Rick James - Ghetto Life

Funk, Disco - Rick James - Ghetto Life (H.Q.) - 1981. Phonographic Copyright – Motown Record Corporation

Copyright – Motown Record Corporation

Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.

Published By – Stone City Music Co.

Recorded At – Motown Recording Studios

Recorded At – Record Plant, Sausalito

Mixed At – Westlake Studios

Mastered At – Allen Zentz Mastering

Lacquer Cut At – Allen Zentz Mastering. Credits – Arranged By [Horn Arrangements] – Daniel LeMelle, Rick James (James Ambrose Johnson, Jr.)

Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Daniel LeMelle, Reggie Andrews (J. Reginald Andrews), Rick James

Art Direction – Johnny Lee

Backing Vocals [Singers] – Jane't DuBois (Jeannette Dubois), Jackie Ruffin (Jacqueline Ruffin), Julia Waters Tillman (Julia Ardelia Waters Tillman née Waters), Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, Levi Ruffin, Jr., Marci Thomas, Maxine Waters Willard (Lorna Maxine Waters Willard née Waters), Melvin Franklin (David Melvin English) (Tracks: A1), Pattie Brooks, Rick James, Teena Marie (Mary Christine Brockert) (Tracks: A1, A4, B2), The Mary Jane Band, The Temptations - Ollie "Ali-Ollie Woodson" Creggett, Barrington "Henderson" Scott, Otis Robert Damon" Harris Jr., David Eli Ruffin, Dennis Edwards, Edward James Kendrick, Albridge "Elbridge" Bryant, George Curtis Cameron, Glenn Carl Leonard, Louis B. Price, David Melvin "Franklin" English, Otis "Williams" Miles, Paul Williams Jr., Richard Allen Street, Ronald Tyson Presson & Terry Wayne Weeks. (Tracks: A2, B1)

Bass, Percussion – Oscar Alston

Concertmaster [String Session] – Charles Veal, Jr.

Contractor [String] – Rollace Dale

Design – Ginny Livingston

Design [Logo] – Norman Moore

Drums – Lanise Hughes, Narada Michael Walden (Narada Michael Walden né Michael Walden) (Tracks: A3), Steve Price (Stephen Martin Price) (Tracks: A3)

Engineer [Assistant] – Michael Johnson (4), Tony Autore

Engineer [Mastering] – Chris Bellman

Engineer [Mixing] – Bobby Brooks (Robert Green Brooks), Tom "Super" Flye (Thomas Harold Flye)

Engineer [Recording] – Bobby Brooks, Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez, Tom "Super" Flye

Executive-Producer – Alonzo Miller (Tracks: A3, B1, B2)

Flute [Tenor] – Gerald Albright (Tracks: A3, B2)

Flute, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Daniel LeMelle

Guitar, Percussion – Tom McDermott

Handclaps – Aaron Dublin, California St. Clair, Daniel LeMelle, Levi Ruffin, Jr., Lisa Sarna, Oscar Alston, Teena Marie, Victor Reed

Harmonica – Stevie Wonder (Stevland Hardaway Morris (Born Stevland Hardaway Judkins) (Tracks: A4)

Keyboards, Clavinet, Organ [Hammond B3] – Erskine Williams

Lead Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Drums, Timbales, Timpani [Tympani], Cover [Cover Concept] – Rick James

Mastered By, Lacquer Cut By – CB. (Chris Bellman)

Percussion – Armando Peraza, Bugsy Wilcox (Preston McRae Wilcox), Nate Hughes (Nate Guido Hughes), Raul Rekow

Photography By – Ron Slenzak

Producer, Written-By, Arranged By – Rick James

Synthesizer [String Ensemble], Synthesizer [Obx], Backing Vocals – Levi Ruffin, Jr.

Trombone, Flute – John Ervin

Trumpet – Fernando Harkless, Roy Poper

Trumpet, Piccolo Flute, Flugelhorn [Fluegelhorn] – Cliff Ervin (Clifford J. Ervin)

Vibraphone [Vibes] – Donny Keider

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