Wild and Peaceful (Teena Marie album)

Wild and Peaceful
Studio album by Teena Marie
Released	March 31, 1979
Recorded	1978-1979
Genre	R&B soul funk disco
Length	39:49
Label	Gordy
Producer	Rick James & Art Stewart
Teena Marie chronology
Wild and Peaceful (1979) Lady T (1980)

Wild and Peaceful is the debut album by Teena Marie, released in 1979 on Motown, and featuring significant contributions from Rick James. He provided co-vocals on "I'm a Sucker for Your Love".

Wild and Peaceful peaked at #18 on the Black Albums chart and #94 on the Billboard Albums chart. The lead single "I'm a Sucker for Your Love" reached #8 on the US Black Singles chart and #43 in the UK.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Smash Hits	6/10[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Rick James, except where indicated.

1. "I'm a Sucker for Your Love" - 5:52
2. "Turnin' Me On" - 6:06
3. "Don't Look Back" (Cover of The Temptations song) (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White) - 7:32
4. "Déjà Vu (I've Been Here Before)" - 7:38
5. "I'm Gonna Have My Cake (And Eat It Too)" (Michelle Holland, Teena Marie) - 5:30
6. "I Can't Love Anymore" - 7:11
7. "You Got the Love" - 4:34 (Expanded edition)
8. "Every Little Bit Hurts" - 7:04 (Expanded edition)

Personnel

• Shondu Akiem - percussion
• Wally Ali - guitar
• Oscar Alston - bass guitar
• Jack Andrews - mastering
• Chris Boehme - percussion
• Garnett Brown - trombone
• Oscar Brashear - trumpet
• The Colored Girls - backing vocals, ensemble
• Ernie Fields, Jr. - saxophone
• Lanise Hughes - drums
• Rick James - guitar, percussion, piano, arranger, conga, drums, timbales, vocals, backing vocals, timpani, horn and string arrangements, syndrum
• Jean King - backing vocals
• Daniel Le Melle - flute, saxophone on "I'm Gonna Have My Cake (And Eat It Too)"
• Teena Marie - piano, vocals, backing vocals
• David Melle - flute, saxophone
• Earl Palmer - drums on "I'm Gonna Have My Cake"
• Jackie Ruffin - backing vocals
• Levi Ruffin - synthesizer
• Lisa Sarna - backing vocals
• Russell Schmitt - engineer
• Clarence Sims - piano, keyboards on "I'm Gonna Have My Cake"
• Art Stewart - producer, engineer, mixing
• Julia Tillman Waters - backing vocals
• Ernie Watts - saxophone
• Maxine Willard Waters - backing vocals
• Adrienne Williams - backing vocals

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[2]	94
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2]	18

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[3]
		US R&B	US Dance
1979	"I'm a Sucker for Your Love"	102	8
	"Don't Look Back"	—	91

References

1. Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (July 12–25, 1979): 25.
2. "Teena Marie US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
3. "Teena Marie US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.