01/12/2023

Patti Austin "The Very Best Of Patti Austin - The Singles (1969-1986)" (2001) -Westcoast Soul / Smouth Soul / Contemporary R&B-



Label : Warner Bros. Records / Warner Archives


États-Unis 01 - The Family Tree (Gloria Nissenson & Marcia Defren)
02 - Say You Love Me (Patti Austin)
03 - We're In Love (Patti Austin)
04 - Love, I Never Had It So Good (Quincy Jones, Tom Bahler, Patti Austin & Richard Tee)
05 - Body Language (Isaac Hayes)
06 - Razzamatazz (Rod Temperton)
07 - Do You Love Me? (Rod Temperton)
08 - Every Home Should Have One (Dominic Bugatti & Frank Musker)
09 - Baby, Come To Me (Rod Temperton)
10 - How Do You Keep The Music Playing (Michel Legrand, Alan & Marily Bergman)
11 - It's Gonna Be Special (Clif Magness & Glen Ballard)
12 - Rhythm Of The Street (Narada Michael Walden, Preston Glass & Jeffrey Cohen)
13 - Shoot The Moon (Clif Magness & Glen Ballard)
14 - Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (Narada Michael Walden, Preston Glass & Jeffrey Cohen)
15 - Honey For The Bees (Steve Jolley, Tony Swain & Alison Moyet)
16 - The Heat Of Heat (Terry Lewis & James Harris III)
17 - Gettin' Away With Murder (Sue Shifrin & Terry Britten)


Compilation Produced for Release by Shawn Amos
Remastering : Patrick Kraus


Original Album Sources :
(A) 'End Of A Rainbow' 
CTI #5001 (8/6/76)
(B) 'Havana Candy'
CTI #5006 (10/26/77)
(C) 'Sounds... And Stuff Like That!!'
A&M #4685 (6/78) ; R&B #4, Pop #15
(D) 'Body Language' 
CTI #36503 (6/5/80) ; R&B #62, Pop #208
(E) 'The Dude' (by Quincy Jones)
A&M #3721 (3/81) ; R&B #3, Pop #3
(F) 'Every Home Should Have One'
Qwest #3591 (9/9/81) ; R&B #16, Pop #36
(G) 'It's Your Night' (by James Ingram)
Qwest #23970 (10/19/83) ; R&B #10, Pop #46
(H) 'Patti Austin' 
Qwest #23974 (3/5/84) ; R&B #25, Pop #87
(I) 'The Nature Of Things' (by Narada Michael Walden)
Warner Bros. #25176 (2/11/85)
(J) 'Gettin' Away With Murder'
Qwest #25276 (10/4/85) ; R&B #25, Pop #182


01 - The Family Tree

United Artists Single #50520 (6/69) ; R&B #46
Produced by Henry Jerome
Arranged by Richard Rome
Recorded at A&R Recording Studios, New York, NY
Other Personnel Unknow

02 - Say You Love Me

CTI Single (Edit) #33 (1/77) ; R&B #63
Also included on the album 'End Of A Rainbow' (A)
Produced by Creed Taylor
Arranged by David Matthews
Engineered by Joe Jorgensen, Alan Varner & Rudy Van Gelder
Mixed by Rudy Van Gelder
Recorded at Mediasound Studios, New York, NY ; Van Gelder Studios, Englewood
With / Barry Miles : Synthesizer
Richard Tee : Clavinet
Eric Gale : Guitar
Will Lee : Bass
Steve Gadd : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Al Brown, Harry Cykman, Max Ellen, Barry Finclair, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Ted Israel, Chuck Isarels, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Guy Lumia, Joe Malin, Charles McCraken, David Nadien, Max Pollikoff, Matthew Raimondi, Alan Shulman, Richard Sortomme & Manny Vardi : Strings

