Patrice RushenPizzazz

Label:

Elektra – 6E-243

Format:

Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo , SP - Specialty Pressing

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Disco

Tracklist

A1 Let The Music Take Me
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals]Roy Galloway
CongasMelvin Webb
Electric Piano, Lead Vocals, Percussion, Soloist [Synthesizer Solo]Patrice Rushen
GuitarPaul Jackson, Jr.*
Lyrics BySheree Brown
Music ByPatrice Rushen
Written-BySheree Brown
6:50
A2 Keepin' Faith In Love
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals]Syreeta Wright Robertson
ConcertmasterJerry Vinci*
DrumsJames Gadson
Electric Piano, Lead Vocals, Piano [Acoustic]Patrice Rushen
GuitarMarlo Henderson
Lyrics ByAngela Rushen
Music ByPatrice Rushen
PercussionBill Summers
Written-ByPatrice Rushen
4:07
A3 Settle For My Love
Acoustic Guitar, Bass"Ready" Freddie Washington*
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals]Roy Galloway
Drums, Electric Piano, Lead Vocals, PercussionPatrice Rushen
Lyrics BySheree Brown
Music ByPatrice Rushen
Written-BySheree Brown
5:15
A4 Message In The Music
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals]Patrice Rushen
GuitarPaul Jackson, Jr.*
Music By, Lyrics ByPatrice Rushen
Piano [Acoustic], TambourinePatrice Rushen
Written-ByPatrice Rushen
3:00
B1 Haven't You Heard
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals]Patrice Rushen
DrumsMelvin Webb
Electric Piano, Lead Vocals, Percussion, Piano [Acoustic]Patrice Rushen
GuitarWali Ali
Lyrics BySheree Brown
Music ByPatrice Rushen
Written-BySheree Brown
6:44
B2 Givin' It Up Is Givin' Up
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals]Roy Galloway
Clavinet, Drums [Boo Bam Drums], Electric Piano, Lead Vocals, PercussionPatrice Rushen
Drums, Percussion, Bass"Ready" Freddie Washington*
Guitar, Backing Vocals [Background Vocals]Melvin "Wah Wah" Ragin*
Lead VocalsD. J. Rogers
Lyrics ByPatrice Rushen
Music ByPatrice Rushen
Written-ByPatrice Rushen
4:58
B3 Call On Me
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals]Roy Galloway
DrumsMelvin Webb
Electric Piano, Lead Vocals, Percussion, Piano [Acoustic]Patrice Rushen
GuitarWali Ali
Lyrics BySheree Brown
Music ByPatrice Rushen
Written-BySheree Brown
6:47
B4 Reprise (Message In The Music)
Written-ByPatrice Rushen
0:58

Companies, etc.

  • Manufactured ByElektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Elektra Records
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Elektra/Asylum Records
  • Copyright ©Elektra/Asylum Records
  • Pressed BySpecialty Records Corporation
  • Published ByBaby Fingers Music
  • Published ByMims Music
  • Published ByFreddie Dee Music
  • Published ByShownbreree Music
  • Recorded AtConway Studios
  • Mastered AtAllen Zentz Mastering
  • Lacquer Cut AtAllen Zentz Mastering
  • Produced ForBaby Fingers, Inc.

Credits

  • Arranged By [Horns And Strings Arranged By]Patrice Rushen
  • Arranged By [Vocal Arrangements By]Patrice Rushen
  • Art DirectionRon Coro
  • ConcertmasterCharles Veal*
  • ContractorRosemary McLean
  • Contractor, Bass Trombone, Horns [Horn Section]Maurice Spears
  • Contractor, Reeds, Horns [Horn Section]Bill Green*
  • Contractor, Trombone, Baritone Horn, Horns [Horn Section]Clay Lawrey
  • Contractor, Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Horns [Horn Section]Raymond Lee Brown*
  • Engineer [Assistant Engineer]"Audio" Phil Moores*
  • Executive-ProducerPatrice Rushen
  • Hair [Hair Braiding By]Sibongile Bradley
  • Handclaps [Handclapper]Tony Lewis (6)
  • Lacquer Cut ByCB*
  • Mastered ByChris Bellman
  • Photography By [Back Cover Photo]Moshe Brakha
  • Photography By [Front Cover Photo And Sleeve Photo]Norman Seeff
  • Producer [Produced By]Reggie Andrews
  • Recorded ByPeter Chaikin
  • Remix [Remixed By]F. Byron Clark
  • StringsWilliam Henderson (2)
  • Stylist [Clothes On Back Cover By]Lori Samson

Notes

"SP" in label matrix denotes a Specialty Records Corporation pressing.

