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Straight from the Heart is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Patrice Rushen, released on April 14, 1982, by Elektra Records.[1] It features her most recognizable song, "Forget Me Nots", the oft-sampled "Remind Me" and the popular instrumental workout "Number One". Straight from the Heart scored Rushen her first two nominations at the 1983 Grammy Awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Forget Me Nots" and Best R&B Instrumental Performance for "Number One".

Straight from the Heart
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 14, 1982
RecordedOctober 1981-February 1982 at Conway Studios (Hollywood, CA).
Genre
  • Jazz-pop
  • R&B
Length39:54
LabelElektra
Producer
Patrice Rushen chronology
Posh
(1980)
Straight from the Heart
(1982)
Now
(1984)
Singles from Straight from the Heart
  1. "Forget Me Nots"
    Released: April 2, 1982
  2. "Breakout!"
    Released: 1982
  3. "I Was Tired of Being Alone"
    Released: 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

The album is Rushen's most successful album to date, peaking inside the top 20 of the Billboard 200 chart at number 14. The success of "Forget Me Nots" is considered the major contributor to the album's popularity at the time of its release.[2]


Critical reception


In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau gave Straight from the Heart a "C+" and said that he prefers side one's "dancy vamp" over the songwriting on side two by Rushen, whom he called a fashionable "ingenue".[3] In a retrospective review, AllMusic's Andy Kellman gave it four and a half out of five stars and called it "an early-'80s jazz-pop-R&B synthesis as durable and pleasing as any other".[4]

In 2018, Pitchfork ranked Straight From the Heart #194 on its list of the 200 Greatest Albums of the 1980s.[5]


Track listing


Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Forget Me Nots"Patrice Rushen, Teri McFadden, Freddie Washington4:45
2."I Was Tired of Being Alone"Angela Ehgiator, Rushen, Washington, Charles Mims Jr.3:52
3."All We Need"Roy Galloway, Rushen5:54
4."Number One" (Instrumental)Rushen4:59
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Where There Is Love"Lynn Davis, Rushen, Washington3:11
6."Breakout!"Rushen, Brenda Russell4:07
7."If Only"Mims Jr., Rushen, Syreeta Wright3:23
8."Remind Me"Karen Evans, Rushen5:18
9."(She Will) Take You Down to Love"Fay Hauser, Rushen4:24
CD bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Forget Me Nots" (12" Version)Rushen, McFadden, Washington7:17
11."Breakout!" (12" Version)Rushen, Russell5:49
12."Number One" (Instrumental) (12" Version)Rushen6:48
13."Forget Me Nots" (Single Version)Rushen, McFadden, Washington4:10
14."Breakout!" (Single Version)Rushen, Russell3:38

Charts


Chart (1982) Peak
position
US Billboard Top Pop Albums[6] 14
US Billboard Top R&B Albums 4
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] 74
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 24

Personnel



Production



References


  1. Kellman, Andy. "Straight from the Heart - Patrice Rushen : Release Information". AllMusic. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  2. "Straight From the Heart - Patrice Rushen | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".
  3. Christgau, Robert (July 6, 1982). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  4. Kellman, Andy. "Straight from the Heart - Patrice Rushen". AllMusic. Retrieved August 6, 2013.
  5. "The 200 Greatest Albums of the 1980s". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  6. Billboard Albums & Singles chart history.
  7. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 262. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.





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