Phonographic Copyright (p) - Motown Records
Copyright (c) - Motown Records
Record Company - UMG Recordings, Inc.
Distributed By - Universal Music & Video Distribution, Corp.
Made By - UML
Recorded At - Record Plant, Sausalito
Recorded At - Motown Recording Studios
Mixed At - Westlake Audio
Mastered At - Universal Mastering Studios
Published By - Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Published By - Stone Diamond Music Corp.

Credits

Arranged By [Horn Arrangements]-Daniel LeMelle, Rick James
Arranged By [String Arrangements]-Daniel LeMelle, Reggie Andrews, Rick James
Art Direction [Original LP]-Johnny Lee (4)
Art Direction [Reissue]-Vartan (4)
Bass, Percussion-Oscar Alston
Concertmaster [String Session]-Charles Veal, Jr.*
Contractor [String]-Rollace Dale*
Coordinator [Reissue, Photo Coordination]-Ryan Null
Coordinator [Reissue, Production Coordinator]-Monique McGuffin
Design [Original LP, Logo]-Norman Moore
Design [Original LP]-Ginny Livingston
Design [Reissue]-Mathieu Bitton
Design Concept [Cover Concept]-Rick James
Drums-Lanise Hughes, Steve Price (2)
Engineer [Mixing]-Bobby Brooks, Tom "Super" Flye*
Engineer [Recording Assistant]-Michael Johnson (4), Tony Autore
Engineer [Recording]-Bobby Brooks, Rick "Port Hole" Sanchez*, Tom "Super" Flye*
Flute, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone-Daniel LeMelle
Guitar, Percussion-Tom McDermott
Handclaps-Aaron Dublin, California St. Clair, Daniel LeMelle, Levi Ruffin, Jr.*, Lisa Sarna, Oscar Alston, Teena Marie, Victor Reed
Horns-Punk Funk Horns
Keyboards, Clavinet, Organ [Hammond B3]-Erskine Williams
Lead Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Percussion, Drums, Timbales, Timpani-Rick James
Liner Notes-Craig Werner
Mastered By [Digitally]-Suha Gur
Percussion-Armando Peraza, Bugsy Wilcox, Nate Hughes, Raul Rekow
Photography By [Original LP]-Ron Slenzak
Producer, Arranged By-Rick James
Supervised By [Reissue]-Harry Weinger
Synthesizer [String Ensemble], Synthesizer [OBX], Backing Vocals-Levi Ruffin, Jr.*
Trombone, Flute-John Ervin
Trumpet-Fernando Harkless, Roy Poper
Trumpet, Piccolo Flute, Flugelhorn-Cliff Ervin
Vibraphone [Vibes]-Donny Keider
Vocals [Singer]-Jackie Ruffin, Jane't DuBois*, JoAnne McDuffie, Julia Waters Tillman*, Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, Levi Ruffin, Jr.*, Lisa Sarna, Marci Thomas, Maxine Waters Willard*, Pattie Brooks, Rick James

Notes

Versions with same cat #:Copies made by EDC, USA, dating from approximately 2005 to 2009. Copies made by Cinram, Olyphant, PA, dating from 2009 or later. Recorded at The Record Plant, Sausalito, California & Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood California, December 1980-January 1981.Mixed down at West Lake Audio, Los Angeles, California.Original LP and 12-inch mixes digitally mastered from the original flat two-track analog master tapes at Universal Mastering Studios-East.Publishing1 to 4, 6 to 9: © 1981 Jobete Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP).5, 10: © 1981 Jobete Music Co., Inc. (ASCAP) and Stone Diamond Music Corp. (BMI).UMe ℗ © 2002 Motown Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.