The Real Me (Patti Austin album)

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The Real Me
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Studio album by
Patti Austin
ReleasedAugust 1988
Studio
Genre Jazz
Length52:18
Label Qwest
Producer David Pack
Patti Austin chronology
Gettin' Away with Murder
(1985)		The Real Me
(1988)		 Love Is Gonna Getcha
(1990)

The Real Me is a studio album by American singer Patti Austin released in 1988 on Qwest Records. [1] The album peaked at No. 7 on the US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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William C. Trott of UPI declared, "Patti Austin says she grew up in a household where anything from Stravinsky to Muddy Waters was likely to be on the turntable (her father was a Big Band trombonist) and she seems to have chosen the middle ground. 'The Real Me' Austin speaks of emerges here in the works (of) Jerome Kern, Cole Porter and the Gershwins. The album is a tribute to the songs and singers that shaped Austin and the one-time child prodigy also shapes the songs herself on 'The Real Me,' filling them with her own soul and meaning." [4]

William Rhulmann of Allmusic, in a 4/5 star review proclaimed, "Austin tackles standards such as "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" and "They Can't Take That Away from Me," and succeeds brilliantly." [3]

Robert K. Oermann of USA Today with praise said, "I smiled from ear to ear: This is a complete delight from start to finish. Best known for contemporary sounds such as "Heat of Heat," "Rhythm of the Streets" and "Baby, Come to Me," Austin here reaches to the past for inspiration." [5]

Track listing

  1. "I Can Cook Too" (Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 5:14
  2. "Stockholm Sweetnin'" (Quincy Jones) - 1:37
  3. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 4:15
  4. "True Love" (Cole Porter) - 3:49
  5. "Across the Alley From the Alamo" (Joe Greene) - 3:47
  6. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:07
  7. "Lazy Afternoon" (Jerome Moross, John La Touche) - 5:46
  8. "Love Letters" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) - 3:55
  9. "They Can't Take That Away From Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:59
  10. "Mood Indigo" (Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) - 3:26
  11. "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) - 4:21
  12. "Someone Is Standing Outside" (Jimmy Webb) - 3:54
  13. "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most" (Tommy Wolf, Fran Landesman) - 5:08

Personnel

Strings (4, 6, 11, 13)

Production

Charts

Chart (1988)Peak
position
US Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums [2] 7
US Billboard Top Soul Albums [2] 56

References

  1. ↑ Patti Austin (1988). The Real Me (album). Qwest Records.
  2. 1 2 3 "Patti Austin". Billboard . Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Rhulmann, William. "Patti Austin - The Real Me". Allmusic . Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  4. ↑ C. Trott, William (September 2, 1988). "On the Record". UPI . Retrieved May 24, 2025– via newsbank.com.
  5. ↑ K. Oermann, Robert (August 5, 1988). "PATTI AUSTIN "The Real Me" (Qwest-Warners)". USA Today . Retrieved May 24, 2025– via newsbank.com.
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