Throwin' Down is the sixth studio album by Rick James, released in 1982 via the Gordy imprint of Motown Records.

[9] Robert Christgau wrote: "Stealing his licks from G. Clinton & Co. (or maybe himself, who cares anymore?

"[2] The Washington Post wrote that "the musical settings are clumsy reworkings of Parliament's funk and the Temptations' psychedelic soul.

"[10] The Boston Phoenix said that the album "is the sort of follow-up record you'd expect from a journeyman rocker who’s just stumbled into the Top 10 with a hot single.

... [It] chugs along with throwaway fun, staying just a notch below Street Songs in general utility.