Patrice (album)

Patrice
Studio album by Patrice Rushen
Released	October 17, 1978
Recorded	1978 at Conway Recording, Hollywood, CA, Group IV Recording, Los Angeles, CA and The Sound Factory Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Soul funk
Length	43:49
Label	Elektra Records
Producer	Charles Mims, Jr. Reggie Andrews Patrice Rushen
Patrice Rushen chronology
Let There Be Funk: The Best of Patrice Rushen (1976) Patrice (1978) Pizzazz (1979)

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[2]

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" (Patrice Rushen, Tony Coleman, Angela Rushen)
3. "Changes (In Your Life)" (Patrice Rushen, Angela Rushen)
4. "Wishful Thinking" (Patrice Rushen)
5. "Let's Sing a Song of Love" (Patrice Rushen, Reggie Andrews)
6. "Hang It Up" (Patrice Rushen)
7. "Cha-Cha" (Patrice Rushen, Sheree North, Angela Rushen)
8. "It's Just a Natural Thing" (Patrice Rushen, Freddie Washington)
9. "Didn't You Know?" (Patrice Rushen, Sheree Brown)
10. "Play!" (Patrice 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
• Ted Nash- Alto Saxophone
• Kim Hutchcroft - Alto Saxophone
• Roy Galloway, Jim Gilstrap, Oren Waters, Pauline Wilson, Syreeta Wright, Stephanie Spruill, Sheree Brown, Charles Mims Jr., Reggie Andrews, Maxine Willard Waters - Background vocals

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[3]	98
Billboard Top Soul Albums[3]	27
Billboard Top Jazz Albums[3]	5

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[4]
		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

References

1. Henderson, Alex. Patrice Rushen: Patrice > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 06 September 2011.
2. Swenson, J. (Editor) (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 173. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
3. "Patrice Rushen US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
4. "Patrice Rushen US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-06.