Patti Austin
Studio album by
Patti Austin
ReleasedMarch 5, 1984 (1984-03-05)
Genre
Length43:31
LabelQwest
Producer
Patti Austin chronology
In My Life
(1983)		 Patti Austin
(1984)		 Gettin' Away with Murder
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Patti Austin is the fifth studio album by American R&B singer Patti Austin, released on March 5, 1984, by Qwest Records.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "It's Gonna Be Special" (Clif Magness, Glen Ballard) – 4:17
  2. "Rhythm of the Street" (Jeffrey Cohen, Preston Glass, Narada Michael Walden) – 4:00
  3. "All Behind Us Now" (David Pack) – 4:59
  4. "Hot! In the Flames of Love" (Cohen, Glass, Walden) – 3:59
  5. "Change Your Attitude" (Magness, Ballard) – 3:41

Side two

  1. "Shoot The Moon" (Ballard, Magness) – 3:35
  2. "I've Got My Heart Set on You" (David Bryant, Diane Warren) – 4:12
  3. "Fine Fine Fella (Got to Have You)" (Ollie E. Brown, Attala Zane Giles, Phillip Ingram) – 4:34
  4. "Starstruck" (Glass, Dwayne Simmons, Walden) – 4:28
  5. "Any Way You Can" (Pack, Michael McDonald) – 4:31

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Patti Austin liner notes.[2]

  • Patti Austin – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 6)
  • John Van Tongeren – keyboards (1, 6), synthesizers (1), additional keyboards (5), sequencing (6), bass (6)
  • Preston Glass – acoustic piano (2, 4), backing vocals (2, 4, 9)
  • David Sancious – keyboards (2, 4, 9), synthesizers (2, 4, 9)
  • Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (3), keyboard arrangements (3)
  • David Pack – synthesizers (3), guitar (3), keyboard arrangements (3), rhythm arrangements (3), synth solo (10)
  • Tommy Faragher – keyboards (5), sequencing (5), bass (5)
  • John Barnes – keyboards (7), synthesizers (7)
  • Rex Salas – acoustic piano (8), synthesizers (8)
  • Victor Feldman – grand piano (10), Fender Rhodes (10), piano arrangements (10)
  • Michael McDonald – Fender Rhodes (10)
  • Clif Magness – guitar (1, 5, 6), rhythm arrangements (1), arrangements (5, 6), percussion (6)
  • Corrado Rustici – guitar (2, 4, 9)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (5)
  • Tommy Organ – lead guitar solo (5)
  • Zane Giles – backing vocals (7, 8), guitar (8), BGV arrangements (8)
  • Josef Parson – guitar (8)
  • Randy Jackson – bass (2, 4, 9), Pro One bass (2), Simmons drums (2)
  • Nathan East – bass (3)
  • Cornelius Mims – bass (7, 8)
  • Chuck Domanico – bass (10)
  • Narada Michael Walden – drums (2, 4, 9), percussion (4), OB-Xa bass (9), Simmons drums (9)
  • John Robinson – drums (3, 10)
  • Ollie E. Brown – drums (7, 8), percussion (7, 8), Simmons drums (7), rhythm arrangements (7, 8), BGV arrangements (7, 8), special effects (8), synthesizer arrangements (8)
  • Frank Martin – DMX sequencing (9)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3)
  • Armando Peraza – cuica (2)
  • Raul Rekow – congas (2)
  • Orestes Vilato – cowbell (2), timbales (2)
  • Steve Forman – percussion (6)
  • Kim Hutchcroft – tenor saxophone (1)
  • Larry Williams – alto saxophone (1), synthesizers (8)
  • Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone (3)
  • Marc Russo – horns (4), sax solo (4)
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (7)
  • Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 7)
  • Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 7), horn arrangements (1, 3, 7), additional keyboard arrangements (5), synthesizer arrangements (8), flugelhorn (10)
  • Glen Ballard – rhythm arrangements (1), arrangements (5, 6)
  • Marty Paich – string arrangements and conductor (3, 10)
  • Angela Bofill – backing vocals (2, 4, 9)
  • Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (2, 4, 9)
  • Myrna Matthews – backing vocals (2, 4, 9)
  • Sheree Brown – backing vocals (7, 8)
  • Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (7, 8), BGV arrangements (7, 8)
  • Josie James – backing vocals (7)
  • Kevin T. Jones – backing vocals (7)
  • Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (7, 8)
  • Siedah Garrett – backing vocals (8)

Production

  • Executive Producers – Quincy Jones and Ed Eckstine
  • Producers – Quincy Jones (Track 1); Narada Michael Walden (Tracks 2, 4 & 9); David Pack (Tracks 3 & 10); Clif Magness (Track 5); Glen Ballard (Tracks 5 & 6); Ollie E. Brown (Tracks 7 & 8).
  • Engineers – Tommy Vicari (Track 1); David Frazer (Tracks 2, 4 & 9); Tom Perry (Track 3); Michael Verdick (Tracks 3 & 10); Ian Eales (Tracks 5 & 6); Steve Halquist (Tracks 7 & 8); Al Schmitt (Track 10).
  • Assistant Engineers – Mitch Gibson (Tracks 1, 5 & 6); Barbara Rooney (Track 1); John Nowland (Tracks 2, 4 & 9); Paul Erickson (Tracks 5 & 6); Mike Ross (Tracks 5 & 6); David Marquette (Track 6).
  • Mixing – Tommy Vicari (Track 1); Michael Verdick (Tracks 3 & 10); Ian Eales (Tracks 5 & 6); Ollie E. Brown and Steve Halquist (Tracks 7 & 8).
  • Recorded and Mixed at Ameraycan Studios, Hollywood Sound Recorders, Soundcastle, Weddington Studios and Sunset Sound (Hollywood, CA); The Complex (Los Angeles, CA); The Automatt (San Francisco, CA); Channel Recording (Burbank, CA).
  • Strings on Tracks 3 & 10 recorded at Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, CA).
  • Editing – Ian Eales, Ed Eckstine and Clif Magness.
  • Additional Technical Supervision – Ed Eckstine
  • Originally mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc (North Hollywood, CA).
  • Remastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
  • Design – Jeri McManus and Mark Larsen
  • Hand Tinting – Dennis Keeley
  • Photography – Gary Heery

References

  1. ↑ "Patti Austin Review by Ron Wynn". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Patti Austin (CD booklet). Patti Austin. Qwest Records. 1984.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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