Garden of Love (album)

Garden of Love
Studio album by Rick James
Released	1980
Recorded	1979–1980
Studio	Record Plant (Sausalito, CA) Criteria Studios (Miami, FL) Blank Tape Studios (New York City, NY)
Genre	Funk
Length	33:50
Label	Gordy
Producer	Rick James
Rick James chronology
Fire It Up (1979) Garden of Love (1980) Street Songs (1981)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	C− [2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

Garden of Love is the fourth 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

7. "Gettin' It On (In the Sunshine)" [Reprise] – 1:36
8. "Big Time" (Extended version – Previously unreleased) – 11:40
9. "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. "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.

External links

• Rick James-Garden Of Love at Discogs