Rick James "Street Songs" 2023-05-19 The set closes with impassioned

The set closes with impassioned versions of the standards

protopunk bands like the Stooges

and 'Don't Speak'

On both numbers

He veers between reflective and braggadocious as he unpacks troubling thoughts and ephemeral thrills over soundscapes from Kal Banx

Rick James "Street Songs" 2023-05-19 The set closes with impassionedStreet Songs is the fifth album by Rick James and its lead single "Give It to Me Baby" became James' second No. 1 single on the R&B chart. The fifth song on the album, "Super Freak," also becameone of James' biggest hits. The album became an immediate success upon its release, spending 20 weeks at No. 1 on the US R&B chart. This classic album has been reissued back on vinyl for the first time in over 15 years.