Released in 1979 and largely composed by her longtime collaborator Rick James, the album bounced between moods and moments that represented either end of the emotional spectrum. Teena Marie’s debut album, Wild and Peaceful, couldn’t have had a more accurate title. However with the exception of a gloriously joyful cover of Smokey’s Don’t You Look. The lead single was a duet between Rick and Teena on I’m A Sucker For Your Love, a wonderfully melodic Rick James composition in the You and I tradition – originally written for Diana Ross – and with hit steaming from the grooves, it reached R&B. Her debut for Motown records surfaced in 1979 entitled Wild and Peaceful. Unlike others, she made no attempt to cling to the tried and tested schools of blues or gospel earthiness in her voice – instead she graced us with something quite unconventional for a blue-eyed soul singer – an utterly unique palette. For me, what singled her out from her white contemporaries, both before and since is her unique vocal approach. Teena Marie is arguably the most renowned of blue-eyed songstresses associated with our genre. Recordings were made during this period, but nothing materialized until Rick James entered the picture. Singled out by Gordy from a band discovered by Hal Davis, Teena Marie - who, as an eight-year-old, could be seen tap dancing for Jed Clampett in an episode of The Beverly Hillbillies - signed to Gordy and spent a few years living in the household of Fuller Gordy (Berry's brother) and Winnie Martin (Jill Jones' mother). The first album from the second white female signed to a Berry Gordy label was several years in the making. All tracks composed by Rick James, except where indicated. The lead single "I'm a Sucker for Your Love" reached on the US Black Singles chart and in the UK. Wild and Peaceful peaked at on the Black Albums chart and on the Billboard Albums chart.
He provided co-vocals on "I'm a Sucker for Your Love". Released on Maby Motown, It features significant contributions from Rick James. Wild and Peaceful is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Teena Marie.
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