Patrice Rushen
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Patrice Rushen is a Grammy Award
-winning African American
R&B
and jazz
vocalist, composer
and pianist
.
. In her teens, she attended south LA's Locke High and went on to earn a degree in music from the University of Southern California
.
Rushen has many ground-breaking achievements. She became the first woman to serve as head composer/musical director for the Grammy Awards and the Emmy Awards, and the first woman to serve as musical director for the NAACP Image Awards' broadcast, an honor she held for twelve consecutive years. Additionally, Rushen has been the only woman to be a musical director/composer for the People's Choice Awards
, HBO's Comic Relief and the only woman musical director/conductor/arranger for a late-night television talk show
, The Midnight Hour
.
In addition, Rushen was named musical director/composer for Newsweek
s first American Achievement Awards, broadcast on CBS from the Kennedy Center and she served as the musical director for Janet Jackson
's janet. World Tour.
In 2008, Rushen accepted a professorship at the Berklee College of Music
, in Boston
. The course is "Patrice Rushen: The Value of Music Education."
She also continues to play keyboards and has played in the touring bands of Lee Ritenour
and Wayne Shorter
in recent years.
gained Rushen national attention, which earned her a recording contract
with Prestige Records
in 1973.
After recording three albums and becoming an in-demand session player
, with artists that included Jean-Luc Ponty
, Rushen signed with Elektra Records
in 1978. Forging jazz
/R&B/funk fusion, her signature sound from the melding of these styles gave her success with a string of Top Ten R&B hits, including "Haven't You Heard," "Forget Me Nots
," "Feels So Real," "Watch Out," "You Remind Me," and "Never Gonna Give You Up" from her first five solo albums (Patrice, Pizzazz, Posh, Straight From the Heart, and Now). Rushen guested on Soul Train
, where she performed her single "I Need Your Love" in 1981. She also penned the opening theme for The Steve Harvey Show
. Her mentor
and friend is Quincy Jones
. Rushen also plays multiple instruments including the flute
, clarinet
and various kinds of percussion.
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-winning African American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
vocalist, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and pianist
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
.
Biography
Rushen is the elder of two daughters born to the late Allen Rushen and the former Ruth Harris. She demonstrated her musical potential at a young age; she was regarded as a child prodigyChild prodigy
A child prodigy is someone who, at an early age, masters one or more skills far beyond his or her level of maturity. One criterion for classifying prodigies is: a prodigy is a child, typically younger than 18 years old, who is performing at the level of a highly trained adult in a very demanding...
. In her teens, she attended south LA's Locke High and went on to earn a degree in music from the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
.
Rushen has many ground-breaking achievements. She became the first woman to serve as head composer/musical director for the Grammy Awards and the Emmy Awards, and the first woman to serve as musical director for the NAACP Image Awards' broadcast, an honor she held for twelve consecutive years. Additionally, Rushen has been the only woman to be a musical director/composer for the People's Choice Awards
People's Choice Awards
The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show recognizing the people and the work of popular culture. The show has been held annually since 1975 and is voted on by the general public. The People's Choice Awards air on CBS and are produced by Procter & Gamble and Survivor magnate Mark Burnett...
, HBO's Comic Relief and the only woman musical director/conductor/arranger for a late-night television talk show
Talk show
A talk show or chat show is a television program or radio program where one person discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host....
, The Midnight Hour
The Midnight Hour
The Midnight Hour is a 1985 comedy/horror television movie which aired on ABC on October 27, 1985, and stars Shari Belafonte-Harper, LeVar Burton, Peter DeLuise, and Dedee Pfeiffer.- Plot :...
.
In addition, Rushen was named musical director/composer for Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
s first American Achievement Awards, broadcast on CBS from the Kennedy Center and she served as the musical director for Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
's janet. World Tour.
In 2008, Rushen accepted a professorship at the Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
, in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
. The course is "Patrice Rushen: The Value of Music Education."
She also continues to play keyboards and has played in the touring bands of Lee Ritenour
Lee Ritenour
Lee Mack Ritenour is an American jazz guitarist who has recorded over 42 albums, appeared on over 3000 sessions, and has charted over 30 instrumental and vocal contemporary jazz hits since 1976. One of his most popular songs was the smash hit, “Is It You” in 1981. Ritenour is considered to be a...
and Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter is an American jazz saxophonist and composer.He is generally acknowledged to be jazz's greatest living composer, and many of his compositions have become standards...
in recent years.
