JANICE'S BLUES ALLEY PRESENTS
Patti Austin
A professional since the age of five, Patti Austin was a prot�g� of Dinah Washington and Sammy Davis, Jr. A 1969 single for United Artists titled "Family Tree" cracked the R&B Top 50. Austin cut her debut LP, End of a Rainbow, for Creed Taylor's CTI label in 1976, followed by Havana Candy in 1977 and Body Language in 1980. She sang lead vocals for Japanese koto player Yutaka Yokokura on "Love Light" in 1978, did a duet with Michael Jackson on "It's the Falling in Love" for Off the Wall, and sang "The Closer I Get to You" on Tom Browne's album in 1979. Austin dueted with George Benson on "Moody's Mood for Love" in 1980. She sang backgrounds for sessions by Houston Person, Noel Pointer, Ralph McDonald, Angela Bofill, and Roberta Flack. Austin did vocals on Quincy Jones' The Dude LP in 1981, and was featured on the hit "Razzamatazz." She inked a solo deal on Jones' Qwest label, and her 1982 LP Every Home Should Have One included the number one pop hit (number nine R&B) "Baby, Come to Me," which got widespread exposure via the ABC soap opera General Hospital. The follow-up single, "How Do You Keep the Music Playing," was the theme for the film Best Friends. Both songs paired Austin with James Ingram. She continued recording for Jones' Qwest label through the '80s, but couldn't recapture her pop or R&B success, despite working with several top producers, including Jam-Lewis in 1985.
Austin switched to GRP in 1990 and recorded Love Is Gonna Getcha, with the singles "Through the Test of Time" and "Good in Love." She subsequently recorded Carry On and Live in 1991 and 1992. Street of Dreams followed in 1999 and On the Way to Love appeared in summer 2001. Her lovely tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, For Ella, appeared in spring 2002. Nearly five years later, Avant Gershwin was issued.
-- by Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
 | Official Patti Austin |
| LOOK | YEAR | ALBUM | | 1976 | End Of A Rainbow |  | 1977 | Havana Candy | | 1979 | Live! At The Bottom Line | | 1980 | Body Language | | 1981 | Every Home Should Have One | | 1984 | Patti Austin | | 1985 | Getting Away With Murder | | 1988 | The Real Me | | 1990 | Love Is Gonna Getcha | | 1991 | Carry On | | 1992 | Live! | | 1994 | That Secret Place | | 1998 | In & Out Of Love | | 1999 | Street Of Dreams | | 2001 | On The Way To Love | | 2002 | For Ella | | 2007 | Avant Gershwin |
1976 End Of A Rainbow
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01. Say You Love Me 02. In My Life 03. You Don't Have To Say You're Sorry 04. More Today Than Yesterday 05. Give It Time |
06. There Is No time 07. What's At The End Of A Rainbow 08. This Side Of Heaven 09. Sweet Sadie The Savior |
1977 Havana Candy
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01. That's Enough For Me 02. Little Baby 03. I Just Want To Know 04. Havana Candy |
05. Golden Oldies 06. I Need Somebody 07. We're In Love 08. Lost In The Stars |
1979 Live! At The Bottom Line
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01. Jump For Joy 02. Let It Ride 03. One More Night 04. Wait A Little While 05. Rider In The Rain |
06. You're The One That I Want 07. Love Me By Name 08. You Fooled Me 09. Spoken Introductions 10. Let's All Live And Give Together |
1980 Body Language
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01. Body Language 02. Another Nail For My Heart 03. S. O. S. 04. We've Got Tonight 05. He's Killing Me(ooh-wee) |
06. I Can't Stop 07. Love Me Again 08. Soar Me Like An Eagle Flies 09. People In Love(do the strangest things) 10. I Want You Tonight |
1981 Every Home Should Have One
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01. Do You Love Me 02. Love Me To Death 03. The Way I Feel 04. Every Home Should Have One 05. Baby, Come To Me |
06. The Genie 07. Stop, Look, Listen To Your Heart 08. Symphony Of Love 09. Oh No, Margarita 10. The Island |
1984 Patti Austin
