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Written by: James, Alonzo Miller
Produced by: James
Released: Aug. '81 on Gordy
Charts: 24 weeks
Top spot: No. 16

James wasn't exactly modest about his ambitions. As he declared in 1981, "I wanna make Paul McCartney white-boy money!" He got it with the self-described "punk funk" of "Super Freak." He enlisted Motown vets the Temptations on vocals. James died this past summer, but "Super Freak" lives on.

Appears on: Street Songs (Motown)

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