Solo career
Rushen has also achieved great success as a singer. A classically trained pianist, Rushen has spent a great deal of time channeling her skills musically. Winning a competition at the 1972 Monterey Jazz FestivalMonterey Jazz Festival
The Monterey Jazz Festival is one of the longest consecutively running jazz festivals. It debuted on October 3, 1958 and was founded by San Francisco jazz radio broadcaster Jimmy Lyons.-History:...
gained Rushen national attention, which earned her a recording contract
Recording contract
A recording contract is a legal agreement between a record label and a recording artist , where the artist makes a record for the label to sell and promote...
with Prestige Records
Prestige Records
Prestige Records was a jazz record label founded in 1949 by Bob Weinstock. The company was located at 203 South Washington Avenue in Bergenfield, New Jersey, and recorded hundreds of albums by many of the leading jazz musicians of the day, sometimes issuing them under the names of several...
in 1973.
After recording three albums and becoming an in-demand session player
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
, with artists that included Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty
Jean-Luc Ponty is a French virtuoso violinist and jazz composer.- Early years:Ponty was born into a family of classical musicians on 29 September 1942 in Avranches, France. His father taught violin, his mother taught piano...
, Rushen signed with Elektra Records
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
in 1978. Forging jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
/R&B/funk fusion, her signature sound from the melding of these styles gave her success with a string of Top Ten R&B hits, including "Haven't You Heard," "Forget Me Nots
Forget Me Nots
"Forget Me Nots" is a 1982 hit recording by R&B singer songwriter Patrice Rushen.Originally deemed by record label executives as a "flop", Rushen released the song and the song became a Top 40 pop, Top 5 R&B, and Top 5 dance hit on the Billboard charts and is the hit she's most notable for...
," "Feels So Real," "Watch Out," "You Remind Me," and "Never Gonna Give You Up" from her first five solo albums (Patrice, Pizzazz, Posh, Straight From the Heart, and Now). Rushen guested on Soul Train
Soul Train
Soul Train is an American musical variety show that aired in syndication from October 1971 to March 2006. In its 35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, and hip hop artists, although funk, jazz, disco, and gospel artists have also appeared.As a nod to Soul Trains...
, where she performed her single "I Need Your Love" in 1981. She also penned the opening theme for The Steve Harvey Show
The Steve Harvey Show
The Steve Harvey Show is an American sitcom that aired for six seasons from August 25, 1996 to February 17, 2002 on The WB Television Network. It was created by Winifred Hervey and directed by Stan Lathan.-Synopsis:...
. Her mentor
Mentor
In Greek mythology, Mentor was the son of Alcimus or Anchialus. In his old age Mentor was a friend of Odysseus who placed Mentor and Odysseus' foster-brother Eumaeus in charge of his son Telemachus, and of Odysseus' palace, when Odysseus left for the Trojan War.When Athena visited Telemachus she...
and friend is Quincy Jones
Quincy Jones
Quincy Delightt Jones, Jr. is an American record producer and musician. A conductor, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend...
. Rushen also plays multiple instruments including the flute
Flute
The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...
, clarinet
Clarinet
The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
and various kinds of percussion.
Samples and covers
- Her 1982 hit song "Forget Me NotsForget Me Nots"Forget Me Nots" is a 1982 hit recording by R&B singer songwriter Patrice Rushen.Originally deemed by record label executives as a "flop", Rushen released the song and the song became a Top 40 pop, Top 5 R&B, and Top 5 dance hit on the Billboard charts and is the hit she's most notable for...
" has been sampledSampling (music)In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
several times. The most notable has been its inclusion as the driving musical element in Will SmithWill SmithWillard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...
's "Men In BlackMen in Black (song)"Men in Black" is a song by Will Smith from the movie Men in Black, in which he also starred. The song plays during the movie's closing credits...
", the theme to the 1997 film of the same name. The song won a Grammy AwardGrammy AwardA Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
, which co-writers Freddie WashingtonFreddie Washington (bassist)"Ready" Freddie Washington is an American session bassist who has played with artists such as Herbie Hancock, Michael Jackson, Al Jarreau, Aaron Neville, Lionel Richie, Anita Baker, B.B...
and Terry McFaddin also shared. Also in 1996, "Forget Me Nots" was featured prominently in the bridge of George MichaelGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley...
