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Garden of Love
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 16, 1980
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]

Garden of Love is Rick James' fourth studio album 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

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

Charts

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Billboard Top LPs[2] 83
Billboard Top Soul LPs[2] 17

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US
R&B
US
Dance
1980 "Big Time" 17 38

References

  1. ^ Rick James – Garden of Love at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b "Rick James US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  3. ^ "Rick James US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 15, 2011.