1982 Patrice Rushen – Forget Me Nots (US:#23 UK:#8)
“Forget Me Nots” is a song co-written and performed by American R&B musician Patrice Rushen. The song appears on Rushen’s seventh album Straight from the Heart (1982). Making a radical shift in her music, Rushen would continue to harness the particular style of this record all through to her next album Now (1984). Originally deemed by record label executives as a “flop”, the song became a Top 40 pop (#23), Top 5 R&B (#4), and Top 5 dance (#2) hit on the Billboard charts and is the hit for which she is best known.
Album
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 […]
Musicians
| Bass | Fred Washington |
| Drums | Melvin Webb |
| Piano | Patrice Rushen |
| Synthesizer | Patrice Rushen |
| Sax | Gerald Albright |
| Background Vocals | Roy Galloway |
| Vocals | Patrice Rushen |
Produced By
Patrice Rushen
Charles Mims
Songwriters
Patrice Rushen
Freddie Washington
Terri McFaddin
Charts
US:#23
UK:#8