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Fire It Up is the third studio album by American musician Rick James, released on October 16, 1979, on the Motown sub-label Gordy Records. This album was certified gold by the RIAA, and between 1978 and 1982 was a period where Rick James established himself as the historical bridge between P-Funk and Prince. Fire It Up was released on CD for the first time in 2010, by Universal Records. This item soon went out of print and has become a much sought after and very rare item for fans of Rick James and funk in general.^{[citation needed]}

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Allmusic	[1]

Fire It Up
Studio album by Rick James
Released	October 16, 1979
Recorded	1979
Studio	The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA
Genre	Funk, soul
Length	48:18
Label	Gordy
Producer	Rick James
Rick James chronology
Bustin' Out of L Seven (1979) Fire It Up (1979) Garden of Love (1980)

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rick James.

Side A

1. "Fire It Up" – 4:00
2. "Love Gun" – 5:44
3. "Lovin You Is a Pleasure" – 4:08
4. "Love in the Night" – 6:22

Side B

1. "Come into My Life" – 7:10
2. "Stormy Love" – 2:05
3. "When Love Is Gone" – 7:32

2010 Bonus Track / 2014 digital remaster bonus track / 2014 Complete Motown Albums bonus track

8. "Love Gun" (Promotional 12-Inch version) – 10:46

Personnel

• Rick James – vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, Harpsichord, timbales, timpani (tympani), electronic drums [syndrums], drums, percussion

The Stone City Band

• Levi Ruffin – synthesizer, synthesizer (strings ensemble), percussion, backing vocals
• Tom McDermott – electric guitar, twelve-string guitar, guitar (6-string), acoustic guitar
• Greg Levias – keyboards, Fender Rhodes electric piano
• Danny LeMelle – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, harpsichord
• Lanise Hughes – drums
• Lorenzo Shaw — drums
• Oscar Alston – bass guitar
• Shondu Akiem – percussion, electronic drums (syndrums)
• Cliff Ervin – trumpet, flugelhorn
• John Ervin – trombone
• Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Pat Henderson, Jackie Ruffin, Lisa Sarna – backing vocals
• California St. Clair, Cynthia Gable, Cynthia Nettles, Danny LeMelle, Jackie Ruffin, Julia Waters, Keith "Star" Ragin, Lisa Sarna, Maxine Waters, Pat Henderson, Tom McDermott, Winston L. Allen - choir on "Love in the Night"
• John Cabalka - art direction
• Ron Slenzak - photography

Charts

Year	Album	Chart positions[2]
		US	US R&B
1979	Fire It Up	34	5

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[3]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1979	"Love Gun"	—	13	—
1980	"Love Gun"	—	—	32

External links

• Rick James-Fire It Up at Discogs

References

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