's #1 hit "FastloveFastlove"Fastlove" is a song by George Michael, released by Virgin Records in the United Kingdom and Dreamworks Records in the United States in 1996.-History:...
."
- The 1998 hit "StrawberriesStrawberries (song)"Strawberries" was the lead single released from Smooth's fourth and final album, Reality. The song became the most successful of Smooth's career, making it to 49 on the Billboard 200 and 17 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks....
" by female rapper Smooth samples "Where There Is Love" from Rushen's 1982 album Straight From The Heart.
- "Haven't You Heard" was sampled prominently into gospel artist Kirk FranklinKirk FranklinKirk Dwayne Franklin is an American Gospel music musician, choir director, and author, and is most notably known for leading urban contemporary gospel choirs such as The Family, God's Property and One Nation Crew .- Early years :...
's 2005 hit "Looking For You," with gospel lyrics written by Franklin. The song was also interpolated into ZhaneZhaneZhané was an American R&B/hip hop soul duo, best known for their 1994 hit "Hey Mr. D.J.", which reached #6 in the U.S. Other popular hits include "Groove Thang" and minor hit "Sending My Love," both released in 1994...
's early 1990s hit "Groove Thang." It was also prominently featured in House track "I feel good things for you" by Daddies favourite.
- Musiq Soulchild covered Rushen's "Settle For My Love", as a duet with sibling group Aaries on 2000 debut album AijuswanaseingAijuswanaseingAijuswanaseing is Musiq Soulchild's first album, released in 2000. In debuted on the Billboard charts on December 2, 2000...
.
- "Remind Me" from her 1982 album, Straight from the Heart, was sampled by 9th Wonder9th WonderPatrick Douthit , better known as 9th Wonder is a hip hop record producer, record executive, DJ, professor, and lyricist from Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A. He began his career as the main producer for the hip hop group Little Brother, and has also worked with Mary J...
on the remixRemixA remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
of "The Cross", from the 9th Wonder remix album, God's StepsonGod's StepsonGod's Stepson is an album by hip hop producer 9th Wonder . It was an unofficial remix of Nas's God's Son album of 2002.-Background:...
.
- On her 1995 debut album Faith (Faith Evans album)Faith (Faith Evans album)Faith is the debut album by American R&B singer Faith Evans, released by Bad Boy Records on August 29, 1995 in the United States. Featuring main production by The Hitmen members Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs and Chucky Thompson, as well as Mark Ledford, Herb Middleton, and Jean-Claude Olivier, among...
, singer-songwriter Faith EvansFaith EvansFaith Renée Evans is an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, record producer, actress and author. Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Evans relocated to Los Angeles during 1993 for a career with the music business. After working as a backing vocalist for Al B...
used a sample from "Remind Me" on the song "Fallin' In Love".
- The 1995 single "Temperature's RisingTemperature's Rising (Mobb Deep song)"Temperature's Rising" is the third and final single from Mobb Deep's album, The Infamous, featuring Crystal Johnson.Similar to Nas' "One Love", Mobb Deep's song is in the form of a letter to a recently incarcerated friend, who went by the name Killa Black, he was also the older brother of Havoc...
" from Mobb DeepMobb DeepMobb Deep is an American hip hop duo from Queensbridge, Queens, New York, U.S., that consists of Havoc and Prodigy. The duo is "one of the most critically acclaimed hardcore East Coast hip-hop groups." The group is best known for its dark, hardcore delivery, as exemplified by the single "Shook Ones...
sampled "Where There Is Love".
- In 1994 Long Beach rapper Lil' ½ Dead released the album The Dead Has ArisenThe Dead Has ArisenThe Dead Has Arisen is the debut album released by rapper Lil' 1/2 Dead. It was released on October 25, 1994 for Priority Records and was mainly produced by Courtney Branch and Tracy Kendrick...
. Track #2 "12 Pacofdoja" contained a sample of "Where There Is Love", modified into the G-FunkG-funkG-funk, or Gangsta-funk, is a sub-genre of hip hop music that emerged from Westcoast gangsta rap in the early 1990s. G-funk incorporates multi-layered and melodic synthesizers, slow hypnotic grooves, a deep bass, background female vocals, the extensive sampling of P-funk tunes, and a high-pitched...
style of the era.
