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Patrice Rushen - Straight From The Heart
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AllMusic Review by Andy Kellman
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.]
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Artist...............: Patrice Rushen
Album................: Straight From The Heart
Genre................: Funk / Soul
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1982
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.82
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information..........: http://www.allmusic.com/album/straight-from-the-heart-mw0000691216
Ripped by............: Grad58 on 10/3/2016
Posted by............: Grad58 on 10/3/2016
Included.............: NFO
Covers...............: Front Back
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Tracklisting
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1. Patrice Rushen - (She Will) Take You Down To Love [04:16]
2. Patrice Rushen - All We Need [05:51]
3. Patrice Rushen - Breakout! [03:58]
4. Patrice Rushen - Forget Me Nots [04:30]
5. Patrice Rushen - I Was Tired Of Being Alone [03:45]
6. Patrice Rushen - If Only [03:19]
7. Patrice Rushen - Number One (Instrumental) [04:51]
8. Patrice Rushen - Remind Me [05:14]
9. Patrice Rushen - Where There Is Love [03:04]
Playing Time.........: 38:51
Total Size...........: 92.09 MB
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