Patrice (album)

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

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This was also Patrice's first album with Elektra Records after making three jazz-oriented albums with Prestige Records. With this album Rushen changes genre from jazz to a more R&B/pop music style. The album was heavily criticized by jazz's hardcore audience. Rushen found herself accused of being a sellout. While others vilified her in the jazz media due to her transition as Jazz lovers believed that the reason for her transition was due for commercial reasons.

In this album 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 has the talent that is appealing as an R&B/pop singer as she had been as a jazz pianist/keyboardist. Her next album to be released would be Pizzazz.

The album got re-released on CD in 2003 by Wounded Bird Records.

Track listing

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

Personnel

• Patrice Rushen - Keyboards, Percussion, Lead Vocals
• James Gadson - Drums
• Charles Mims, Jr. - Piano
• Al McKay, Marlo Henderson - Guitar
• Freddie "Ready Freddie" Washington, Abraham Laboriel, Sr. - Bass
• Ray Brown, Oscar Brashear - Trumpet
• Bill Reichenbach Jr., George Bohannon - Trombone
• Bill Summers, Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
• Jeff Clayton - Oboe
• Valarie King - Flute
• Clay Lawrey - Horn
• Bill Green - Clarinet
• David Riddles - Bassoon
• Ken Yerke - Whistle
• Maurice Spears - Bass Trombone
• Larry Williams - Tenor Saxophone
• Kim Hutchcroft - Alto Saxophone
• Roy Galloway, Jim Gilstrap, Oren Waters, Pauline Wilson, Syreeta Wright - Background vocals

Charts

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

Singles

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

Samples & Covers

• Hieroglyphics sampled "Didn't You Know?" on their song "You Never Knew" on their album 3rd Eye Vision in 1998.

External links

• Patrice Rushen-Patrice at Discogs