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A1	Dance Wit' Me Saxophone [Solo] – Daniel LeMelleVibraphone [Vibes Solo] – Roy Ayers	7:16
A2	Money Talks	4:50
A3	Teardrops Saxophone [Solo] – Daniel LeMelleVibraphone [Vibes Solo] – Donny Keider	4:49
A4	Throwdown	3:17
B1	Standing On The Top Saxophone [Solo] – Daniel LeMelleTrombone [Solo] – John ErvinTrumpet [Solo] – Roy Poper	3:51
B2	Hard To Get	4:07
B3	Happy Lead Vocals – Teena Marie	5:29
B4	69 Times Guitar [Solo] – John McFee	4:11
B5	My Love Saxophone [Solo] – Daniel LeMelleVibraphone [Vibes Solo] – Roy AyersWritten-By – Le Roi Johnson*	2:53

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Record Plant, Sausalito
• Recorded At – Motown Recording Studios
• Mixed At – Record Plant, Sausalito
• Mastered At – Allen Zentz Mastering

Credits

• Arranged By [Horns, Strings], Backing Vocals [Additional], Flute, Handclaps, Saxophone [Alto, Tenor], Synthesizer [Crumar String Machine, Obx], Trumpet – Daniel LeMelle
• Arranged By [Strings] – Reggie Andrews
• Backing Vocals – Grace Slick, Jean Carn, Julia Waters Tillman*, Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, Maxine Waters Willard*, Patti Brooks*, Tabby Johnson, The Temptations
• Backing Vocals [Additional] – Diane Nixon, Jeri Fields
• Backing Vocals [Additional], Bongos, Congas, Cowbell, Drums [Snare], Handclaps, Tambourine – Nate Hughes
• Backing Vocals [Additional], Handclaps – Moses Johnson
• Backing Vocals [Additional], Trumpet – Roy Poper
• Backing Vocals, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Handclaps, Piano [Acoustic], Synthesizer [Crumar String Machine, Moog, Obx] – Levi Ruffin, Jr.*
• Backing Vocals, Handclaps – JoAnne McDuffy*, Lisa Sarna
• Backing Vocals, Handclaps, Trumpet – La Morris Payne*
• Baritone Saxophone – Alfred Jackson*
• Bass, Handclaps – Oscar Alston
• Drums – Lanise Hughes, Narada Michael Walden, Paul Hines
• Engineer [Assistant] – Ann Fry, Michael Johnson , Rick Sanchez
• Engineer, Mixed By, Recorded By – Tom Flye
• Engineer, Recorded By – Bobby Brooks
• Guitar – John McFee, Tom McDermott
• Handclaps – Aaron Dublin, Big John Main, Jennifer , Ronald Byrd
• Mastered By – Chris Bellman
• Piano – Erskine Williams
• Producer, Arranged By, Arranged By [Horns, Strings], Backing Vocals, Chimes, Clavinet, Congas, Guitar, Harmonica, Lead Vocals, Other [Lynn Drum Machine], Percussion [Bell Tree, Misc.], Synthesizer, Timbales, Timpani, Written-By – Rick James
• Strings – Larry Hansen, Strokland Strings
• Tenor Saxophone – Gerald Albright
• Trombone – John Ervin
• Trumpet – Cliff Ervin
• Vibraphone [Vibes] – Donny Keider, Roy Ayers

Notes

Recorded at Record Plant Studios, Sausalito, California & Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Mixed at Record Plant Studios, Sausalito, California
Mastered at Allen Zentz Mastering, Los Angeles, California

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
6005GL	Rick James	Throwin' Down ‎(LP, Album)	Gordy	6005GL	US	1982
LPS-99.548	Rick James	Throwin' Down - Derribando ‎(LP, Album)	Motown	LPS-99.548	Venezuela	1982
6005 GL, 6005GL	Rick James	Throwin' Down ‎(LP, Album)	Motown, Motown	6005 GL, 6005GL	Australia	1982
UICY-75478	Rick James	Throwin' Down ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RM, SHM)	Motown	UICY-75478	Japan	2013
6005GL	Rick James	Throwin' Down ‎(LP, Album)	Gordy	6005GL	US	1982