- Rapper Danny!Danny!Danny!, also known as D. Swain , is an American rap performer and record producer from Columbia, South Carolina, a former student of the Savannah College of Art & Design and, previously, a recording artist for Definitive Jux Records. L.A. Weekly has called Danny! "the best new artist that Def Jux...
sampled "When I Found You" on Danny Is DeadDanny Is DeadDanny Is Dead, the first EP and sixth release from American rapper/producer Danny!, is a half-hour long EP that was released July 17, 2007 on Danny!'s 1911 Music/Badenov Records vanity label...
's "Press Conference", "The Dream" on "Lucky Me" from Dream, ExtinguishedDream, ExtinguishedDream, Extinguished is an instrumental hip hop album by American producer/rapper Danny!. The album is the third and allegedly final installment in Danny's famed Dream... instrumental series and, like its predecessors, bears Danny's anthroponym on its cover—an ominous all-black sleeve—rather than...
, and "Yolon" from Dream, FulfilledDream, FulfilledDanny!'s second instrumental hip hop album, Dream, Fulfilled, was released on April 23, 2007 under the American rapper/producer's 1911 Music/Badenov Records imprint...
's "Le Pamplemousse".
- On their final album Nuttin' But LoveNuttin' But LoveNuttin' But Love is the fifth and final studio album by rap group, Heavy D & the Boyz.-Reception:The album was released on May 24, 1994 by Uptown Records and was produced by DJ Eddie F, Teddy Riley, Marley Marl, Erick Sermon, Kid Capri, Easy Mo Bee, The Trackmasters, and Pete Rock...
in 1994, Heavy D & The BoyzHeavy D & the BoyzDwight Arrington Myers , better known as Heavy D, was a Jamaican-born American actor, rapper, record producer, singer and former leader of Heavy D & the Boyz, a hip hop group which included G-Whiz , "Trouble" T. Roy , and Eddie F...
sampled "You Remind Me" on their song "Take Your Time".
- In 1992, R. KellyR. KellyRobert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play...
featuring group Public AnnouncementPublic AnnouncementPublic Announcement is an R&B and hip hop group, which was formed in 1990 in Chicago, Illinois, originally backing singer R. Kelly on his first album.-1990-1994: Born Into The 90's:...
used a sample of "Remind Me" for the song "Born into the 90's" from Kelly's debut collaboration album of the same name.
- Producer Clark Kent uses a sample of "Remind Me" for the Junior M.A.F.I.A.Junior M.A.F.I.A.Junior M.A.F.I.A. is an American hip hop group from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. The acronym M.A.F.I.A. stands for Masters At Finding Intelligent Attitudes. They were formed and mentored by New York rapper, The Notorious B.I.G., in the early 1990s and released their debut album,...
song "I Need You Tonight" featuring AaliyahAaliyahAaliyah Dana Haughton , who performed under the mononym Aaliyah , was an American R&B recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside...
.
- SacramentoSacramentoSacramento is the capital of the state of California, in the United States of America.Sacramento may also refer to:- United States :*Sacramento County, California*Sacramento, Kentucky*Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta...
rapper Brotha Lynch HungBrotha Lynch HungKevin Danell Mann , better known by his stage name Brotha Lynch Hung, is an American rapper and record producer from Sacramento, California...
sampled "Remind Me" on his 1992 ep 24 Deep24 Deep24 Deep is an EP by American rapper Brotha Lynch Hung, released in 1993.-Track listing:# "Thought They Knew "# "24 Deep"# "Had 2 Gat Ya"# "The Next Hoe "# "Lose a Hoe, Gain a Hoe"# "Back Fade"# "Jackin' 4 Joints"...
, for the track "Walkin 2 My Funeral".
- The gangsta rap group RBL PosseRBL PosseRBL Posse was a 1990s gangsta rap group from Hunters Point in San Francisco, California.-History:Formed in 1991 by Black C and Mr. Cee . Their first release, the self-produced "Don't Give Me No Bammer" came out on In-a-Minute Records and made the Billboard magazine Hot Rap Singles chart, peaking...
also sampled "Remind Me" on their 1992 album, A Lesson to Be LearnedA Lesson to Be LearnedA Lesson to Be Learned is the debut album by the RBL Posse. It was released on November 16, 1992 for In-a-Minute Records and was produced by Black C, DJ Switch and TC...
