Wonderful (Rick James album)

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Wonderful
Rick James - Wonderful album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Rick James
ReleasedJuly 5, 1988
Recorded1987–88
Length52:21
LabelReprise
ProducerRick James
Rick James chronology
The Flag
(1986) 		Wonderful
(1988) 		Kickin'
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic1.5/5 stars[1]
Robert ChristgauC+[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 stars[3]
Los Angeles Times3/4 stars[4]
Orlando Sentinel3/5 stars[5]
The Philadelphia Inquirer1/4 stars[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide2.5/5 stars[7]

Wonderful is an album by Rick James, released in 1988 via Reprise Records.[8][9] It includes the hit song "Loosey's Rap", which topped the US R&B Charts.[10][11]

The album peaked at No. 148 on the Billboard 200.[12]

Production[]

James wrote and produced the album.[13]

Critical reception[]

The Orlando Sentinel wrote that "despite the dumb lyrics, Wonderful sports some great dance-party music."[5] The Los Angeles Times praised "Loosey's Rap", writing that Shanté is "tougher than a truckload of leather-wearing Mary Jane Girls, and her B-girl boasting—which she sounds fully capable of backing up—makes her a formidable foil for James and his sly, teasing innuendoes."[4]

Track listing[]

All tracks composed by Rick James

  1. "Wonderful"
  2. "Judy"
  3. "Loosey's Rap" (duet with Roxanne Shanté)
  4. "So Tight"
  5. "Sexual Luv Affair"
  6. "Love's Fire"
  7. "I Believe In U"
  8. "In The Girl's Room"
  9. "Hypnotize"
  10. "Sherry Baby"
  11. "Hot Summer Nights" (duet with Chrissi Scinta)

References[]

  1. ^ "Wonderful - Rick James | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Robert Christgau Review
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 4: MUZE. p. 571.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Johnson, Connie (11 Sep 1988). "RICK JAMES 'Wonderful'". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 70.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Cote, Mike (24 July 1988). "RICK JAMES". Orlando Sentinel. Calendar. p. 7.
  6. ^ Tucker, Ken (10 July 1988). "Rick James Wonderful". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. I12.
  7. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 359.
  8. ^ "Rick James | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  9. ^ Thompson, Dave (May 14, 2001). "Funk". Hal Leonard Corporation – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Aaron, Charles (August 8, 2014). "Rick James: 10 Essential Tracks". Rolling Stone.
  11. ^ Baker, Soren (October 2, 2018). "The History of Gangster Rap: From Schoolly D to Kendrick Lamar, the Rise of a Great American Art Form". Abrams – via Google Books.
  12. ^ "Chart History Rick James". Billboard. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  13. ^ Wilker, Deborah (10 July 1988). "RICK JAMES STILL HAS TOUCH". Sun Sentinel. p. 3F.



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