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

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

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


‘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!


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

A heart-moving ballad also from Patrice, 1978.


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


‘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


‘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.


 ‘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


‘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


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


 ‘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….


‘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.


 ‘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.


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

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


‘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.


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

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