Bustin' Out of L Seven

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.

Bustin' Out of L Seven
Studio album by Rick James
Released	January 26, 1979[1]
Recorded	1978
Studio	Sigma Sound Recording Studio, New York City, New York 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]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rick James.

Side A

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

Side B

1. "Cop N Blow" - 5:04
2. "Jefferson Ball" - 7:21
3. "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
• 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[4]
	US	US R&B
1979	16	2

Singles

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

References

1. "Rick James Biography". Star Pulse. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r41639/review
3. Christgau, Robert (October 8, 1979). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
4. "Rick James US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
5. "Rick James US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-15.

External links

• Rick James-Bustin' Out of L Seven at Discogs