1982 Patrice Rushen – Straight From The Heart

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Straight from the Heart is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Patrice Rushen, released on April 14, 1982, by Elektra Records. It features her most recognizable song, “Forget Me Nots”, the oft-sampled “Remind Me” and the popular instrumental workout “Number One”. Straight from the Heart scored Rushen her first two nominations at the 1983 Grammy Awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for “Forget Me Nots” and Best R&B Instrumental Performance for “Number One”.

The album is Rushen’s most successful album to date, peaking inside the top 20 of the Billboard 200 chart at number 14. The success of “Forget Me Nots” is perhaps considered the major contributor to the album’s popularity at the time of its release

Tracks

1  Forget Me Nots (Patrice Rushen; Freddie Washington; Terri McFaddin) 4:45
2  I Was Tired Of Being Alone (Patrice Rushen; Angela Ehigiator; Freddie Washington; Charles Mims) 3:52
3  All We Need (Patrice Rushen; Roy Galloway) 5:54
4  Number One (Instrumental) (Patrice Rushen) 4:59
5  Where There Is Love (Patrice Rushen; Freddie Washington; Lynn Davis) 3:11
6  Breakout! (Patrice Rushen; Brenda Russell) 4:07
7  If Only (Patrice Rushen; Syreeta Wright; Charles Mims) 3:23
8  Remind Me (Patrice Rushen; Karen Evans) 5:18
9  (She Will) Take You Down To Love (Patrice Rushen; Fay Hauser) 4:24

Musicians

1 Forget Me Nots

Bass Freddie Washington
Drums Melvin Webb
Piano Patrice Rushen
Synthesizer Patrice Rushen
Sax Gerald Albright
Background Vocals Roy Galloway
Vocals Patrice Rushen

 

2 I Was Tired Of Being Alone

Bass Freddie Washington
Drums Melvin Webb
Guitar Paul Jackson Jr
Piano Patrice Rushen
Piano Charles Mims
Percussion Patrice Rushen
Background Vocals Jeanette Hawes
Background Vocals Roy Galloway
Vocals Patrice Rushen


3 All We Need

Bass Freddie Washington
Drums Tony St James
Guitar Paul Jackson Jr
Clavinet Patrice Rushen
Piano Patrice Rushen
Percussion Patrice Rushen
Percussion Ulysses Dupree
Background Vocals Karen Evans
Background Vocals Lynn Davis
Vocals Roy Galloway
Vocals Patrice Rushen


5 Where There Is Love

Bass Freddie Washington
Drums James Gadson
Guitar Wali Ali
Acoustic Guitar Paul Jackson Jr
Piano Patrice Rushen
Synthesizer Patrice Rushen
Percussion Patrice Rushen
Background Vocals Lynn Davis
Vocals Patrice Rushen


6 Breakout!

Bass Freddie Washington
Drums Ollie E. Brown
Guitar (solo) Marlo Henderson
Guitar Paul Jackson Jr
Clavinet Patrice Rushen
Background Vocals Brenda Russell
Background Vocals Lynn Davis
Background Vocals Charles Mims
Vocals Patrice Rushen


7 If Only

Bass Freddie Washington
Drums Tony St James
Guitar Paul Jackson Jr
Piano Patrice Rushen
Piano Charles Mims
Synthesizer Patrice Rushen
Synthesizer Charles Mims
Background Vocals Lynn Davis
Background Vocals Roy Galloway
Vocals Patrice Rushen


8 Remind Me

Drums James Gadson
Piano Patrice Rushen
Synthesizer Patrice Rushen
Percussion Patrice Rushen
Background Vocals Lynn Davis
Background Vocals Roy Galloway
Vocals Patrice Rushen


9 (She Will) Take You Down To Love

Guitar Patrice Rushen
Percussion Paulinho Da Costa
Background Vocals Roy Galloway
Vocals Patrice Rushen

Other Musicians

SaxGerald Albright
TromboneClay Lawrey
TrumpetRay Brown (TR)

Liner Notes

Producer – Patrice Rushen, Charles Mims
Producer (Executive) – Patrice Rushen
Arranged By – Patrice Rushen
Arranged By (Horns) – Patrice Rushen, Charles Mims (Track 2)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Patrice Rushen, Roy Galloway (Track 3)
Arranged By (Synthesizer) – Patrice Rushen, Charles Mims (Track 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Grieg Stout
Mastered By – John Golden
Recorded By – Peter Chaikin
Recorded By (Additional) – Phil Moores
Remix – F. Byron Clark
Remix – Phil Moores (Tracks 6, 7)

Art Direction, Design – Ron Coro
Design – John Barr
Photography – Bobby Holland

Mastered At K Disc Mastering
Recorded At Conway Studios
Phonographic Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records
Copyright Elektra/Asylum Records