Bustin' Out of L Seven

Released

January 26, 1979^[1]

Recorded

1978 at Rhythm Tracks: Sigma Sound Recording Studio, New York City, New York
Horn Tracks: Magic Wand Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA

Genre

Funk, Soul

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)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Village Voice	B–^[3]

Bustin' Out of L Seven is Rick James' second album on Motown sub-label Gordy Records. Included on the album is the top ten R&B hit, "Bustin' Out (On Funk)". This album was issued on CD in Germany and has become very rare and highly sought after by Rick James fans.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rick James.

Side A

"Bustin' Out (On Funk)" - 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: 8. "Bustin' Out (12" Extended Mix) - 7:21

2014 Complete Motown Albums bonus tracks: 8. "Bustin' Out (12" Extended Mix) - 7:21; 9. "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
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^[4]
Year	US	US R&B
1979	16	2

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[5]
Year	Single	US	US R&B	US Dance
1979	"Bustin' Out (On Funk)"	71	8	—
1979	"Fool on the Street"	—	35	—

References

↑ "Rick James Biography". Star Pulse. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r41639/review
↑ 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

Rick James
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
Compilations	Reflections Greatest Hits Bustin' Out: The Very Best of Rick James Ultimate Collection The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rick James Anthology Greatest Hits Gold The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rick James, Vol. 2 The Definitive Collection
Songs	"You and I" "Mary Jane" "Give It to Me Baby" "Super Freak" "Dance wit' Me" "Ebony Eyes" "Cold Blooded" "Glow" "Loosey's Rap"
Related	I'm Rick James (2007 documentary) The Stone City Band The Mynah Birds Mary Jane Girls "Party All the Time" "In the Ghetto" "U Can't Touch This" "Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories: Rick James"
Book:Rick James

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