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Original handwritten song lyrics by Rick James for the song ‘Hard to Get,’ the sixth track on his sixth studio album, Throwin' Down, which was released in 1982 via the Gordy imprint of Motown Records. The lyrics, unsigned, penned in black ballpoint on two off-white 8.25 x 14 stationery sheets, read: “Girl you cute you're sweet / You're such a sexy treat / You are the girl that turns me on / And when you're hot you're hot / I love the stuff you've got / You are the kinky girl I write about in every song / do do wah o do do bop bop baby / Don't be so hard to get / Cause I will get you yet / girl you're loose you're tight / You're black and even white / You have a rainbow sex appeal / when we dance romance / you give me such a chance / to get the kind of love / that no man ever has to steal." In fine condition.
Accompanied by a letter of provenance from Lisa Sarna, an original member of Rick James and the Stone City Band during the late 1970s and early 1980s, who states: “During our studio sessions, Rick would often ask me to rewrite lyrics so that Motown executives could understand his handwriting. I kept these handwritten versions as reference materials in case the label had questions about the songs.”
From the personal collection of Lisa Sarna, an original member of Rick James and the Stone City Band, who worked as one of James' backup singers, a group coined ‘The Colored Girls.’ Sarna’s distinct voice can be heard on several notable tracks and albums, in particular as the ‘Say What’ girl on the track, ‘Give It to Me Baby.’ Her contributions extend to albums such as Street Songs, Fire It Up, Urban Rhapsody, Throwin’ Down, In & Out, Love Garden, Bustin’ Out, Temptations Reunion, Teena Marie’s Wild & Peaceful, and Laura Branigan.
