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An early-'80s jazz-pop-R&B synthesis as durable and pleasing as any other, Straight from the Heart was Patrice Rushen's most successful album, at least from a sales standpoint: it peaked at number 14 on the pop chart, 25 slots higher than 1980's Pizzazz. Still working with a core group of associates -- including Freddie Washington, Charles Mims, Paul M. Jackson, and Marlo Henderson (along with a still young Gerald Albright) -- that went back to her earlier Elektra albums, the material here is as slick as ever, but not at the expense of lighter rhythms or less memorable melodies. Much of the album's popularity can be attributed to the club hit "Forget Me Nots," Rushen's most-known single -- a breezy, buoyant mixture of handclaps, fingersnaps, twisting bass, and Rushen's typically blissful (and not overplayed) electric piano, not to mention the incorporation of a bad bass-and-percussion breakdown. (If you were born after the mid-'70s or so, you'd be more likely to recognize the song as the basis of Will Smith's "Men in Black.") Beyond a forgettable ballad or two, the only disappointment is the Brenda Russell collaboration on "Breakout!," where rock affectations (gnarling electric guitar, grimacing vocal tactics that suit neither Rushen nor Russell) damage what could've been a bigger hit. "Remind Me," despite not being released as a single, is a sweet and low-slung groove that has been sampled and interpolated by no less than a dozen significant rap and R&B songs -- including Faith Evans' "Fallin' in Love," Notorious B.I.G.'s "Unbelievable," MoKenStef's "He's Mine," and Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s "I Need You Tonight." But it's not like anything about this album requires that kind of validation. [Rhino's 1996 reissue adds the 12" versions of all three singles, including seven very replayable minutes of "Forget Me Nots," as well as two single edits.]
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Patrice Rushen, Main Artist - Freddie Washington; Patrice Rushen; Terry McFadden, Composer - Freddie Washington; Patrice Rushen, Lyricist - Baby Fingers Music c/o Silvia's Music Services ASCAP; EMI Music Aust Pty; Freddie Dee Music (BMI); Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) LTD; Yamina Music (ASCAP)
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Patrice Rushen, Main Artist - Patrice Rushen ; Angela Ehigiator ; Charles Mims jr ; Fred Washington, Composer - Angela Ehigiator; Charles Mims jr; Fred Washington; Patrice Rushen, Lyricist - Unknown
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Patrice Rushen, Main Artist - Patrice Rushen ; Roy Galloway, Composer - Patrice Rushen; Roy Galloway, Lyricist - Copyright Control
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Patrice Rushen, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Baby Fingers Music (ASCAP)
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Patrice Rushen, Main Artist - Patrice Rushen ; Fred Washington ; Lynn Davis, Composer - Fred Washington; Lynn Davis; Patrice Rushen, Lyricist - Copyright Control
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Patrice Rushen, Main Artist - Brenda Russell ; Patrice Rushen, Composer - Brenda Russell; Patrice Rushen, Lyricist - Copyright Control
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Patrice Rushen, Main Artist - Syreeta Wright; Charles Mims jr; Patrice Rushen, Composer - Charles Mims jr; Patrice Rushen; Syreeta Wright, Lyricist - Copyright Control
2017 Strut Records 2017 STRUT Records
Patrice Rushen, Main Artist - Patrice Rushen; Karen Evans, Composer - Patrice Rushen ; Karen Evans, Lyricist - Baby Fingers Music
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Patrice Rushen, Main Artist - Fay Hauser; Patrice Rushen, Composer, Lyricist - Copyright Control
2017 Strut Records 2017 STRUT Records
Patrice Rushen, Main Artist - Freddie Washington; Patrice Rushen; Terry McFadden, Composer, Lyricist - Baby Fingers Music c/o Silvia's Music Services (ASCAP)
2017 Strut Records 2017 STRUT Records
Patrice Rushen, Main Artist - Brenda Russell; Patrice Rushen, Composer, Lyricist - Baby Fingers Music
2017 Strut Records 2017 STRUT Records
Patrice Rushen, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Baby Fingers Music (ASCAP)
2017 Strut Records 2017 STRUT Records
Patrice Rushen, Main Artist - Freddie Washington; Patrice Rushen; Terry McFadden, Composer, Lyricist - Baby Fingers Music c/o Silvia's Music Services (ASCAP)
2017 Strut Records 2017 Strut Records - a division of K7 Music GmbH
Patrice Rushen, Main Artist - Brenda Russell; Patrice Rushen, Composer, Lyricist - Copyright Control
2017 Strut Records 2017 STRUT Records
Album review
An early-'80s jazz-pop-R&B synthesis as durable and pleasing as any other, Straight from the Heart was Patrice Rushen's most successful album, at least from a sales standpoint: it peaked at number 14 on the pop chart, 25 slots higher than 1980's Pizzazz. Still working with a core group of associates -- including Freddie Washington, Charles Mims, Paul M. Jackson, and Marlo Henderson (along with a still young Gerald Albright) -- that went back to her earlier Elektra albums, the material here is as slick as ever, but not at the expense of lighter rhythms or less memorable melodies. Much of the album's popularity can be attributed to the club hit "Forget Me Nots," Rushen's most-known single -- a breezy, buoyant mixture of handclaps, fingersnaps, twisting bass, and Rushen's typically blissful (and not overplayed) electric piano, not to mention the incorporation of a bad bass-and-percussion breakdown. (If you were born after the mid-'70s or so, you'd be more likely to recognize the song as the basis of Will Smith's "Men in Black.") Beyond a forgettable ballad or two, the only disappointment is the Brenda Russell collaboration on "Breakout!," where rock affectations (gnarling electric guitar, grimacing vocal tactics that suit neither Rushen nor Russell) damage what could've been a bigger hit. "Remind Me," despite not being released as a single, is a sweet and low-slung groove that has been sampled and interpolated by no less than a dozen significant rap and R&B songs -- including Faith Evans' "Fallin' in Love," Notorious B.I.G.'s "Unbelievable," MoKenStef's "He's Mine," and Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s "I Need You Tonight." But it's not like anything about this album requires that kind of validation. [Rhino's 1996 reissue adds the 12" versions of all three singles, including seven very replayable minutes of "Forget Me Nots," as well as two single edits.]
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:44
- Main artists: Patrice Rushen
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Strut
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B
2017 Strut Records 2017 Strut Records
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