Every Home Should Have One (album)

Every Home Should Have One
Studio album by Patti Austin
Released	September 28, 1981
Recorded	March 16 – May 31, 1981
Studio	Westlake, Los Angeles Mediasound, New York City
Genre	R&B pop [1]
Length	37:25
Label	Qwest
Producer	Quincy Jones
Patti Austin chronology
Body Language (1980) Every Home Should Have One (1981) Patti Austin (1984)

Every Home Should Have One is the fourth studio album by American R&B/jazz singer Patti Austin, released on September 28, 1981, by Qwest Records. The album includes the number-one hit duet with James Ingram, "Baby Come to Me", and the title track, "Every Home Should Have One", which peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. She also scored with "Do You Love Me?", a #24 R&B & #1 Dance Chart hit.

The vinyl/cassette mix of the album differs from the CD mix. With the CD version some tracks are remixed, e.g. track 4 gains overdubs, and/or edited, e.g. track 5 loses the fade-in intro. ^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Jason Elias of Allmusic, in a 3.5/5 star review wrote, "Every Home Should Have One doesn't possess Quincy Jones' all-encompassing production style of albums like The Dude and George Benson's Give Me the Night. While this seems like a debut album, it's far from it, but it's a perfect introduction to Austin and her more pop-orientated work." ^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Do You Love Me"	Rod Temperton	3:24
2.	"Love Me to Death"	Temperton	4:08
3.	"The Way I Feel"	Eric Kaz, Wendy Waldman	4:19
4.	"Every Home Should Have One"	Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker	3:24
5.	"Baby, Come to Me" (with James Ingram)	Temperton	3:31
6.	"The Genie"	Temperton	3:57
7.	"Stop, Look, Listen"	Linda Creed, Thom Bell	3:06
8.	"Symphony of Love"	Rod Bowkett	3:39
9.	"Oh No Margarita"	Austin, Michael Boddicker	3:52
10.	"The Island"	Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman	3:46

Personnel

• Patti Austin – lead and backing vocals (all tracks), vocal arrangements (4, 7–9), BGV arrangements (5)
• James Ingram – backing vocals (1, 5), lead vocals (5), BGV arrangements (5)
• Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (1–3, 5, 6, 9), synthesizers (1–7, 10), synthesizer solo (2, 6)
• Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (1, 2, 5–10), rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (9)
• David Foster – synthesizers (1, 5, 6)
• Rod Temperton – rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 5–7), synthesizer arrangements (1, 2, 5, 6), vocal arrangements (1–6, 8), synthesizers (2, 5, 10)
• Richard Tee – acoustic piano (3), keyboards (4), Fender Rhodes (7, 8, 10)
• Bob James – synthesizers (3, 4, 8, 10), acoustic piano (10)
• Steve Lukather – guitar (1, 3–6, 9), acoustic guitar (2), electric guitar (2)
• Eric Gale – guitar (4, 7, 8, 10)
• Louis Johnson – bass (1, 6)
• Eddie Watkins, Jr. – bass (3, 5, 9)
• Anthony Jackson – bass (4, 7, 8, 10)
• John Robinson – drums (1–3, 5, 6, 9)
• Chris Parker – drums (4, 7, 8, 10)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1–3, 5, 6, 9)
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion (4, 7, 8)
• Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone solo (4, 9)
• Quincy Jones – rhythm arrangements (3, 4, 7, 8), vocal arrangements (3, 4, 7), synthesizer arrangements (3, 7)
• Jerry Hey – synthesizer arrangements (3, 7)

Production

• Quincy Jones – producer
• Bruce Swedien – recording engineer, mixing
• Ed Cherney – assistant engineer
• Lincoln Clapp – assistant engineer
• Matt Forger – assistant engineer
• Brian Reeves – assistant engineer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California).
• Roland Young – art direction, cover design concept
• Ed Eckstein – cover design concept
• Image Works – illustration
• Raul Vega – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1981–1983) Peak position UK Albums (OCC) [4] 99 US Billboard 200 [5] 36 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [6] 16

Year-end charts Chart (1983) Position US Billboard 200 [7] 98 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [8] 29

Singles

Year	Single	Peak positions
		US R&B	US Hot 100	US A.C
1981	"Every Home Should Have One"	55	62	24
1981	"Baby, Come to Me" (with James Ingram)	9	1	1
1982	Do You Love Me (Patti Austin song)	24	-	-

References

1. Graff, Gary; Terrell, Tom (January 1, 1998). "Patti Austin". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 28.
2. "Quincy Jones Presents Patti Austin – Every Home Should Have One". Discogs. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
3. "Patti Austin - Every Home Should Have One". Allmusic . Retrieved May 24, 2025.
4. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
5. "Patti Austin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
6. "Patti Austin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
7. "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
8. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.