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'''''Patrice''''' is the fourth, self-titled album by R&B singer [[Patrice Rushen]].
'''''Patrice''''' is the fourth, self-titled album by R&B singer [[Patrice Rushen]].


==Critical reception==
==Reception==
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Alex Henderson of [[Allmusic]], in a favourable review, stated "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."<ref name=Allmusic />
This marked Patrice's first album with [[Elektra Records]] after making three jazz-oriented albums with [[Prestige Records]]. With this album, Rushen makes a switch from [[jazz]] to a more R&B/pop music style. The album was heavily criticized by jazz's hardcore audience and Rushen was accused of being a sellout. She was vilified in the jazz media due to this transition, as many believed that the reason for her transition was due to commercial reasons.

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In this album Patrice demonstrated that she could be an expressive, charming singer, and her writing on cuts range from the funky "Hang It Up" and the ballad "Didn't You Know?" to the socio-political "Changes (In Your Life)." With ''Patrice'', the [[Los Angeles]] native made it clear that she could appeal to the R&B and pop markets, just as her success as a jazz pianist/keyboardist. Her next album to be released would be ''[[Pizzazz]]''.

The album got re-released on CD in [[2003 in music|2003]] by [[Wounded Bird Records]].


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
# "Music of the Earth" (Patrice Rushen, Angela Rushen) - 3:58
# "Music of the Earth" (Patrice Rushen, Angela Rushen) - 3:58
# "When I Found You" (Patrice Rushen, Tony Coleman, Angela Rushen) - 5:20
# "When I Found You" (P. Rushen, Tony Coleman, A. Rushen) - 5:20
# "Changes (In Your Life)" (Patrice Rushen, Angela Rushen) - 4:08
# "Changes (In Your Life)" (P. Rushen, A. Rushen) - 4:08
# "Wishful Thinking" (Patrice Rushen) - 5:08
# "Wishful Thinking" (P. Rushen) - 5:08
# "Let's Sing a Song of Love" (Patrice Rushen, Reggie Andrews) - 3:43
# "Let's Sing a Song of Love" (P. Rushen, Reggie Andrews) - 3:43
# "Hang It Up" (Patrice Rushen) - 5:11
# "Hang It Up" (P. Rushen) - 5:11
# "Cha-Cha" (Patrice Rushen, Sheree North, Angela Rushen) - 3:22
# "Cha-Cha" (P. Rushen, Sheree North, A. Rushen) - 3:22
# "It's Just a Natural Thing" (Patrice Rushen, Freddie Washington) - 3:20
# "It's Just a Natural Thing" (P. Rushen, Freddie Washington) - 3:20
# "Didn't You Know?" (Patrice Rushen, Sheree Brown) - 5:17
# "Didn't You Know?" (P. Rushen, Sheree Brown) - 5:17
# "Play!" (Patrice Rushen, Charles Mims, Jr.) - 4:36
# "Play!" (P. Rushen, Charles Mims, Jr.) - 4:36


== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
* Patrice Rushen – arrangements (1-7, 9), backing vocals (1-4, 6-10), [[Rhodes piano]] (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), synthesizers (1), lead vocals (2, 3, 4, 7, 9), percussion (2, 9, 10), [[clavinet]] (3, 8, 10), synth bass (3), tambourine (3), acoustic guitar (4), [[electric grand piano]] (5, 10), acoustic piano (6), lead guitar (8), rhythm guitar (8), drums (8, 9), [[celesta]] (9), bass (9)
* Patrice Rushen – arrangements (1-7, 9), backing vocals (1-4, 6-10), [[Rhodes piano]] (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), synthesizers (1), lead vocals (2, 3, 4, 7, 9), percussion (2, 9, 10), [[clavinet]] (3, 8, 10), synth bass (3), tambourine (3), acoustic guitar (4), [[electric grand piano]] (5, 10), acoustic piano (6), rhythm and lead guitar (8), drums (8, 9), [[celesta]] (9), bass (9)
* Charles Mims Jr. – Rhodes piano (4), backing vocals (6), acoustic piano (8), arrangements (8, 10), synthesizers (10)
* Charles Mims Jr. – Rhodes piano (4), backing vocals (6), acoustic piano (8), arrangements (8, 10), synthesizers (10)
* [[Marlo Henderson]] – guitar (1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), [[Ovation Guitar Company|Ovation guitar]] (2), fuzz lead guitar (3)
* [[Marlo Henderson]] – guitar (1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), [[Ovation Guitar Company|Ovation guitar]] (2), fuzz lead guitar (3)
* [[Al McKay]] – guitar (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10)
* [[Al McKay]] – guitar (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10)
* [[Abraham Laboriel]] – acoustic guitar (1), bass (4)
* [[Abraham Laboriel]] – acoustic guitar (1), bass (4)
* [[Paul Jackson Jr.]] – rhythm acoustic guitar (9), hi-strung guitar (9)
* [[Paul Jackson Jr.]] – acoustic rhythm guitar (9), hi-strung guitar (9)
* [[Freddie Washington (bassist)|Freddie Washington]] – bass (1, 2, 3, 5-8, 10)
* [[Freddie Washington (bassist)|Freddie Washington]] – bass (1, 2, 3, 5-8, 10)
* [[James Gadson]] – drums (1-7, 10)
* [[James Gadson]] – drums (1-7, 10)
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Latest revision as of 16:18, 19 November 2024

Patrice
Studio album by
Patrice Rushen
ReleasedOctober 17, 1978
Recorded1978
Studio
Genre
Length43:49
LabelElektra Records
Producer
Patrice Rushen chronology
Shout It Out
(1977) 		Patrice
(1978) 		Pizzazz
(1979)

Patrice is the fourth, self-titled album by R&B singer Patrice Rushen.

