Saxophone [Solo] – Daniel LeMelleTrombone [Solo] – John ErvinTrumpet [Solo] – Roy Poper
3:51
3
Teardrops
Saxophone [Solo] – Daniel LeMelleVibraphone [Vibes Solo] – Donny Keider
4:49
4
Dance Wit' Me
Saxophone [Solo] – Daniel LeMelleVibraphone [Vibes Solo] – Roy Ayers
7:16
5
My Love
Saxophone [Solo] – Daniel LeMelleVibraphone [Vibes Solo] – Roy AyersWritten-By – Le Roi Johnson
2:53
6
Hard To Get
4:07
7
Happy
Lead Vocals – Teena Marie
5:29
8
Throwdown
3:17
9
69 Times
Guitar [Solo] – John McFee
4:11
Versions
Category
Artist
Title (Format)
Label
Category
Country
Year
6005GL
Rick James
Throwin' Down (LP, Album)
Gordy
6005GL
US
1982
LPS-99.548
Rick James
Throwin' Down - Derribando (LP, Album)
Motown
LPS-99.548
Venezuela
1982
724024
Rick James
Throwin' Down (Cass, Album)
Motown
724024
France
1982
6005 GL, 6005GL
Rick James
Throwin' Down (LP, Album)
Motown, Motown
6005 GL, 6005GL
Australia
1982
UICY-75478
Rick James
Throwin' Down (CD, Album, Ltd, RM, SHM)
Motown
UICY-75478
Japan
2013
Credits
Arranged By [Horns] – Daniel LeMelle, Rick James
Arranged By [Strings] – Daniel LeMelle, Reggie Andrews, Rick James
Art Direction – Johnny Lee
Backing Vocals – Grace Slick, Jean Carn, Julia Waters Tillman, La Morris Payne, Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, Mary Jane Band, Maxine Waters Willard, Patti Brooks, Rick James, Temptations, The
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
Engineer [Assistant] – Ann Fry, Michael Johnson , Rick Sanchez
Engineer, Recorded By – Bobby Brooks, Tom Flye
Handclaps – Aaron Dublin, Big John Main, Daniel LeMelle, Jennifer , La Morris Payne, Levi Ruffin, Jr., Lisa Sarna, Moses Johnson, Nate Hughes, Oscar Alston, Ronald Byrd
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
Backing Vocals [Additional], Handclaps – Moses Johnson
Backing Vocals [Additional], Trumpet – Roy Poper
Backing Vocals, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Handclaps, Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer [Crumar String Machine, Moog, Obx] – Levi Ruffin, Jr.
Backing Vocals, Handclaps – JoAnne McDuffy, Lisa Sarna
Backing Vocals, Handclaps, Trumpet – La Morris Payne
Baritone Saxophone – Alfred Jackson
Bass, Handclaps – Oscar Alston
Drums – Lanise Hughes, Narada Michael Walden, Paul Hines
Engineer [Assistant] – Ann Fry, Michael Johnson , Rick Sanchez
Engineer, Mixed By, Recorded By – Tom Flye
Engineer, Recorded By – Bobby Brooks
Guitar – John McFee, Tom McDermott
Handclaps – Aaron Dublin, Big John Main, Jennifer , Ronald Byrd
Mastered By – Chris Bellman
Piano – Erskine Williams
Producer, Arranged By, Arranged By [Horns, Strings], Backing Vocals, Chimes, Clavinet, Congas, Guitar, Harmonica, Lead Vocals, Other [Lynn Drum Machine], Percussion [Bell Tree, Misc.], Synthesizer, Timbales, Timpani, Written-By – Rick James
Strings – Larry Hansen, Strokland Strings
Tenor Saxophone – Gerald Albright
Trombone – John Ervin
Trumpet – Cliff Ervin
Vibraphone [Vibes] – Donny Keider, Roy Ayers
Notes
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