Released September 18, 1983 Robbery
(1983) Starchild
(1984) Release date 18 September 1983 Label Epic Records | Recorded 1982-83 Artist Teena Marie Producer Teena Marie Genres Rhythm and blues, Funk | |
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Length 49:18 (Original release)
69:18 (Expanded edition) Similar Starchild, Ivory, Emerald City, Naked to the World, Passion Play | ||
Teena marie robbery
Robbery is the fifth album by Teena Marie, released in 1983. It is her first album for Epic Records, following her acrimonious departure from Motown the previous year. The album was written and produced by Marie herself and features contributions from Patrice Rushen, Paulinho da Costa, and Steve Ferrone among others. However, the album did not repeat the success of her last Motown release It Must Be Magic, stalling at #13 on the Black Albums chart and only reaching #119 on the Billboard Albums chart.
Contents
In 2012, the album was re-released in a remastered and expanded CD edition containing four additional tracks.
Cassanova Brown
Included on this album is the infamous song, "Cassanova Brown". After meeting Rick James in the 70's and being signed to the same label, James and Marie began a relationship, first professional, progressing (according to Marie) to a romantic one, and finally leading to an engagement. Although James himself denied ever having a romantic involvement with Marie, she said they were engaged for a few weeks. When James' alleged infidelities came to light, Marie realized that she herself was a mistress; James had a girlfriend, Alfie Davidson, who would later substantiate that James and Marie were once an item, while she was his girlfriend. After the breakup, their relationship waned to a tumultuous friendship. The lyrics are very thinly veiled in her contempt for the situation.
Track listing
All songs written by Teena Marie.
- "Robbery" - 5:23
- "Playboy" - 5:23
- "Shadow Boxing" - 6:49
- "Midnight Magnet" - 6:02
- "Fix It" - 4:44
- "Ask Your Momma" - 5:25
- "Dear Lover" - 5:18
- "Stop the World" - 4:16
- "Cassanova Brown" - 5:58
- "Playboy" (US 12" Remix) - 5:51 (Expanded edition)
- "Fix It" (US 12" Remix) - 6:30 (Expanded edition)
- "Fix It" (Instrumental)(US 12" Remix) - 8:16 (Expanded edition)
- "Midnight Magnet" (US 12" Instrumental) - 6:00 (Expanded edition)
Personnel
Credits for Robbery adapted from Allmusic
Songs
1Robbery5:24
2Playboy5:21
3Shadow Boxing6:48