nowFirst ..Normon Connors‘ presented the OG version with Michael Henderson on vocals.. ( He also WROTE and co produced the jam ) from his 1976 release of the same name ” You are My Starship” .. here he is pictured on the cover with John Wayne’s boat .. lol

ayeee Mr. Henderson HAHAHAHA … SLINGSHOT INDEED

then ya boy Rick came through and put his spin on it … you can find it on the Bustin Out : The Best of Rick James 27 song deep compilation from 94.    I know he recorded this in the early 80’s though . Now you didn’t know bout that there did ya ???  Enjoy , reflect and BLOW ONE …

sidenote: you see this pic here.. well I will have to tell ya about Rob Zombie’s recanting of his crack smoking experience with Ozzy and RICK .. WHAAAAAAAAAATTTT!  it’s HILARIOUS .. wow.. perhaps next post…until then though thanks for joining us for yet another edition of Sound Bites…