Wonderful (Rick James album)

Wonderful is the 10th studio 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]

Wonderful
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
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC+[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Orlando Sentinel[5]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[7]

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. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 571.
  4. Johnson, Connie (11 Sep 1988). "RICK JAMES 'Wonderful'". Los Angeles Times. Calendar. p. 70.
  5. 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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