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