JANICE'S BLUES ALLEY
PRESENTS
PATRICE RUSHEN
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 | Forget Me Nots |
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| Haven't You Heard |
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| Feels So Real (Won't Let Go) |
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| Wikipedia |
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| Forget Me Nots |
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| Haven't You Heard |
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| Feels So Real (Won't Let Go) |
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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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1974 Prelusion | |||
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01. Shortie's Portion 02. 7/73 03. Haw-Right Now |
04. Traverse 05. Puttered Bopcorn | ||
1975 Before The Dawn | |||
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01. Kickin' Back 02. What's The Story 03. Jubilation |
04. Before The Dawn 05. Razzia | ||
1977 Shout It Out | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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! | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
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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 | ||