, on their track also titled "Remind Me".
- Intelligent Hoodlum sampled "Remind Me" on his 1993 single "Grand Groove."
- Rapper Skee-LoSkee-LoAntoine Roundtree , better known as Skee-Lo, is an American rapper. He is best known for his 1995 song, "I Wish", which became a top-40 hit in several countries....
sampled "Remind Me" on his song "Top Of The Stairs".
- Keith SweatKeith SweatKeith Sweat is an American R&B/soul, singer-songwriter, record producer, radio personality and a major contributor to the new jack swing era.-Music career:...
's discovery group, Kut KloseKut KloseKut Klose is an American R&B trio that formed in Atlanta, Georgia. The three female singers that made up the group were Athena Cage, Lavonn Battle and Tabitha Duncan. The girls were discovered by Keith Sweat who produced their debut album. He also sang a duet with the group on "Get Up On It."In...
used a sample "Remind Me" on their song "Keep On" on the 1995 acclaimed album, SurrenderSurrender (Kut Klose album)Surrender is the first album by R&B group, Kut Klose. It was released on March 14, 1995 through Elektra Records and was mostly produced by the group's mentor, Keith Sweat. The album was met with mild commercial success, making it to three Billboard charts, including 66 on the Billboard 200.Three...
.
- Rapper [Shyheim] sampled "Settle for my Love" on his song Shaolin Style feat. Method Man
- Swedish DJ Eric PrydzEric PrydzEric Sheridan Prydz is a Swedish DJ and producer based in London, United Kingdom. The pronunciation of his surname is often questioned; it is pronounced "prids", but when under his alias, Pryda, it is pronounced "pride-ah"...
and Australian producer Daniel R MullerDaniel R MullerDaniel R Muller is an Australian music producer best known for his involvement with Eric Prydz, who found notoriety with their House track Pjanoo in 2008...
released his single PjanooPjanoo"Pjanoo" is a keyboard-based house track by the Swedish DJ and producer Eric Prydz and Australian producer Daniel R Muller. It has received moderate airplay amongst British radio stations, being heavily used by BBC Radio 1 in advertisements for their "Radio 1 Big Weekend" and "Weekend in Ibiza"...
in 2008, which contains a piano riff inspired by Rushen's "I Was Tired Of Being Alone"
Awards
- ASCAP Songwriter's Award, 1988
- USC Black Student Assembly, Legacy of Excellence Award, 1992
- Crystal Award, American Women in Film, 1994
- ASCAP Award, Most Performed Song in Motion Pictures for 1997 for "Men in Black," 1998
Albums
| Year | Album | Billboard 200 (Pop Albums) Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Black Albums) Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
Top Jazz Albums (Jazz Albums) | Top Contemp. Jazz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Prelusion Prelusion Prelusion is the first album R&B singer Patrice Rushen. The first of three albums she would record with Prestige Records, the album was mainly Instrumental jazz which was her main focus as a singer before becoming a full-time R&B singer four years later after signing with Elektra Records... |
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| 1975 | Before the Dawn | 48 | 14 | ||
| 1976 | Shout It Out | 164 | 16 | ||
| Let There Be Funk: The Best Of Patrice Rushen Let There Be Funk: The Best of Patrice Rushen Let There Be Funk: The Best Of Patrice Rushen a compilation album by Jazz arstist Patrice Rushen. Released in 1976 after her first three albums with Prestige Records... |
42 | ||||
| 1978 | Patrice Patrice (album) -Reception:This was also Patrice's first album with Elektra Records after making three jazz-oriented albums with Prestige Records. With this album Rushen changes genre from jazz to a more R&B/pop music style. The album was heavily criticized by jazz's hardcore audience. Rushen found herself... |
98 | 27 | 5 | |
| 1979 | Pizzazz Pizzazz -Reception:While she was attacked for leaving the jazz genre, Rushen was able to get a good fan base with R&B/Pop audience. Rushen's profile in the R&B world continued to increase with Pizzazz, her second album for Elektra Records and fifth overall.... |
39 | 11 | 2 | |
| 1980 | Posh | 71 | 23 | ||
| 1982 | Straight from the Heart | 14 | 4 | ||
