Patti Austin (album)

Patti Austin
Studio album by Patti Austin
Released	March 5, 1984 (1984-03-05)
Genre	Jazz R&B dance-rock
Length	43:31
Label	Qwest
Producer	Narada Michael Walden David Pack Clif Magness Glen Ballard Ollie E. Brown Quincy Jones
Patti Austin chronology
In My Life (1983) Patti Austin (1984) Gettin' Away with Murder (1985)

Patti Austin is the fifth studio album by American R&B singer Patti Austin, released on March 5, 1984, by Qwest Records. ^[1] The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female. ^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

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." ^[3]

Track listing

Side one

1. "It's Gonna Be Special" (Clif Magness, Glen Ballard) – 4:17
2. "Rhythm of the Street" (Jeffrey Cohen, Preston Glass, Narada Michael Walden) – 4:00
3. "All Behind Us Now" (David Pack) – 4:59
4. "Hot! In the Flames of Love" (Cohen, Glass, Walden) – 3:59
5. "Change Your Attitude" (Magness, Ballard) – 3:41

Side two

6. "Shoot The Moon" (Ballard, Magness) – 3:35
7. "I've Got My Heart Set on You" (David Bryant, Diane Warren) – 4:12
8. "Fine Fine Fella (Got to Have You)" (Ollie E. Brown, Attala Zane Giles, Phillip Ingram) – 4:34
9. "Starstruck" (Glass, Dwayne Simmons, Walden) – 4:28
10. "Any Way You Can" (Pack, Michael McDonald) – 4:31

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the Patti Austin liner notes. ^[4]

• Patti Austin – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 6)
• John Van Tongeren – keyboards (1, 6), synthesizers (1), additional keyboards (5), sequencing (6), bass (6)
• Preston Glass – acoustic piano (2, 4), backing vocals (2, 4, 9)
• David Sancious – keyboards (2, 4, 9), synthesizers (2, 4, 9)
• Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (3), keyboard arrangements (3)
• David Pack – synthesizers (3), guitar (3), keyboard arrangements (3), rhythm arrangements (3), synth solo (10)
• Tommy Faragher – keyboards (5), sequencing (5), bass guitar (5)
• John Barnes – keyboards (7), synthesizers (7)
• Rex Salas – acoustic piano (8), synthesizers (8)
• Victor Feldman – grand piano (10), Fender Rhodes (10), piano arrangements (10)
• Michael McDonald – Fender Rhodes (10)
• Clif Magness – guitar (1, 5, 6), rhythm arrangements (1), arrangements (5, 6), percussion (6)
• Corrado Rustici – guitar (2, 4, 9)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (5)
• Tommy Organ – lead guitar solo (5)
• Zane Giles – backing vocals (7, 8), guitar (8), BGV arrangements (8)
• Josef Parson – guitar (8)
• Randy Jackson – bass guitar (2, 4, 9), Pro One bass (2), Simmons drums (2)
• Nathan East – bass guitar (3)
• Cornelius Mims – bass guitar (7, 8)
• Chuck Domanico – bass guitar (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), percussion (7, 8), Simmons drums (7), rhythm arrangements (7, 8), BGV arrangements (7, 8), special effects (8), synthesizer arrangements (8)
• Frank Martin – DMX sequencing (9)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3)
• Armando Peraza – cuica (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 – horns (4), sax solo (4)
• Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone (7)
• Gary Grant – trumpet (1, 7)
• Jerry Hey – trumpet (1, 7), horn arrangements (1, 3, 7), additional keyboard arrangements (5), synthesizer arrangements (8), flugelhorn (10)
• Glen Ballard – rhythm arrangements (1), arrangements (5, 6)
• Marty Paich – string arrangements and conductor (3, 10)
• Angela Bofill – backing vocals (2, 4, 9)
• Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals (2, 4, 9)
• Myrna Matthews – backing vocals (2, 4, 9)
• Sheree Brown – backing vocals (7, 8)
• Phillip Ingram – backing vocals (7, 8), BGV arrangements (7, 8)
• Josie James – backing vocals (7)
• Kevin T. Jones – backing vocals (7)
• Paulette McWilliams – backing vocals (7, 8)
• Siedah Garrett – backing vocals (8)

Production

• Executive Producers – Quincy Jones and Ed Eckstine
• Producers – Quincy Jones (Track 1); Narada Michael Walden (Tracks 2, 4 & 9); David Pack (Tracks 3 & 10); Clif Magness (Track 5); Glen Ballard (Tracks 5 & 6); Ollie E. Brown (Tracks 7 & 8).
• Engineers – Tommy Vicari (Track 1); David Frazer (Tracks 2, 4 & 9); Tom Perry (Track 3); Michael Verdick (Tracks 3 & 10); Ian Eales (Tracks 5 & 6); Steve Halquist (Tracks 7 & 8); Al Schmitt (Track 10).
• Assistant Engineers – Mitch Gibson (Tracks 1, 5 & 6); Barbara Rooney (Track 1); John Nowland (Tracks 2, 4 & 9); Paul Erickson (Tracks 5 & 6); Mike Ross (Tracks 5 & 6); David Marquette (Track 6).
• Mixing – Tommy Vicari (Track 1); Michael Verdick (Tracks 3 & 10); Ian Eales (Tracks 5 & 6); Ollie E. Brown and Steve Halquist (Tracks 7 & 8).
• Recorded and Mixed at Ameraycan Studios, Hollywood Sound Recorders, Soundcastle, Weddington Studios and Sunset Sound (Hollywood, CA); The Complex (Los Angeles, CA); The Automatt (San Francisco, CA); Channel Recording (Burbank, CA).
• Strings on Tracks 3 & 10 recorded at Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, CA).
• Editing – Ian Eales, Ed Eckstine and Clif Magness.
• Additional Technical Supervision – Ed Eckstine
• Originally mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc (North Hollywood, CA).
• Remastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).
• Design – Jeri McManus and Mark Larsen
• Hand Tinting – Dennis Keeley
• Photography – Gary Heery

References

1. Patti Austin (1984). Patti Austin (album). Qwest Records.
2. "Patti Austin". The Recording Academy . Retrieved May 19, 2025.
3. Wynn, Ron. "Patti Austin - Patti Austin: Review". AllMusic . Retrieved August 26, 2023.
4. Patti Austin (CD booklet). Patti Austin. Qwest Records. 1984.

External links

• Patti Austin at Discogs (list of releases)