Rick James - Cold Blooded (1983)

Cold Blooded would be one of the first Rick James records I would seek when I started collecting vinyl.  

The song is funky as hell.

I remember Rick James' early 1980s era vividly. I remember Super Freak playing on the radio but it would take 1983s Cold Blooded for me to really connect with Rick.

The ballad Ebony Eyes would have registered with me more if I were older at the time of its release but I did remember being amazed Smokey Robinson would team with the reckless Rick James. Regardless of what I thought about either of them, they were label mates on Motown Records.