Straight from the Heart is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Patrice Rushen, released on April 14, 1982, by Elektra Records.[1] It features her most recognizable song, "Forget Me Nots", the oft-sampled "Remind Me" and the popular instrumental workout "Number One".
The album is Rushen's most successful album to date, reaching #14 on the album charts. The success of "Forget Me Nots" is perhaps considered the major contributor to the album's popularity at the time of its release.[2]
Critical reception
In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau gave Straight from the Heart a "C+" and said that he prefers side one's "dancy vamp" over the songwriting on side two by Rushen, whom he called a fashionable "ingenue".[3] In a retrospective review, Allmusic's Andy Kellman gave it four out of five stars and called it "an early-'80s jazz-pop-R&B synthesis as durable and pleasing as any other".[4]
Track listing
| 1. |
"Forget Me Nots" |
Patrice Rushen, Teri McFadden, Freddie Washington |
4:45 |
| 2. |
"I Was Tired of Being Alone" |
Angela Ehgiator, Rushen, Washington, Charles Mims Jr. |
3:52 |
| 3. |
"All We Need" |
Roy Galloway, Rushen |
5:54 |
| 4. |
"Number One" (Instrumental) |
Rushen |
4:59 |
| 5. |
"Where There Is Love" |
Lynn Davis, Rushen, Washington |
3:11 |
| 6. |
"Breakout!" |
Rushen, Brenda Russell |
4:07 |
| 7. |
"If Only" |
Mims Jr., Rushen, Syreeta Wright |
3:23 |
| 8. |
"Remind Me" |
Karen Evans, Rushen |
5:18 |
| 9. |
"(She Will) Take You Down to Love" |
Fay Hauser, Rushen |
4:24 |
| 10. |
"Forget Me Nots" (12" Version) |
Rushen, McFadden, Washington |
7:17 |
| 11. |
"Breakout!" (12" Version) |
Rushen, Russell |
5:49 |
| 12. |
"Number One" (Instrumental) (12" Version) |
Rushen |
6:48 |
| 13. |
"Forget Me Nots" (Single Version) |
Rushen, McFadden, Washington |
4:10 |
| 14. |
"Breakout!" (Single Version) |
Rushen, Russell |
3:38 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Drums: Ollie Brown, James Gadson, Melvin Webb, Tony St. James
- Percussion: Paulinho Da Costa, Patrice Rushen, Ulysses Duprée
- Bass: Freddie "Ready Freddie" Washington
- Guitars: Patrice Rushen, Paul M. Jackson, Jr., Wali Ali, Marlo Henderson
- Keyboards: Charles Mims Jr., Patrice Rushen
- Saxophone: Gerald "Wonderfunk" Albright
- Trumpet: Ray Brown
- Trombone: Clay Lawry
- Vocal arrangements by Roy Galloway and Patrice Rushen
- Horn arrangements by Charles Mims, Jr.
Production
- Executive Producer: Patrice Rushen
- Produced By Patrice Rushen & Charles Mims Jr.
- Engineers: Peter Chaikin
- Re-Mixing: F. Byron Clark, Phillip Moores
- Mastering: John Golden
- Remastering: Bill Inglot, Dan Hersch
References
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