Wild and Peaceful (Teena Marie album)
Wild and Peaceful is the debut album by Teena Marie, released in 1979 on Motown, and featuring significant contributions from Rick James. He provided co-vocals on "I'm a Sucker for Your Love".
Wild and Peaceful peaked at #18 on the Black Albums chart and #94 on the Billboard Albums chart. The lead single "I'm a Sucker for Your Love" reached #8 on the US Black Singles chart and #43 in the UK.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Rick James, except where indicated.
- "I'm a Sucker for Your Love" - 5:52
- "Turnin' Me On" - 6:06
- "Don't Look Back" (Cover of The Temptations song) (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) - 7:32
- "Déjà Vu (I've Been Here Before)" - 7:38
- "I'm Gonna Have My Cake (And Eat It Too)" (Michelle Holland, Teena Marie) - 5:30
- "I Can't Love Anymore" - 7:11
- "You Got the Love" - 4:34 (Expanded edition)
- "Every Little Bit Hurts" - 7:04 (Expanded edition)
Personnel
- Shondu Akiem - percussion
- Wally Ali - guitar
- Oscar Alston - bass guitar
- Jack Andrews - mastering
- Chris Boehme - percussion
- Garnett Brown - trombone
- Oscar Brashear - trumpet
- The Colored Girls - backing vocals, ensemble
- Ernie Fields, Jr. - saxophone
- Lanise Hughes - drums
- Rick James - guitar, percussion, piano, arranger, conga, drums, timbales, vocals, backing vocals, timpani, horn and string arrangements, syndrum
- Jean King - backing vocals
- Daniel Le Melle - flute, saxophone on "I'm Gonna Have My Cake (And Eat It Too)"
- Teena Marie - piano, vocals, backing vocals
- David Melle - flute, saxophone
- Earl Palmer - drums on "I'm Gonna Have My Cake"
- Jackie Ruffin - backing vocals
- Levi Ruffin - synthesizer
- Lisa Sarna - backing vocals
- Russell Schmitt - engineer
- Clarence Sims - piano, keyboards on "I'm Gonna Have My Cake"
- Art Stewart - producer, engineer, mixing
- Julia Tillman Waters - backing vocals
- Ernie Watts - saxophone
- Maxine Willard Waters - backing vocals
- Adrienne Williams - backing vocals
Charts
Singles
Year |
Single |
Chart positions[3] |
US R&B |
US Dance |
1979 |
"I'm a Sucker for Your Love" |
102 |
8 |
"Don't Look Back" |
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91 |
References
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| Book:Teena Marie |
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