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01. It's Gonna Be Special 02. Rhythm Of The Street 03. All Behind Us Now 04. Hot! The Flames Of Love 05. Change Your Attitude |
06. Shoot The Moon 07. I've Got My Heart Set On You 08. Fine Fine Fella 09. Starstruck 10. Any Way You Can |
1985 Getting Away With Murder
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01. Talking 'Bout My Baby 02. Big Bad World 03. The Heat Of Heat 04. If I Believed 05. Honey For The Bees |
06. Getting Away With Murder 07. Anything Can Happen Here 08. Only A Breath Away 09. Summer Is The Coldest Time Of Year |
1988 The Real Me
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01. I Can Cook Too 02. Stockholm Sweetnin' 03. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 04. True Love 05. Across The Alley From The Alamo 06. How Long Has This Been Going On 07. Lazy Afternoon |
08. Love Letters 09. They Can't Take That Away From Me 10. Mood Indigo 11. Cry Me A River 12. Someone Is Standing Outside 13. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most |
1990 Love Is Gonna Getcha
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01. Through The Test Of Time 02. Too Soon To Know 03. In My Life 04. Love Is Gonna Getcha 05. Ooh-Whee(the carnival) 06. Believe The Children |
07. Good In Love 08. Wait For Me 09. First Time Love 10. In My Dream 11. The Girl Who Used To Be Me |
1991 Carry On
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01. Carry On 02. Givin' In To Love 03. I Will Remember You 04. How Can I Be Sure 05. Why Did She Come In With You 06. I Just Can't Let Go |
07. Monday, Monday 08. The More I Think About It 09. Nobody To Dance With 10. I'll Be Waiting For You 11. Whether To Laugh Or Cry |
1992 Live!
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01. I Can Cook Too 02. Love Is Gonna Getcha 03. It Might Be You 04. Dialogue 05. Baby, Come To Me 06. How Do You Keep The Music Playing? |
07. Do You Love Me? 08. Dialogue 09. We're All In This Together 10. Through The Test Of Time 11. Whether To Laugh Or Cry |
1994 That Secret Place
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01. That's Enough For Me 02. Ability To Swing 03. Somebody Make Me Laugh 04. Broken Dreams 05. Rock Steady |
06. Captivated 07. Hurry Home 08. That Secret Place 09. Reach 10. Stars In Your Eyes |
1998 In & Out Of Love
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01. In And Out Of Love 02. Don't Go Away 03. Totally Unacceptable 04. Once In A Lifetime 05. If We're Not In Love 06. Why You Wanna Be Like That |
07. I'll Never Get Over You 08. Do-Si-Doe-In' 09. I Offer You Love 10. Maybe 11. Summer Breeze 12. I Will Be There |
1999 Street Of Dreams
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01. The Look Of Love 02. Street Of Dreams 03. A Candle 04. Someone To Watch Over Me 05. Till There Was You 06. Rain, Rain, Rain |
07. I Only Have Eyes For You 08. For Once In My Life 09. I. G. Y.(what a beautiful world) 10. Calling You 11. Waiting For You 12. Look What You've Done To Me |
2001 On The Way To Love
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01. Girlfriend 02. What Can I Say 03. On The Way To Love 04. Love's Been Kind To Me Lately 05. Make It Right 06. If You Really Need Me Now |
07. Playin' Around 08. Let Me Be Me 09. Southern Rain 10. Tell Me Why 11. Love's Been Kind To Me Lately(unplugged) |
2002 For Ella
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01. Too Close For Comfort 02. Honeysuckle Rose 03. You'll Have To Swing It(Mr. Paganini) 04. Love Is Here To Stay 05. A-Tisket, A-Tasket 06. Miss Otis Regrets |
07. Hard Hearted Hannah 08. But Not For Me 09. Satin Doll 10. The Man I Love 11. Hearing Ella Sing 12. How High The Moon |
2007 Avant Gershwin
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01. Overture/Gershwin Medley 02. I'll Build a Stairway To Paradise 03. Who Cares 04. Funny Face |
05. Love Walked In 06. Swanee 07. Porgy And Bess Medley 08. Lady Be Good |
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