03 - We're In Love

CTI Single #41 (1/78) ; R&B #90
Also included on the Album 'Havana Candy' (B)
Produced by Dave Grusin & Larry Rosen for Grusin/Rosen Productions
Arranged by Dave Grusin
Engineered & Mixed by Larry Rosen
Assisted by Michael Frondelli
Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY
With / Dave Grusin : Electric Piano
Richard Tee : Acoustic Piano
Eric Gale : Guitar
Frank Gravis : Bass
Steve Jordan : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Alan Rubin & Marvin Stamm : Trumpet
Wayne Anre : Trombone
Garry Niewood : Alto Sax
Lou Marini : Tenor Sax
Ronnie Cuber : Baritone Sax
Seymoour Barab, Eugene Bianco, David Davis, Peter Dimitriades, Regis Iandiorio, Theodore Israel, Jesse Levy, Charles Libove, Guy Lumia, Elliot Magazinier, Joseph Malin, Richard Maximoff, Elliot Rosoff & Paul Winter : Strings
Lani Groves, Gwen Guthrie, Yolanda McCullough & Ken Williams : Background vocals

04 - Love, I Never Had It So Good

Quincy Jones featuring Patti Austin & Charles May
Single (Edit) #2080 (9/78) ; R&B #60
Also included on the Quincy Jones Album 'Sounds... And Stuff Like That!!' (C)
Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions
Engineered & Mixed by Bruce Swedien
Recorded at Cherokee Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA ; Westlake II, Los Angeles, CA & A&R Recording Studios, New York, NY
With / Charles May : Additional Lead vocals
Richard Tee : Keyboards
Michael Boddicker : Synthesizer
Karl Spangler : Synthesizer, Keyboards, Bass Programming
Eric Gale : Guitar
Anthony Jackson : Bass (Solo)
Michael Brecker : Electric Tenor Sax (Solo)
Steve Gadd : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
The New York Horn Section & / or The L.A. Horn Section
LA. String Section
The New York Super Singers (Patti Austin - Concertmistress, Tom Bahler - Director, Vivian Cherry, Bill Eaton, Frank Floyd, Gwen Guthrie, Lani groves, Yolanda McCullough, Zach Sanders & Luther Vandross) : Group Vocals

05 - Body Language

CTI Single #9600 (6/80) ; R&B #45
Also Included on the Album 'Body Language' (D)
Produced by Creed Taylor
Arranged by Jeremy Walls & The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
Conducted by Jeremy Wall
Engineered by Steve Melton & Michael Barry
Assisted by Mary Beth McLemore
Recorded at Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Muscle Shoals, AL ; Secret Sound Studio, New York, NY
With / Randy McCormick & Jeremy Wall : Keyboards
Suzanne Ciani : Synthesizer Programming
Duncan Cameron : Lead & Rhythm Guitar
Jimmy Johnson : Rhythm Guitar
David Hood : Bass
Roger Hawkins : Drums
Mickey Buckins : Percussion
Randy Brecker : Trumpet
Jim Pugh : Trombone
Jerry Dodgion : Alto Sax
Michael Brecker : Tenor Sax (Solo)
The Shoals Sisters (Ava Aldridge, Marie Tomlinson Clark & Cindy Richardson) : Background vocals

06 - Razzamatazz

Quincy Jones featuring Patti Austin 
A&M Single #2334 (5/81) ; R&B #17
Also included on the Quincy Jones Album 'The Dude' (E)
Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions
Vocals & Rhythm Arranged by Rod Temperton
Strings & Horns Arranged by Jerry Hey
Synthesizer Arranged by Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton & Jerry Hey
Engineered & Mixed by Bruce Swedien
Assisted by Ed Cherney
Recorded at Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA
With / Greg Phillinganes : Synthesizer
Ian Underwood : Synthesizer, Programming
David Hawk Wolinski : Synthesizer Bass
Herbie Hancock : Electric Piano
Steve Lukather : Guitar (Solo)
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Chuck Findley & Jerry Hey : Trumpet
Bill Reichenbach : Trombone
Kim Hutchcroft & Ernie Watts : Sax, Flute
Casey Cysik & Yvonne Lewis : Background vocals
Gerald Vinci : Concertmaster

07 - Do You Love Me?

