''Bustin' Out of L Seven'' is

Rick James James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, James began his musical career in ...

' second studio album on

Motown Motown Records is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on June 7, 1958, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau of ''moto ...

sub-label

Gordy Records Motown Records is an American record label owned by the Universal Music Group. It was founded by Berry Gordy Jr. as Tamla Records on June 7, 1958, and incorporated as Motown Record Corporation on April 14, 1960. Its name, a portmanteau of ''moto ...

. Included on the album is the top ten R&B hit, "Bustin' Out (On Funk)". L7 is slang for "square", as in the opening lyrics of "Bustin' Out (On Funk)", "Well, alright, you squares, it's time you smoked, Fire up this funk and let's have a toke". The letter L and the number 7 form a square.

Track listing

All tracks composed by

. Side A #"Bustin' Out" - 5:24 #"High on Your Love Suite/One Mo Hit (Of Your Love)" - 7:24 #"Love Interlude" - 1:57 #"Spacey Love" - 5:50 Side B #"Cop N Blow" - 5:04 #"Jefferson Ball" - 7:21 #"Fool on the Street" - 7:20 2014 digital remaster bonus track #

"Bustin' Out (12" Extended Mix) - 7:21

2014 ''Complete Motown Albums'' bonus tracks #

"Bustin' Out (12" Extended Mix) - 7:21

# "Bustin' Out (12" Instrumental) - 5:24

Personnel

*Rick James - vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion *Oscar Alston - bass *Levi Ruffin - synthesizer, percussion *Wally Ali - guitar on "Cop 'N' Blow" * Ernie Fields, Jr. - saxophone *

Michael Brecker Michael Leonard Brecker (March 29, 1949 – January 13, 2007) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He was awarded 15 Grammy Awards as both performer and composer. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Berklee College of M ...

- saxophone *

Randy Brecker Randal Edward Brecker (born November 27, 1945) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, and composer. His versatility has made him a popular studio musician who has recorded with acts in jazz, rock, and R&B. Early life Brecker was born on Nov ...

- trumpet * Fred Jackson, Jr. - alto saxophone, alto flute *Al Szymanski - guitar *Lanise Hughes - drums, percussion *Lorenzo Shaw - drums, percussion *Shondra Akiem - percussion *Maxine Willard Waters - background vocals *Clydene Jackson - background vocals *Fernando Harkness - tenor saxophone on "High on Your Love Suite" and "Fool on the Street" *

Garnett Brown Garnett Brown (January 31, 1936 – October 9, 2021) was a jazz trombonist who worked with The Crusaders, Herbie Hancock, Lionel Hampton, Earth Wind and Fire and others. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, he graduated from the University of Arkans ...

- trombone *

Dorothy Ashby Dorothy Jeanne Thompson (August 6, 1932 – April 13, 1986), better known as Dorothy Ashby, was an American jazz harpist, singer and composer. Hailed as one of the most "unjustly under loved jazz greats of the 1950s" and the "most accomplished ...

- harp on "Spacey Love" and "Jefferson Ball" *Clarence Sims - keyboards, percussion * Wayne Jackson - trumpet on "Spacey Love" and "Fool on the Street" *Jackie Ruffin - percussion * Oscar Brashear - trombone *

George Bohanon George Roland Bohanon, Jr. (born August 7, 1937) is a jazz trombonist and session musician from Detroit, Michigan. In the early 1960s, he participated in Detroit's Workshop Jazz ensemble, with Johnny Griffith (musician), Johnny Griffith, Paula Gr ...

- trombone *

Teena Marie Mary Christine Brockert (March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010), known professionally as Teena Marie, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, arranger, and producer. She was known by her childhood nickname Tina before taking the sta ...

- background vocals *Billy Nunn, Bobby Nunn - keyboards, Freddie Rappilo - guitar, Richard Shaw - bass, Lorenzo Shaw - drums on "High on Your Love Suite" *Julia Tillman Waters - background vocals * Bobby Nunn, Billy Nunn, Sascha Meeks, Richard Shaw, Jackie Ruffin - background vocals on "High on Your Love Suite"

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External links

Rick James-Bustin' Out of L Seven at Discogs
{{Authority control 1979 albums Rick James albums Albums produced by Rick James Gordy Records albums Albums recorded at Sigma Sound Studios Albums produced by Art Stewart