1980 Patrice Rushen – Posh
Posh is a 1980 album released by R&B singer Patrice Rushen, her third album for Elektra Records and sixth album overall. The album was recently re-released on Wounded Bird Records, as were several other Rushen albums from the time. Following the Pizzazz album, Posh was the continuation of a string of R&B/pop albums that would establish Rushen as an R&B singer.
“Look Up!,” “I Need Your Love,” “The Funk Won’t Let You Down,” “Time Will Tell” highlighted Patrice’s reach into R&B territory. Whereas, songs such as the Stevie Wonder-esque “I Need Your Love” and the rock-leaning “Time Will Tell” were representative of her new progressive sound.
Tracks
1 Never Gonna Give You Up (Patrice Rushen; Freddie Washington) 06:50
2 Don’t Blame Me (Patrice Rushen; Angela Rushen; Clarence Bell) 06:31
3 Look Up! (Patrice Rushen; Charles Mims; Sheree Brown) 03:41
4 I Need Your Love (Patrice Rushen; Charles Mims; Angela Rushen) 04:30
5 Time Will Tell (Patrice Rushen; Angela Rushen) 05:09
6 The Dream (Patrice Rushen; Freddie Washington; Sheree Brown) 04:54
7 The Funk Won’t Let You Down (Patrice Rushen) 07:36
8 This Is All I Really Know (Patrice Rushen; Lynn Davis) 04:41
Musicians
1 Never Gonna Give You Up
| Bass | Freddie Washington |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | David T Walker |
| Piano | Patrice Rushen |
| Synthesizer | Patrice Rushen |
| Percussion | Patrice Rushen |
| Percussion | Eddie Brown |
| Background Vocals | Roy Galloway |
| Background Vocals | Freddie Washington |
| Vocals | Wali Ali |
| Vocals | Patrice Rushen |
2 Don’t Blame Me
| Bass | Freddie Washington |
| Drums | Leon Chancler |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Guitar | Wali Ali |
| Electric Piano | Patrice Rushen |
| Synthesizer | Patrice Rushen |
| Percussion | Patrice Rushen |
| Vocals | Patrice Rushen |
3 Look Up!
| Bass | Patrice Rushen |
| Drums | Leon Chancler |
| Guitar | Marlo Henderson |
| Piano | Charles Mims |
| Percussion | Patrice Rushen |
| Percussion | Eddie Brown |
| Background Vocals | Lynn Davis |
| Background Vocals | Wanda Vaughn |
| Vocals | Patrice Rushen |
4 I Need Your Love
| Bass | Freddie Washington |
| Drums | Melvin Webb |
| Electric Piano | Patrice Rushen |
| Synthesizer | Charles Mims |
| Strings (Synthesizer) | Patrice Rushen |
| Flugelhorn | Raymond Lee Brown |
| Percussion | Patrice Rushen |
| Background Vocals | Lynn Davis |
| Vocals | Patrice Rushen |
5 Time Will Tell
| Bass | Freddie Washington |
| Drums | Melvin Webb |
| Guitar | Marlo Henderson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Electric Piano | Patrice Rushen |
| Percussion | Patrice Rushen |
| Background Vocals | Roy Galloway |
| Vocals | Patrice Rushen |
6 The Dream
| Bass | Freddie Washington |
| Drums | Leon Chancler |
| Guitar | David T Walker |
| Acoustic Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Electric Piano | Patrice Rushen |
| Violin | Charles Veal |
| Whistle | Kenneth Yerke |
| Percussion | Patrice Rushen |
| Background Vocals | Lynn Davis |
| Background Vocals | Roy Galloway |
| Vocals | Patrice Rushen |
7 The Funk Won’t Let You Down
| Bass | Freddie Washington |
| Drums | Gerry Brown |
| Guitar | Marlo Henderson |
| Guitar | Paul Jackson Jr |
| Electric Piano | Patrice Rushen |
| Piano | Patrice Rushen |
| Percussion | Patrice Rushen |
| Background Vocals | Lynn Davis |
| Background Vocals | Roy Galloway |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Vocals | Patrice Rushen |
8 This Is All I Really Know
| Bass | Freddie Washington |
| Drums | James Gadson |
| Guitar | David T Walker |
| Piano | Patrice Rushen |
| Background Vocals | Roy Galloway |
| Background Vocals | Jim Gilstrap |
| Vocals | Lynn Davis |
| Vocals | Patrice Rushen |
Other Musicians
| Flugelhorn | Oscar Brashear |
| Flugelhorn | Raymond Lee Brown |
| Horn | Clay Lawrey |
| Sax | William Green |
| Trombone | Clay Lawrey |
| Trumpet | Oscar Brashear |
| Trumpet | Raymond Lee Brown |
Strings
Cello – Nils Oliver, Paula Hochhalter
Viola – Barbara Thomason, Denyse Buffum, Rollice Dale, Virginia Majewski
Violin – Arnold Belnick, Assa Drori, Bob Sanov, Dorothy Wade, Endre Granat, Frank Foster, Israel Baker, Kenneth Yerke, Marcia Van Dyke, Sheldon Sanov
Liner Notes
Producer – Patrice Rushen, Charles Mims
Producer (Executive) – Patrice Rushen
Concertmaster – Charles Veal
Mastered By – Jeff Sanders
Recorded By – Peter Chaikin
Recorded By (Additional) – Phil Moores
Remix – F Byron Clark
Art Direction – Norm Ung, Ron Coro
Photography – Bobby Holland, Pam Robinson, Shayne Fair
Mastered At Crystal Sound
Recorded At Conway Studios
Recorded At The Sound Factory
Recorded At The Automatt
Phonographic Copyright (p) Elektra/Asylum Records
Copyright (c) Elektra/Asylum Records