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Rick James

Super Freak

1981 · via Rick James

Rick James’ 1981 recording of “Super Freak” is the earliest release on file. Rick James shares the writing credit with Alonzo Miller. Also recorded by BeatFreakz (released 1999), Big Daddy (released 1983) and Dave Matthews Band (released 2007), among 131 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Rick James – Super Freak
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Rick James put "Super Freak" on record in 1981, and twenty-six years later Dave Matthews Band picked it up and made it theirs. Play them back to back and listen for what survives the trip.

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Credited writers: Rick James and Alonzo Miller.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1981.

Other recordings on file · first release year

131 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

First pulled by @ga-7007 · No. 0233, Oct 18, 2026.

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Rick James and Alonzo Miller wrote "Super Freak" for his own record. Which act later cut their own recording of it, in 2007?Dave Matthews Band
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