Patti Austin is the fifth studio album by American R&B singer Patti Austin, released on March 5, 1984, by Qwest Records. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female.
Critical reception
Ron Wynn of AllMusic in a 3.5/5-star review claimed, "It wasn't her best (album) on Qwest, but it was far from her worst."
Track listing Side one "It's Gonna Be Special" (Clif Magness, Glen Ballard) – 4:17 "Rhythm of the Street" (Jeffrey Cohen, Preston Glass, Narada Michael Walden) – 4:00 "All Behind Us Now" (David Pack) – 4:59 "Hot! In the Flames of Love" (Cohen, Glass, Walden) – 3:59 "Change Your Attitude" (Magness, Ballard) – 3:41
Side two "Shoot The Moon" (Ballard, Magness) – 3:35 "I've Got My Heart Set on You" (David Bryant, Diane Warren) – 4:12 "Fine Fine Fella (Got to Have You)" (Ollie E. Brown, Attala Zane Giles, Phillip Ingram) – 4:34 "Starstruck" (Glass, Dwayne Simmons, Walden) – 4:28 "Any Way You Can" (Pack, Michael McDonald) – 4:31
Personnel Credits are adapted from the Patti Austin liner notes.
Musicians Patti Austin – lead vocals John Van Tongeren – keyboards (1, 6), synthesizers (1), additional keyboards (5), sequencing (6), bass (6) Preston Glass – acoustic piano (2, 4) David Sancious – keyboards (2, 4, 9), synthesizers (2, 4, 9) Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (3) David Pack – synthesizers (3), guitars (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) Michael McDonald – Fender Rhodes (10) Clif Magness – guitars (1, 5, 6), percussion (6) Corrado Rustici – guitars (2, 4, 9) Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (5) Tommy Organ – lead guitar solo (5) Zane Giles – guitars (8) Josef Parson – guitars (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), Simmons drums (7), percussion (7, 8), special effects (8) Frank Martin – DMX sequencing (9) Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3) Armando Peraza – cuíca (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 – saxophones (4) Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (7) Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 7) Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 7), flugelhorn (10)
Music arrangements Glen Ballard – rhythm arrangements (1), arrangements (5, 6) Jerry Hey – horn arrangements (1, 3, 7), additional keyboard arrangements (5), synthesizer arrangements (8) Clif Magness – rhythm arrangements (1), arrangements (5, 6) David Pack – keyboard and rhythm arrangements (3) Greg Phillinganes – keyboard arrangements (3) Marty Paich – string arrangements and conductor (3, 10) Ollie E. Brown – rhythm and BGV arrangements (7, 8), synthesizer arrangements (8) Phillip Ingram – BGV arrangements (7, 8) Zane Giles – BGV arrangements (8) Victor Feldman – piano arrangements (10)
Background vocals Patti Austin – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 6) Angela Bofill – backing vocals (2, 4, 9) Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (2, 4, 9) Preston Glass – backing vocals (2, 4, 9) Myrna Matthews – backing vocals (2, 4, 9) Sheree Brown – backing vocals (7, 8) Zane Giles – backing vocals (7, 8) Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (7, 8) Josie James – backing vocals (7) Kevin T. Jones – backing vocals (7) Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (7, 8) Siedah Garrett – backing vocals (8) Randy Jackson – additional backing vocals (9) Corrado Rustici – additional backing vocals (9) David Sancious – additional backing vocals (9)
Production Ed Eckstine – executive producer Quincy Jones – executive producer, producer (1) Narada Michael Walden – producer (2, 4, 9) David Pack – producer (3, 10) Clif Magness – producer (5) Glen Ballard – producer (5, 6) Ollie E. Brown – producer (7, 8) Jeri McManus – design Mark Larsen – design Dennis Keeley – hand tinting Gary Heery – photography David Schewe – hair stylist K. Gelbord – make-up Weisner-DeMann Entertainment – management
Technical credits Steve Hall – original mastering at Future Disc (North Hollywood, California) Greg Calbi – remastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York) Quincy Jones – album sequencing Ed Eckstine – editing, album sequencing Clif Magness – editing Tommy Vicari – recording (1), mixing (1) David Frazer – recording (2, 4, 9) Tom Perry – rhythm track recording (3) Michael Verdick – overdub and vocal recording (3, 10), mixing (3, 10), string recording (10) Ian Eales – recording (5, 6), mixing (5, 6), editing, additional technical supervision Steve Halquist – recording (7, 8), mixing (7, 8) Ollie E. Brown – mixing (7, 8) Al Schmitt – rhythm track recording (10) Mitch Gibson – assistant engineer (1, 5, 6) Barbara Rooney – assistant engineer (1) John Nowland – assistant engineer (2, 4, 9) Paul Erickson – assistant engineer (5, 6) Mike Ross – assistant engineer (5, 6) David Marquette – assistant engineer (6)
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