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Patrice Rushen



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After recording three jazz-oriented albums for Prestige, Patrice Rushen switched to Elektra and gave herself a major R & B/pop makeover with Patrice. Even the funkiest parts of Shout It Out, the last of Rushen's three Prestige/Fantasy albums, couldn't have prepared listeners for this LP, which finds her taking the commercial plunge and successfully making the transition from jazz instrumentalist to R & B/pop vocalist. As expected, jazz's hardcore audience cried foul: Like Roy Ayers, George Duke, George Benson, and other jazz instrumentalists who took up R&B singing, Rushen was called a sellout and vilified in the jazz media.

Patrice was trashed by jazz critics. Instead of hating this album because it isn't jazz, however, they should have judged it by R&B/pop standards. When those standards are applied, it becomes obvious that Patrice is, in fact, a rewarding R & B/pop effort. Patrice demonstrated that she could be an expressive, charming singer, and her writing or co-writing is solid on cuts that range from the funky "Hang It Up" and the lovely ballad "Didn't You Know?" to the socio-political "Changes (In Your Life)." With Patrice, the Los Angeles native made it clear that she was as appealing as an R&B/pop singer as she had been as a jazz pianist/keyboardist.

-- Alex Henderson. All Music Guide


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LINKSYEAR TITLE
1974Prelusion
1975Before The Dawn
1977Shout It Out
1978Patrice
1979Pizzazz
1980Posh
1982Straight From The Heart
1984Now
1987Watch Out!
1994Anything But Ordinary
1997Signature


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1974 Prelusion

01. Shortie's Portion
02. 7/73
03. Haw-Right Now
04. Traverse
05. Puttered Bopcorn

1975 Before The Dawn

01. Kickin' Back
02. What's The Story
03. Jubilation
04. Before The Dawn
05. Razzia

1977 Shout It Out

01. The Hump
02. Shout It Out
03. Stepping Stones
04. Let Your Heart Be Free
05. Roll With The Punches
06. Let There Be Funk
07. Yolon
08. Sojourn
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1978 Patrice

01. Music Of The Earth
02. When I Found You
03. Changes (In Your Life)
04. Wishful Thinking
05. Let's Sing A Song Of Love
06. Hang It Up
07. Cha-Cha
08. It's Just A Natural Thing
09. Didn't You Know
10. Play!

1979 Pizzazz

01. Let The Music Take Me
02. Keepin' Faith In Love
03. Settle For My Love
04. Message In The Music
05. Haven't You Heard
06. Givin' It Up Is Givin' Up
07. Call On Me
08. Reprise (Message In The Music)

1980 Posh

01. Never Gonna Give You Up (Won't Let You Be)
02. Don't Blame Me
03. Look Up!
04. I Need Your Love
05. Time Will Tell
06. The Dream
07. The Funk Won't Let You Down
08. This Is All I Really Know
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1982 Straight From The Heart

01. Forget Me Nots
02. I Was Tired Of Being Alone
03. All We Need
04. Number One (Instrumental)
05. Where There Is Love
06. Breakout!
07. If Only
08. Remind Me
09. (She Will) Take You Down To Love

1984 Now

01. Feels So Real (Won't Let Go)
02. Gone With The Night
03. Gotta Find It
04. Superstar
05. Heartache Heartbreak
06. Get Off (You Fascinate Me)
07. My Love's Not Going Anywhere
08. Perfect Love
09. High In Me
10. To Each His Own

1987 Watch Out!

01. Watch Out!
02. Breakin' All The Rules
03. Long Time Coming
04. All My Love
05. Somewhere
06. Anything Can Happen
07. Burnin'
08. Till She's Out Of Your Mind
09. Come Back To Me
10. Tender Lovin'
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1994 Anything But Ordinary

01. I Do
02. Tell Me
03. Whatcha Gonna Do
04. I Only Think Of You
05. My Heart, Your Heart
06. Anything But Ordinary
07. Top Of The Line
08. State Of Mind
09. Caravan
10. Be With You

1997 Signature

01. Almost Home
02. Days Gone By
03. Sweetest Taboo
04. Sneaky Pete
05. Softly
06. Hurry Up This Way Again
07. L'Ésprit De Joie (The Spirit Of Joy)
08. Wise Ol' Souls
09. Oneness
10. Arrival
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