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
I would like to say James takes a step back here, because from a technical standpoint he changes barely anything, but Fire It Up is still a classic record. The guitar riff for "Love Gun" is beyond description; for me, one of his best and easily most underrated tracks.
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