Runouts are etched except SRC logo stamped

Recorded at Conway Studios, Hollywood, California
Mastered at Allen Zentz Mastering

Issued with a custom printed inner sleeve containing lyrics and credits on one side and an image of Patrice on the other.

Publishing and rights society by track:

A1 - Copyright © 1979 by Baby Fingers Music and Shownbreree Music ASCAP
A2 - Copyright © 1979 by Baby Fingers Music ASCAP
A3 - Copyright © 1979 by Baby Fingers Music ASCAP, Freddie Dee Music BMI and Shownbreree Music ASCAP
A4 - Copyright © 1979 by Baby Fingers Music ASCAP
B1 - Copyright © 1979 by Baby Fingers Music ASCAP, Mims Music ASCAP, Freddie Dee Music BMI and Shownbreree Music ASCAP
B2 - Copyright © 1979 by Baby Fingers Music ASCAP and Freddie Dee Music BMI
B3 - Copyright © 1979 by Baby Fingers Music and Shownbreree Music ASCAP
B4 - Baby Fingers Music ASCAP

Executive Producer: Patrice Rushen for Baby Fingers Inc.

Recorded at Conway Studios, Hollywood, California

D.J. Rogers and Al McKay appear courtesy of ABC Records
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler appears courtesy of Drumsong Productions Inc. and Epic Records
Kim Hutchcroft, Larry Williams, and Pauline Wilson appear courtesy of Horizon Records
Bill Summers appears courtesy of Prestige Records
Reggie Andrews appears courtesy of Karma-O Productions
Syreeta Wright Robertson appears courtesy of Motown Record Corporation
℗&© Elektra/Asylum Records
A division of Warner Communications Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society (A1 to B4): ASCAP
  • Rights Society (A3, B1, B2): BMI
  • Pressing Plant ID (In label matrix): SP
  • Matrix / Runout (Matrix, A-side, label): 6E-243-A
  • Matrix / Runout (Matrix, B-side, label): 6E-243-B
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, A-side, variant 1): 6E-243-AS-SP [SRC logo] AZ CB 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side, variant 1): 6E-243-B 3SP [SRC logo] AZ CB 1-1 SM 1 - 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, A-side, variant 2): 1-2 6E-243-AS-SP [SRC logo] AZCB
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side, variant 2): 6E-243-B 3SP [SRC logo] AZCB 1-1 SM 1 - 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, A-side, variant 3): 6E-243A 2 SP 1-2 (SRC Logo)
  • Matrix / Runout (Runout, B-side, variant 3): 6E-243A- BS-1-PRC-W O-ISM2-2

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Pizzazz (LP, Album) Elektra GM-200.2673, Lps.200.2673 Venezuela 1979
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Pizzazz (LP, Album, Promo, Stereo, PRC-W Compton Pressing) Elektra 6E-243 US 1979
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Pizzazz (LP, Album, Stereo, AR - Allied Pressing) Elektra 6E-243 US 1979
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Pizzazz (LP, Album) Elektra K.52190 UK 1979
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Pizzazz (LP, Album, Stereo) Elektra 6E-243 Australia 1979

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Reviews

  • brandosoul's avatar
    brandosoul
    Edited 4 years ago
    Several jazz purists initially characterized Patrice Rushen as a promising wunderkind with unique virtuosity, but also decried her fascination with contemporary sensibilities. Never one to pigeonhole herself by a singular genre or form, Rushen was heavily invested in pushing the possibilities of where her artistry could go. It wasn't a case that she sought out to be molded or defined by any entity for commercial appeal, especially not under the often chauvinistic guise of the jazz realm. So when she signed to Elektra Records in 1978, she played by the beat of her own drum. The sea changes that occurred in the colorful waters of jazz and R&B during the late 1970s caused several artists to embrace popular styles that dominated radio markets. Rushen's foray into R&B would profoundly impact the affluent, young black middle class that cherished the artfully urbane and slick nuances that came from the likes of Quincy Jones, George Benson, Al Jarreau, The Blackbyrds, and Minnie Riperton. From 1978 to 1980, she and associates, Charles Mims, Jr., bassist Freddie Washington, and producer Reggie Andrews, helmed a trio of albums—1978's Patrice, 1979's Pizzazz, and 1980's Posh—that apotheosized chic grooves of the burgeoning boogie scene, while auguring dance-pop and R&B aesthetics to come.

    Her fifth overall album and second release for Elektra Records, Pizzazz, drew the line in the sand for most of her jazz following. Its dancefloor and radio-ready sheen were all they needed to scream foul and deem her a sellout. While her R&B base responded enthusiastically to her new groove, pop markets didn't aggressively focus their efforts on aligning her music to their formats. All these blows and triumphs didn't faze Rushen, though, as she arrived at the fore on her own . One of her best albums.

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