| 1984 | Now Now (Patrice Rushen album) Now is the 8th album by R&B-jazz vocalist/pianist/songwriter Patrice Rushen. Now was her third highest charting album, reaching #40 in 1984. It features the hit singles "Feels So Real " and "Get Off ," which are among Rushen's best known in the R&B genre... |
40 | 7 | 7 | |
| 1985 | Anthology of Patrice Rushen Anthology (Patrice Rushen album) Anthology of Patrice Rushen is a compilation of the mainly R&B charting works of Patrice Rushen on the Elektra Records label from nascent late 70's singles like "Hang It Up" to the then-recent 1984 hit "Feels So Real ." Anthology was released just after Rushen's last Elektra studio album Now and... |
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| 1987 | Watch Out! Watch Out (Patrice Rushen album) Watch Out! is a 1987 album released by R&B singer Patrice Rushen. This album was the only album Rushen released with Arista Records after leaving Elektra Records. The album produced several R&B hits for Rushen: The single "Watch Out" was playful, upbeat title single was a Top Ten R&B hit... |
77 | 19 | 17 | |
| 1990 | The Meeting | 17 | |||
| 1994 | Anything but Ordinary Anything But Ordinary Anything but Ordinary is the eleventh album by R&B singer Patrice Rushen, released on November, 01, 1994. After her contract with Elektra Records expired in 1986-87, Rushen moved to Arista Records and afterwards in 1993, Patrice signed with Disney's Hollywood Records. Anything but Ordinary was... |
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| 1996 | Haven't You Heard - The Best of Patrice Rushen Haven't You Heard - The Best of Patrice Rushen Haven't You Heard: The Best of Patrice Rushen is a compilation by R&B and jazz singer Patrice Rushen. It was released in 1996. This is the first of several greatest hits compilations for Rushen... |
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| 1997 | Signature | 9 | |||
| 2002 | The Essentials: Patrice Rushen The Essentials: Patrice Rushen The Essentials: Patrice Rushen is the fourteenth album released by keyboardist/singer/songwriter/arranger/musical director, Patrice Rushen. This compilation, released in 2002 is special because it contains: 12 digitally remastered tracks including some of her greatest hits songs such as: "Forget Me... |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
U.S. Dance Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1979 | "Hang It Up" | - | 16 | - | - |
| "When I Found You" | - | 87 | - | - | |
| 1980 | "Givin' It Up Is Givin' Up" | - | 47 | - | - |
| "Haven't You Heard" | 42 | 7 | 5 | 62 | |
| "Let the Music Take Me" | - | 50 | - | - | |
| "Look Up" | - | 13 | 2 | - | |
| 1981 | "Never Gonna Give You Up (Won't Let You Be)" | - | - | 2 | 66 |
| 1982 | "Forget Me Nots Forget Me Nots "Forget Me Nots" is a 1982 hit recording by R&B singer songwriter Patrice Rushen.Originally deemed by record label executives as a "flop", Rushen released the song and the song became a Top 40 pop, Top 5 R&B, and Top 5 dance hit on the Billboard charts and is the hit she's most notable for... " |
23 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| "Breakout!" | - | 46 | - | - | |
| "I Was Tired of Being Alone" | - | 79 | - | 39 | |
| 1984 | "Get Off (You Fascinate Me)" | - | 26 | 40 | - |
| "Feels So Real (Won't Let Go)" | 78 | 2 | 10 | 51 | |
| 1987 | "Watch Out" | - | 9 | 22 | - |
| "Anything Can Happen" | - | 51 | - | - | |
| 1988 | "Come Back to Me" | - | 65 | 37 | - |
| "Watch Out" | - | 9 | - | - | |
Filmography
- Burning Sands (2008) (pre-production)
- For One NightFor One NightFor One Night is a 2006 film is based on the true story of Gerica McCrary, who made headlines in 2002 by getting Taylor County High School in her hometown of Butler, Georgia, to integrate the prom after thirty-one years of segregation. It stars Raven-Symoné as Briana McCallister and Aisha Tyler as...
(2006) (TV) - Just a Dream (2002)
- Our America (2002) (TV)
- Baby of the Family (2002)
- Piano, Bass and DrumsPiano, Bass and DrumsPiano, Bass and Drums is a music DVD that features the musical collaboration of R&B singer Patrice Rushen, and other musicians such as Darek Oleszkiewicz, Ndugu Chancler as well as many others. -Track listings:# Mr. P.C.# Red Clay# Ocean Song...
