He also worked with the King's Singers and Evelyn Glennie for whom he wrote Street Songs.
In 1981 Street Songs went number 1 on the R&B charts and the single Give It ...
The morphing of "Street Songs" into "Madhattan" says something about the entertainment styles of the show's two points of origin.
"Street Songs" is an easy, almost New-Age listen, with twinkling, steady marimba beat and smooth chord progressions.
His best-selling recording, 1981's Street Songs, sold over three million copies helping to renew sagging fortunes in Motown.
The song samples James' "Ghetto Life" from his Street Songs album.
Street Songs may refer to:
Street Songs is a Rick James concept album released in April 1981 via Gordy Records.
Street Song (1935)
She also enjoys touring the country with "Street Songs," a cabaret-type show that she developed after taking singing lessons at the age of 55.
