Garden of Love (album)

Garden of Love
Studio album by
Rick James
Released1980
Recorded1979–1980
StudioRecord Plant (Sausalito, CA)
Criteria Studios (Miami, FL)
Blank Tape Studios (New York City, NY)
Length33:50
LabelGordy
ProducerRick James
Rick James chronology
Fire It Up
(1979) 		Garden of Love
(1980) 		Street Songs
(1981)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC−[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Garden of Love is a studio album by the American musician Rick James, released in 1980 on Motown sub-label Gordy.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rick James; except where noted.

Side A

  1. "Big Time" (James Calloway, Leroy Burgess, Sonny T. Davenport) – 6:27
  2. "Don't Give up on Love" – 6:15
  3. "Island Lady" – 4:07

Side B

  1. "Gettin' It On (In the Sunshine)" – 3:03
  2. "Summer Love" – 6:19
  3. "Mary -Go- Round" – 6:59
  4. "Gettin' It On (In the Sunshine) Reprise" – 0:40

2010 bonus tracks / 2014 digital remaster bonus tracks / 2014 Complete Motown Albums bonus tracks

  2. "Gettin' It On (In the Sunshine)" [Reprise] – 1:36
  3. "Big Time" (Extended version – Previously unreleased) – 11:40
  4. "Gypsy Girl" (Unreleased demo) – 3:41

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Billboard Top LPs[4] 83
Billboard Top Soul LPs[4] 17

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[5]
US
R&B 		US
Dance
1980 "Big Time" 17 38

References

  1. ^ Rick James – Garden of Love at AllMusic
  2. ^ "Rick James". Robert Christgau. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 358.
  4. ^ a b "Rick James US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  5. ^ "Rick James US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 15, 2011.