(2002 Aix Entertainmen), (DVD Audio) - The Killing Yard (2001) (TV)
- Fire & Ice (2001) (TV)
- Cora UnashamedCora UnashamedCora Unashamed is a TV movie from The American Collection directed by Deborah M. Pratt, starring Regina Taylor and Cherry Jones, and released in 2000. The movie is based on a short story by the same name in The Ways of White Folks, a collection of short stories by Langston Hughes...
(2000) (TV) - Ruby BridgesRuby BridgesRuby Nell Bridges Hall moved with her parents to New Orleans, Louisiana at the age of 4. In 1960, when she was 6 years old, her parents responded to a call from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and volunteered her to participate in the integration of the New Orleans...
(1998) (TV) - America's Dream (1996) (TV)
- A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom (1996) (TV)
- The Steve Harvey ShowThe Steve Harvey ShowThe Steve Harvey Show is an American sitcom that aired for six seasons from August 25, 1996 to February 17, 2002 on The WB Television Network. It was created by Winifred Hervey and directed by Stan Lathan.-Synopsis:...
(1996) TV Series (unknown episodes) - The Midnight Hour (1990) TV Series (unknown episodes)
- Without You I'm Nothing (1990)
- Hollywood ShuffleHollywood ShuffleHollywood Shuffle is a 1987 comedy film that satirizes the racial stereotypes of African Americans in film and television. The film tracks the attempts of Bobby Taylor to become a successful actor and the mental and external roadblocks he encounters, represented through a series of interspersed...
(1987) - George Michael: I'm Your Man - A South Bank Show Special (2006) (TV) (writer: "Fastlove")
- Fahrenheit (2005) (VG) (performer: "Hang it Up")
- Men in BlackMen in Black (film)Men in Black is a 1997 science fiction comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith and Vincent D'Onofrio. The film was based on the Men in Black comic book series by Lowell Cunningham, originally published by Marvel Comics. The film featured the creature effects...
(1997) (writer: "Men In Black") - Waiting to Exhale (1995) (performer: "And I Gave My Love To You")
- Big (1988) (writer/performer: "Forget Me Nots")
- Dominick and Eugene (1988) (performer: "Somewhere")
- TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V) Herself
- VH-1 Where Are They Now? Herself (One episode, 2002)
- 100 Greatest Dance Songs of Rock & Roll (2000) (mini) TV Series Herself
- Monterey Jazz Festival: 40 Legendary Years (1998) (V) Herself (hostess)
- The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime (1991) (TV) Herself
- Top of the PopsTop of the PopsTop of the Pops, also known as TOTP, is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly from 1 January 1964 to 30 July 2006. After 25 December 2006 it became a radio program, now hosted by Tony Blackburn...
Herself (One episode, 1982) - Soul TrainSoul TrainSoul Train is an American musical variety show that aired in syndication from October 1971 to March 2006. In its 35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, and hip hop artists, although funk, jazz, disco, and gospel artists have also appeared.As a nod to Soul Trains...
Herself (One episode, 1981)
Musical directing
- The 48th Annual Grammy Awards (2006) (TV) (musical director)
- The 47th Annual Grammy Awards (2005) (TV) (musical director)
- The 10th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Smokey Robinson (2004) (TV) (musical director)
- The 46th Annual Grammy Awards (2004) (TV) (musical director)
- The 9th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Aretha Franklin (2003) (TV) (musical director)
- The 8th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Stevie Wonder (2002) (TV) (musical director)
- The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime (1991) (TV) (musical director)
- "No Strings" by "Sheena EastonSheena EastonSheena Easton is a Scottish recording artist. Easton became famous for being the focus of an episode in the British television programme The Big Time, which recorded her attempts to gain a record contract and her eventual signing with EMI Records.Easton rose to fame in the early 1980s with the pop...
"- Rushen as record producer. (1993) - The Women of Brewster Place (1989) (TV) (special musical consultant)
- The Midnight HourThe Midnight HourThe Midnight Hour is a 1985 comedy/horror television movie which aired on ABC on October 27, 1985, and stars Shari Belafonte-Harper, LeVar Burton, Peter DeLuise, and Dedee Pfeiffer.- Plot :...
(1990) TV Series Herself (Musical Director) (unknown episodes, 1990) - Robert Townsend's HBO variety show series: "Partners in Crime" (1988) (TV) (musical director)