Qwest Single #49754 (7/15/81) ; R&B #24
Also included on the Album 'Every Home Should Have One' (F)
Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions
Vocals, Rhythm & Synthesizer Arranged by Rod Temperton
Engineered & Mixed by Bruce Swedien
Assisted by Ed Cherney, Matt Forger & Brian Reeves
Recorded at Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA
With / Greg Phillinganes : Keyboards, Synthesizer
Michael Boddicker & David Foster : Synthesizer
Steve Lukather : Guitar
Louis Johnson : Bass
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
James Ingram : Background vocals

08 - Every Home Should Have One

Qwest Single #49854 (10/21/81) ; R&B #55, Pop #62 (A Remixed Version was later issued as Qwest Single #29727 (2/16/83)) ; Pop #69
Also included on the Album 'Every Home Should Have One' (F)
Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions
Vocals Arranged by Patti Austin, Quincy Jones & Rod Temperton
Rhythm Arranged by Quincy Jones
Engineered & Mixed by Bruce Swedien
Assisted by Ed Cherney, Matt Forger, Brian Reeves & Lincoln Clapp
Recorded at Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA ; Mediaspund Studios, New York, NY
With / Richard Tee : Keyboards
Bob James & Greg Phillinganes : Synthesizer
Eric Gale & Steve Lukather : Guitar
Anthony Jackson : Bass
Chris Parker : Drums
Ralph MacDonald : Percussion
Ernie Watts : Tenor Sax (Solo)

09 - Baby, Come To Me

With James Ingram
Qwest Single #50036 (2/17/82) : R&B #9, Pop #1
Also included on the Album 'Every Home Should Have One' (F)
Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions
Vocals, Rhythm & Synthesizer Arranged by Rod Temperton
Engineered & Mixed by Bruce Swedien
Assisted by Ed Cherney, Matt Forger & Brian Reeves
Recorded at Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA
With / James Ingram : Additional Lead & Background vocals
Greg Phillinganes : Keyboards, Electric Piano
Michael Boddicker & Rod Temperton : Synthesizer
Steve Lukather : Guitar
Bobby Watson : Bass
John 'JR' Robinson : Drums
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

10 - How Do You Keep The Music Playing

With James Ingram
Qwest Single #29618 (4/15/83) ; R&B #6, Pop #45
Also included on the James Ingram Album 'It's Your Night' (G)
Produced by Quincy Jones & Johnny Mandel
Rhythm Arranged by David Foster
Strings, Woodwinds & Synthesizer Arranged by Johnny Mandel
Engineered by Joel Moss
Recorded at Westlake Audio, Los Angeles, CA
With / James Ingram : Additional Lead vocals
David Paich : Synthesizer
Steve Porcaro : Synthesizer Programming
David Foster : Piano
George Doering & Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitar
Nathan East : Bass
Leon 'Ndugu' Chancler : Drums

11 - It's Gonna Be Special

Qwest Single #29373 (1/11/84) ; R&B #15, Pop #82
Also included on the Album 'Patti Austin' (H)
Produced by Quincy Jones for Quincy Jones Productions
Rhythm Arranged by Clif Magness & Glen Ballard
Horns Arranged by Jerry Hey
Engineered & Mixed by Tommy Vicari
Assisted by Barbara Rooney & Mitch Gibson
Recorded at The Complex, Los Angeles, CA ; Sound Castle, Los Angeles, CA
With / John Van Tongeren : Keyboards, Synthesizer
Clif Magness : Guitar
Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion
Gary Grant & Jerry Hey : Trumpet
Larry Williams : Alto Sax
Kim Hutchcroft : Tenor Sax

12 - Rhythm Of The Street

Qwest Single #29305 (3/14/84); R&B #33
Also included on the Album 'Patti Austin' (H)
Produced by Narada Michael Walden for Perfection Light Productions
Engineered by David Frazer
Assisted by John Nowland
Recorded at The Automatt, San Francisco, CA
With / David Sancious : Keyboards, Synthesizer
Preston Glass : Acoustic Piano, Background vocals
Corrado Rustici : Guitars
Randy Jackson : Bass, Synth Bass, Simmons Drums
Narada Michael Walden : Drums
The Santana Band Percussion Section :
Raul Rekow : Congas
Armando Perazo : Quica
Orestes Vilato : Timbales, Cowbell
Angela Bofill, Jim Gilstrap & Myrna Matthews : Background vocals

