[3] Included on the album is the top ten R&B hit, "Bustin' Out (On Funk)". L7 is slang for "square", as in the opening lyrics of "Bustin' Out (On Funk)", "Well, alright, you squares, it's time you smoked, Fire up this funk and let's have a toke". The letter L and the number 7 form a square.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rick James.

Side A

"Bustin' Out" - 5:24
"High on Your Love Suite/One Mo Hit (Of Your Love)" - 7:24
"Love Interlude" - 1:57
"Spacey Love" - 5:50

Side B

"Cop N Blow" - 5:04
"Jefferson Ball" - 7:21
"Fool on the Street" - 7:20

2014 digital remaster bonus track

"Bustin' Out (12" Extended Mix) - 7:21

2014 Complete Motown Albums bonus tracks

"Bustin' Out (12" Extended Mix) - 7:21
"Bustin' Out (12" Instrumental) - 5:24

Personnel

Rick James - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion
Oscar Alston - bass
Levi Ruffin - synthesizer, percussion
Wally Ali - guitar on "Cop 'N' Blow"
Ernie Fields Jr. - saxophone
Michael Brecker - saxophone
Randy Brecker - trumpet
Fred Jackson Jr. - alto saxophone, alto flute
Al Szymanski - guitar
Lanise Hughes - drums, percussion
Lorenzo Shaw - drums, percussion
Shondra Akiem - percussion
Maxine Willard Waters - background vocals
Clydene Jackson - background vocals
Fernando Harkness - tenor saxophone on "High on Your Love Suite" and "Fool on the Street"
Garnett Brown - trombone
Dorothy Ashby - harp on "Spacey Love" and "Jefferson Ball"
Clarence Sims - keyboards, percussion
Wayne Jackson - trumpet on "Spacey Love" and "Fool on the Street"
Jackie Ruffin - percussion
Oscar Brashear - trombone
George Bohanon - trombone
Teena Marie - background vocals
Billy Nunn, Bobby Nunn - keyboards, Freddie Rappilo - guitar, Richard Shaw - bass, Lorenzo Shaw - drums on "High on Your Love Suite"
Julia Tillman Waters - background vocals
Bobby Nunn, Billy Nunn, Sascha Meeks, Richard Shaw, Jackie Ruffin - background vocals on "High on Your Love Suite"

Charts

Album

Year	Chart positions^[5]
Year	US	US R&B
1979	16	2

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[6]
Year	Single	US	US R&B	US Dance
1979	"Bustin' Out (On Funk)"	71	8	—
1979	"Fool on the Street"	—	35	—

References

^ ^a ^b Rick James - Bustin' Out of L Seven at AllMusic
^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1996. p. 355.
^ ^a ^b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 358.
^ Christgau, Robert (October 8, 1979). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
^ "Rick James US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
^ "Rick James US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-15.

External links

Rick James-Bustin' Out of L Seven at Discogs

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Studio albums	Come Get It! (with Stone City Band) Bustin' Out of L Seven Fire It Up Garden of Love Street Songs Throwin' Down Cold Blooded Glow The Flag Wonderful Kickin' Urban Rapsody Deeper Still
Songs	"You and I" "Mary Jane" "Give It to Me Baby" "Super Freak" "Ghetto Life" "Dance wit' Me" "Ebony Eyes" "Cold Blooded" "Glow" "Loosey's Rap" "Dance with Me"
Samples	"U Can't Touch This" "Super Freaky Girl"
Related	Discography I'm Rick James (2007 documentary) The Mynah Birds Mary Jane Girls "Party All the Time" "In the Ghetto" "Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories: Rick James"

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