Gettin' Away with Murder

This article is about the album by Patti Austin. For other uses, see Getting Away with Murder.

Gettin' Away with Murder
Studio album by Patti Austin
Released	1985
Genre	Jazz
Label	Qwest
Producer	Michael Ostin, Monte Moir, Tommy LiPuma, Russ Titelman, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
Patti Austin chronology
Patti Austin (1984) Gettin' Away with Murder (1985) The Real Me (1988)

Gettin' Away with Murder is a studio album by American jazz singer Patti Austin, released in 1985 on Qwest Records. ^{[1] [2]} The album peaked at No. 25 on the US Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 39 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart. ^{[3] [4]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

William Rhulmann of AllMusic declared, "Austin gives her all in any guise they devise for her -- sultry balladeer, disco diva, pop princess." ^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Talkin' 'Bout My Baby"	Michael Bolton, Rev. Patrick Henderson	4:19
2.	"Big Bad World"	Lotti Golden, Richard Scher	5:01
3.	"The Heat of Heat"	James Harris III, Terry Lewis	4:49
4.	"If I Believed"	Randy Goodrum	3:28
5.	"Honey for the Bees"	Steve Jolley, Alison Moyet, Tony Swain	4:25
6.	"Gettin' Away With Murder"	Terry Britten, Sue Shifrin	4:05
7.	"Anything Can Happen Here"	Paul Gordon, Tom Keane, Steve Porcaro	4:24
8.	"Only a Breath Away"	Monte Moir	5:13
9.	"Summer Is the Coldest Time of Year"	James Harris III, Terry Lewis	5:17

References

1. Patti Austin (1985). Gettin' Away with Murder (album). Qwest Records.
2. Bogdanov, Vladimir (August 1, 2003). All Music Guide to Soul: The Definitive Guide to R&B and Soul. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN   978-1-61713-496-8.
3. "Patti Austin". Billboard . Retrieved May 20, 2025.
4. Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN   978-0-85712-595-8.
5. Rhulmann, William. "Patti Austin - Gettin' Away with Murder". AllMusic . Retrieved May 22, 2025.