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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

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Forget Me Nots"Patrice Rushen, Teri McFadden, Freddie Washington4:45
2."I Was Tired of Being Alone"Angela Ehgiator, Rushen, Washington, Charles Mims Jr.3:52
3."All We Need"Roy Galloway, Rushen5:54
4."Number One" (Instrumental)Rushen4:59
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Where There Is Love"Lynn Davis, Rushen, Washington3:11
6."Breakout!"Rushen, Brenda Russell4:07
7."If Only"Mims Jr., Rushen, Syreeta Wright3:23
8."Remind Me"Karen Evans, Rushen5:18
9."(She Will) Take You Down to Love"Fay Hauser, Rushen4:24
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Forget Me Nots" (12" Version)Rushen, McFadden, Washington7:17
11."Breakout!" (12" Version)Rushen, Russell5:49
12."Number One" (Instrumental) (12" Version)Rushen6:48
13."Forget Me Nots" (Single Version)Rushen, McFadden, Washington4:10
14."Breakout!" (Single Version)Rushen, Russell3:38

Personnel

Musicians

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

  1. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Straight from the Heart - Patrice Rushen : Release Information". AllMusic. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  2. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/straight-from-the-heart-mw0000691216
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (July 6, 1982). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  4. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Straight from the Heart - Patrice Rushen". Allmusic. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
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