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
People(favourable)[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

Alex Henderson of Allmusic, in a favourable review, stated "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."[1]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "Music of the Earth" (Patrice Rushen, Angela Rushen) - 3:58
  2. "When I Found You" (P. Rushen, Tony Coleman, A. Rushen) - 5:20
  3. "Changes (In Your Life)" (P. Rushen, A. Rushen) - 4:08
  4. "Wishful Thinking" (P. Rushen) - 5:08
  5. "Let's Sing a Song of Love" (P. Rushen, Reggie Andrews) - 3:43
  6. "Hang It Up" (P. Rushen) - 5:11
  7. "Cha-Cha" (P. Rushen, Sheree North, A. Rushen) - 3:22
  8. "It's Just a Natural Thing" (P. Rushen, Freddie Washington) - 3:20
  9. "Didn't You Know?" (P. Rushen, Sheree Brown) - 5:17
  10. "Play!" (P. Rushen, Charles Mims, Jr.) - 4:36

Personnel

[edit]
  • Patrice Rushen – arrangements (1-7, 9), backing vocals (1-4, 6-10), Rhodes piano (1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), synthesizers (1), lead vocals (2, 3, 4, 7, 9), percussion (2, 9, 10), clavinet (3, 8, 10), synth bass (3), tambourine (3), acoustic guitar (4), electric grand piano (5, 10), acoustic piano (6), rhythm and lead guitar (8), drums (8, 9), celesta (9), bass (9)
  • Charles Mims Jr. – Rhodes piano (4), backing vocals (6), acoustic piano (8), arrangements (8, 10), synthesizers (10)
  • Marlo Henderson – guitar (1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), Ovation guitar (2), fuzz lead guitar (3)
  • Al McKay – guitar (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 10)
  • Abraham Laboriel – acoustic guitar (1), bass (4)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – acoustic rhythm guitar (9), hi-strung guitar (9)
  • Freddie Washington – bass (1, 2, 3, 5-8, 10)
  • James Gadson – drums (1-7, 10)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 4, 5, 7)
  • Bill Summers – percussion (6, 7, 10)
  • Kim Hutchcroft – alto saxophone (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10)
  • Larry Williams – tenor saxophone (1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10), clarinet (4)
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (1, 6, 10), baritone (2), bass trombone (5, 8)
  • Maurice Spears – bass trombone (1, 2, 6, 10)
  • George Bohanon – trombone (5, 8)
  • Oscar Brashear – trumpet (1), flugelhorn (2)
  • Raymond Lee Brown – trumpet (1, 5, 6, 8, 10), flugelhorn (2, 9)
  • Jerry Hey – trumpet (5, 6, 8, 10)
  • William Green – clarinet (4)
  • Valerie King – flute (4)
  • Jeff Clayton – oboe (4)
  • Dave Riddles – bassoon (4)
  • Kenneth Yerke – whistle (4)
  • Clay Lawrey – baritone (9)
  • Roy Galloway – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10)
  • Pauline Wilson – backing vocals (1)
  • Syreeta Wright – backing vocals (1-4, 6, 9, 10)
  • Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 8, 10)
  • Stephanie Spruill – backing vocals (3, 8)
  • Sheree Brown – backing vocals (4, 5, 6, 9)
  • Oren Waters – backing vocals (5, 6, 8)
  • Reggie Andrews – backing vocals (6)
  • Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals (8)

Handclaps and Fingersnaps

  • Gerald Albright, Reggie Andrews, Sheree Brown, Tony Coleman, Roy Galloway, Debra Jones, Tony Lewis, Eric McKain, Charles Mims Jr., Phil Moores, Bill Pegg, Laverne Peterson, Patrice Rushen, Freddie Washington and Oren Waters

Strings (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 9)

  • Patrice Rushen – arrangements and conductor (1, 2, 4, 9)
  • Reggie Andrews – arrangements and conductor (5)
  • Gerald Vinci – concertmaster (1, 2)
  • Charles Veal Jr. – concertmaster (4, 5, 9)
  • Ronald Cooper, Selene Hurford, Ray Kelley, Ron Leonard, Edgar Lustgarten and Harry Shlutz – cello
  • Denyse Buffum, Rollice Dale, Mark Kovacs, Virginia Majewski, Carole Mukogawa, Art Royval and Barbara Thomason – viola
  • Israel Baker, Arnold Belnick, Harry Bluestone, Alfred Breuning, Bonnie Douglas, Assa Drori, Frank Foster, Harris Goldman, Endre Granat, Connie Kupka, Carl LaMagna, Barbara Nord, Henry Roth, Sheldon Sanov, Sandy Seymour, Paul Shure, Barry Socher, Marcia Van Dyke, Dorothy Wade and Kenneth Yerke – violin

Charts

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Chart (1979) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[4] 98
Billboard Top Soul Albums[4] 27
Billboard Top Jazz Albums 5

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[4]
US
R&B
1979 "Hang It Up" 16
"When I Found You" 87

Samples & Covers

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References

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  1. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Patrice Rushen: Patrice". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 173. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Patrice". people.com. People. March 26, 1979.
  4. ^ a b c "Patrice Rushen (Chart History)". billboard.com. Billboard.
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