Patrice Rushen – Feels So Real: The Complete Elektra Recordings 1978-1984 (2022)

 

Depois de misturar post-bop, soul-jazz e jazz-funk com engenhosidade ágil em três álbuns para o selo Prestige, Patrice Rushen mudou-se para a Elektra e, com os colegas de selo Donald Byrd, Lenny White e Dee Dee Bridgewater, ampliou o alcance comercial do selo. enquanto continua a obscurecer as distinções entre jazz e R&B. O vice-presidente da Elektra, Don Mizell, promoveu o termo jazz fusion. O músico James Mtume referiu-se a sua abordagem semelhante como sophisti-funk. Seja qual for a categoria, Rushen estava na primeira divisão. Ela avançou continuamente como tecladista, vocalista, compositora, arranjadora e produtora com os cinco LPs - Patrice e Pizzazz , que alcançaram o Top Ten da parada de jazz, seguido por Posh e os dez álbuns de R&B do Top Ten Straight from the Hearte agora - expandido e reunido...

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…para este conjunto de caixas. A Strut Records anteriormente resumiu a era com Remind Me: The Classic Elektra Recordings 1978-1984 , e enquanto o conjunto de um único disco equilibrava joias profundas e silenciosas como “Settle for My Love” e “Where There Is Love” com sucessos dançantes como "Haven't You Heard" e "Forget Me Nots", deixou muito a explorar. “Hang It Up”, “Let the Music Take Me”, “Don't Blame Me”, “I Was Tired of Being Alone” e “Get Off (You Fascinate Me)”, apenas para escolher uma faixa de cada álbum , apenas insinue as delícias aqui que não foram antologizadas.

Feels So Real , estilo dobrável embalado com um livreto informativo e rico em imagens, também adiciona mais de uma dúzia de faixas bônus - versões e dubs dos singles originais de 12 ″, tomadas estendidas inéditas e o pioneiro clube de Nova York DJ Danny Krivit reedição de “Music of the Earth” (que Strut lançou em 2010).

CD 1: Patrice and bonus material

1. Music of the Earth
2. When I Found You
3. Changes (in Your Life)
4. Wishful Thinking
5. Let’s Sing a Song of Love
6. Hang It Up
7. Cha-Cha
8. It’s Just a Natural Thing
9. Didn’t You Know
10. Play!
11. Music of the Earth (Danny Krivit Edit)
12. Hang It Up (12″ Version)
13. Play! (Unreleased Extended Take) *
14. Didn’t You Know (Unreleased Extended Take) *

Tracks 1-10 released as Elektra 6E-160, 1978
Track 11 released on Edits by Mr. K. Vol. 2: Music of the Earth – Strut 067 EP, 2010
Track 12 released on Elektra 12″ single AS-11404, 1978

CD 2: Pizzazz and bonus tracks

1. Let the Music Take Me
2. Keepin’ Faith in Love
3. Settle for My Love
4. Message in the Music
5. Haven’t You Heard
6. Givin’ It Up is Givin’ Up
7. Call on Me
8. Reprise (Message in the Music)
9. Haven’t You Heard (12″ Version)
10. Let the Music Take Me (12″ Version)
11. Givin’ It Up is Givin’ Up (Instrumental Version) *

Tracks 1-8 released as Elektra 6E-243, 1979
Track 9 released on Elektra 12″ single AS-11436, 1979
Track 10 released on Elektra 12″ single AS-11445, 1979

CD 3: Posh and bonus track

1. Never Gonna Give You Up (Won’t Let You Be)
2. Don’t Blame Me
3. Look Up!
4. I Need Your Love
5. Time Will Tell
6. The Dream
7. The Funk Won’t Let You Down
8. This is All I Really Know
9. Look Up! (12″ Version)

Tracks 1-8 released as Elektra 6E-302, 1980
Track 9 released on Elektra 12″ single AS-11469, 1980

CD 4: Straight from the Heart and bonus tracks

1. Forget Me Nots
2. I Was Tired of Being Alone
3. All We Need
4. Number One (Instrumental)
5. Where There is Love
6. Breakout
7. If Only
8. Remind Me
9. (She Will) Take You Down to Love
10. Forget Me Nots (12″ Version)
11. Breakout (12″ Version)
12. I Was Tired of Being Alone (12″ Version)
13. Number One (12″ Version)

Tracks 1-9 released as Elektra E1-60015, 1982
Track 10 released on Elektra 12″ single AS-11555, 1982
Tracks 11 and 13 released as Elektra 12″ single 0-67999, 1982
Track 12 released on Elektra 12″ single 0-67959, 1982

CD 5: Now and bonus tracks

1. Feels So Real (Won’t Let Go)
2. Gone with the Night
3. Gotta Find It
4. Superstar
5. Heartache Heartbreak
6. Get Off (You Fascinate Me)
7. My Love’s Not Going Anywhere
8. Perfect Love
9. High in Me
10. To Each His Own
11. Get Off (You Fascinate Me) (12″ Version)
12. Get Off (You Fascinate Me) (Instrumental)
13. Feels So Real (Edit)
14. Feels So Real (Won’t Let Go) (Dub Version)

Tracks 1-10 released as Elektra 60360, 1984
Track 11 released on Elektra 12″ single ED-5003, 1984
Track 12 released on Elektra U.K. 12″ single E9702T, 1984
Track 13 released on Elektra single 7-69742, 1984
Track 14 released on Elektra 12″ single 0-66970, 1984