Rick James - Throwin' Down album cover
Label:
Gordy – 6005GL
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album
Country:
US
Released:
1982
Genre:
Funk / Soul
Style:
P.Funk, Disco
A1 Dance Wit' Me
Soloist, Saxophone – Daniel LeMelle
Soloist, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Roy Ayers
Words By, Music By – Rick James
7:16
A2 Money Talks
Words By, Music By – Rick James
4:50
A3 Teardrops
Soloist, Saxophone – Daniel LeMelle
Soloist, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Donny Keider
Words By, Music By – Rick James
4:49
A4 Throwdown
Words By, Music By – Rick James
3:17
B1 Standing On The Top
Soloist, Saxophone – Daniel LeMelle
Soloist, Trombone – John Ervin
Soloist, Trumpet – Roy Poper
Words By, Music By – Rick James
3:51
B2 Hard To Get
Words By, Music By – Rick James
4:07
B3 Happy
Lead Vocals – Teena Marie
Words By, Music By – Rick James
5:29
B4 69 Times
Soloist, Guitar – John McFee
Words By, Music By – Rick James
4:11
B5 My Love
Soloist, Saxophone – Daniel LeMelle
Soloist, Vibraphone [Vibes] – Roy Ayers
Words By, Music By – Le Roi Johnson*, Rick James
2:53

Recorded At – Record Plant, Sausalito
Recorded At – Motown Record Corporation
Mixed At – Record Plant, Sausalito
Mastered At – Allen Zentz Mastering
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Motown Record Corporation
Copyright © – Motown Record Corporation
Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Published By – Stone City Music

Arranged By [Horns] – Daniel LeMelle, Rick James
Arranged By [Strings] – Daniel LeMelle, Reggie Andrews, Rick James
Art Direction – Johnny Lee (4)
Backing Vocals – Grace Slick, Jean Carn, Julia Waters Tillman*, La Morris Payne*, Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, Maxine Waters Willard*, Patti Brooks*, Rick James, Mary Jane Band*, The Temptations
Backing Vocals [Additional] – Daniel LeMelle, Diane Nixon, Jeri Fields, Moses Johnson, Nate Hughes, Roy Poper
Backing Vocals [Mary Jane Band] – JoAnne McDuffy*, Lisa Sarna, Tabby Johnson
Backing Vocals [The Temptations] – David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks, Glenn Leonard, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams, Richard Street
Band – Stone City Band
Clavinet, Synthesizer, Guitar, Harmonica, Drum Machine [Lynn], Congas, Timbales, Timpani, Bell Tree, Chimes, Percussion [Misc.], Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Rick James
Design – Terry Taylor (10)
Engineer [Assistant] – Ann Fry, Michael Johnson (4), Rick Sanchez
Engineer, Recorded By – Bobby Brooks, Tom Flye
Handclaps – Aaron Dublin, Big John Main, Daniel LeMelle, Jennifer (26), La Morris Payne*, Levi Ruffin, Jr.*, Lisa Sarna, Moses Johnson, Nate Hughes, Oscar Alston, Ronald Byrd
Horns – Punk Funk Horns
Horns [Punk Funk Horns], Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Synthesizer [OBX, Crumar String Machine] – Daniel LeMelle
Horns [Punk Funk Horns], Trombone – John Ervin
Horns [Punk Funk Horns], Trumpet – Cliff Ervin, Kenneth Scott, La Morris Payne*
Mastered By – Chris Bellman
Mixed By – Tom Flye
Musician [Additional], Baritone Saxophone – Alfred Jackson*
Musician [Additional], Drums – Narada Michael Walden, Paul Hines
Musician [Additional], Guitar – John McFee
Musician [Additional], Tenor Saxophone – Gerald Albright
Musician [Additional], Trumpet – Roy Poper
Musician [Additional], Vibraphone [Vibes] – Donny Keider, Roy Ayers
Musician [Stone City Band], Bass – Oscar Alston
Musician [Stone City Band], Bongos, Congas, Cowbell, Snare, Tambourine – Nate Hughes
Musician [Stone City Band], Drums – Lanise Hughes
Musician [Stone City Band], Guitar – Tom McDermott
Musician [Stone City Band], Piano – Erskine Williams
Musician [Stone City Band], Synthesizer [OBX, Crumar String Machine, Moog], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Piano [Acoustic], Backing Vocals – Levi Ruffin, Jr.*
Photography By – Ron Slenzak
Producer, Arranged By – Rick James
Strings [String Section] – Larry Hansen, Strokland Strings
Typography [Lettering] – Ron Larson

Gerald Albright appears courtesy of Arista Records, Inc.
John McFee appears courtesy of Warner Bros Records, Inc.
Grace Slick appears courtesy of Grunt Records, a division of RCA Records
Narada Michael Walden appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation
Maxine Waters Willard & Julia Waters Willard [sic, correct name: Tillman] appear courtesy of Destiny Entertainment Corp.
Roy Ayers appears courtesy of Polydor Inc.

Recorded at Record Plant Studios, Sausalito, California & Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Mixed at Record Plant Studios, Sausalito, California
Mastered at Allen Zentz Mastering, Los Angeles, California

℗ © 1982 Motown Record Corporation