Patrice (album)

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

Patrice
Studio album by
Patrice Rushen
ReleasedOctober 17, 1978
Recorded1978 at Conway Studios, Hollywood, CA, Group IV Recording, Los Angeles, CA and The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA
Genre
Length43:49
LabelElektra Records
Producer
Patrice Rushen chronology
Shout It Out
(1977)		 Patrice
(1978)		 Pizzazz
(1979)

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

Personnel

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

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References
  1. Henderson, Alex. Patrice Rushen: Patrice > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 06 September 2011.
  2. Swenson, J., ed. (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.
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