13 - Shoot The Moon

Qwest Single #29234 (6/13/84) ; R&B #49
Also included on the Album 'Patti Austin' (H)
Produced & Arranged by Clif Magness & Glen Ballard
Engineered & Mixed by Ian Eales
Assisted by Mike Ross, Paul Eriksen, Mitch Gibson & David Marquette
Recorded at Weddington Studios, North Hollywood, CA & Sound Castle, Los Angeles, CA
With / John Van Tongeren : Keyboards, Sequencer Bass
Clif Magness : Guitar, Percussion
Steve Forman : Percussion

14 - Gimme, Gimme, Gimme

With Narada Michael Walden
Warner Bros. Single (Edit) #29077 (1/16/85) ; R&B #39, Pop #106
Also included on The Narada Michael Walden Album 'The Nature Of Things' (I)
Produced by Narada Michael Walden for Perfection Light Productions
Engineered by David Frazer
Assisted by Maureen Droney, Wayne Lewis, Ray Pyle & Michael Rosen
Recorded at The Automatt, San Francisco, CA
With / Narada Michael Walden : Additional Lead vocals
Walter Afanasieff : Keyboards, Synthesizer
Preston Glass : Yamaha DX7
Randy Jackson : Bass
Marc Russo : Sax
Jim Gilstrap, John Lehman Vicki Randle & Jeanie Tracy : Background vocals

15 - Honey For The Bees

Qwest Single #28935 (9/25/85) ; R&B #24
Also included on the Album 'Gettin' Away With Murder' (J)
Produced by Tommy LiPuma
Arranged by Robbie Buchanan
Engineered by Jack Joseph Puig & Josh Abbey
Assisted by Dan Garcia, Mike Ross, Garry Rindfuss & Steve McMillan
Mixed by Jack Joseph Puig
Recorded at Bill Schnee Studio, North Hollywood, CA ; Power Station, New York, NY ; Ocen Way Recording, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed at Ocean Way Recording, Los Angeles, CA
With / Robbie Buchanan : Keyboards, Synthesizer
Paul Jackson Jr. : Guitars
Abraham Laboriel : Bass
Steve Ferrone : Drums
Gordon Grody & Lani Groves : Background vocals

16 - The Heat Of Heat

Qwest Single (Edit) #28788 (2/5/86) ; R&B #13, Pop #55
Also included on the Album 'Gettin' Away With Murder' (J)
Produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Vocals Arranged by Terry Lewis, Monte Moir, Jimmy Jam & Patti Austin
Rhythm Arranged by Terry Lewis, Monte Moir & Jimmy Jam
Strings Arranged by Lee Blasky
Recorded at Creation Audio, Minneapolis, MN
With / The Secret 
(Jimmy Jam : Percussion
Terry Lewis : Keyboards, Percussion, Drum Programming
Monte Moir : Keyboards, Synthesizers, Acoustic Piano)
Gordon Knudtson : Drums
Lucia Newell : Background vocals

17 - Gettin' Away With Murder

Qwest Single #28659 (6/6/86) ; R&B #72
Also included on the Album 'Gettin' Away With Murder' (J)
Produced by Russ Titelman
Vocals Arranged by Patti Austin
Engineered by Jim Boyer, Brad Leigh & Andy Hoffman
Assisted by Elisa Gura, Bruce Buchalter & Jamie Chaleff
Mixed by Malcolm Pollack
Assisted by John Goldberger
Recorded at Chelsea Sound Studios, New York, NY ; Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY
Mixed at Power Station, New York, NY
With / Robbie Kilgore : Keyboards, Drum Programming
John Mahoney : Synclavier Programming
Ira Siegel : Guitar
Bob Rilley : Drum Programming, Simmons Toms