Rainer Trüby’s 15 favourite Patrice Rushen tracks (and the records where you can find them)

 ‘Number One (Instrumental)’
from Straight From The Heart
(Elektra, 1982)

A timeless funky / jazz disco tune from her classic Straight From The Heart album.

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‘Music Of The Earth’
from Patrice
(Elektra, 1978)

Taken from her first album for Elektra records in 1978 comes this tune and a half with a truly uplifting with a message!

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‘Wishful Thinking’
from Patrice
(Elektra, 1978).

A heart-moving ballad also from Patrice, 1978.

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 ‘Haw Right Now’
from Prelusion
(Prestige, 1974)
From her 1974 Prestige debut comes this funky jazz / fusion jam.

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‘Let Your Heart Be Free’
from Let There Be Funk
(Prestige, 1980)
From her last album for Prestige Records comes this song hinting at her later soul / funk direction with Elektra records

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‘Remind Me’
from Straight From The Heart
(Elektra, 1982)

This is a slo-mo classic, and like ‘Number One (Instrumental) it’s also from the Straight From the Heart LP.

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 ‘Where There Is Love’
from Straight From The Heart
(Elektra, 1982)

A slice of ballad heaven once again from my favourite Patrice album Straight From The Heart

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‘Settle For My Love’
from Pizzazz
(Elektra, 1979)
Harmonies in their nicest form combined with her unique sweet trademark vocals, from the 1979 Pizzazz album

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 ‘Haven´t You Heard’
from Pizzazz
(Elektra, 1979)
Big tune with the disco heads all over the world.

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 ‘Forget Me Nots’
from Forget Me Nots / (She Will) Take You Down To Love
(Elektra, 1982)

On the Straight From The Heart album, this is possibly Rushen’s most popular tune to date and rightly so….

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‘She Will Take You Down To Love’
Forget Me Nots / (She Will) Take You Down To Love
(Elektra, 1982)

Another ballad from 1982 with a beautiful acoustic guitar riff.

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 ‘Jubilation’
from Before The Dawn
(Prestige, 1975)

Before The Dawn was her second strike for Prestige in 1975, fusion jazz/dance of the highest calibre.

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 ‘Feels So Real (Won´t Let Go)’
from Now
(Elektra, 1986)

1984 gem on the slower boogie tip from the Now LP.

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‘Stepping Stones’
from Shout It Out
(Prestige, 1977)

Funky jazz fusion from her last Prestige album with a light vocalese coming in towards the end.

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 ‘Kickin´Back’
from Before The Dawn
(Prestige, 1975)

Sounds a bit like the Headhunters in the mid 70´s – tight funky jazz.

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