Patrice Rushen

1982's "Straight From the Heart' was Patrice Rushen's seventh studio album. Once again, Lynn Davis joined her in co-writing "Where There Is Love," along with Freddie Washington. -- "Where There Is Love" was sampled by Mobb Deep for "Temperature's Rising."

Patrice Louise Rushen (born September 30, 1954) is a jazz pianist and R&B singer, a composer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music director. Her 1982 single "Forget Me Nots" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and was on her 7th studio album Straight from the Heart, along with this cut Remind Me. And yes! That's Rushen playing that gorgeous electric piano solo! She also plays synthesizers and provides percussion on the track. "Remind Me" - written by Rushen and her backing vocalist Karen Evans - has been sampled more than 100 times! college.berklee.edu

"Look Up" was on Patrice Rushen's 1980 album Posh, her third album for Elektra Records and sixth album overall. This album was released just before her 1982 breakthrough album, Straight from the Heart. 1980 and ‘Posh’ represented a year of consolidation for Patrice Rushen. Her studio reputation as a go-to pianist and arranger among other artists and musicians was well established and was growing exponentially. Although never originally planning a career as a solo artist, she had built this side of her work through three Prestige albums and two sophisticated soul and disco albums for Elektra, ‘Patrice’ and ‘Pizzazz’. "I was lucky to have a group of musicians that I knew well by the time of these recording sessions," Rushen remembers. "I had my pick of really incredible players because of all of the studio work I was doing. I also played with Lee Ritenour, Harvey Mason and others almost on a weekly basis at the The Baked Potato club in L.A." patricerushen.bandcamp.com

Out to Marci Patrice Louise Rushen (born September 30, 1954) is a jazz pianist and R&B singer, a composer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music director. Her 1982 single "Forget Me Nots" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and was on her 7th studio album Straight from the Heart, along with this cut Remind Me. And yes! That's Rushen playing that gorgeous electric piano solo! She also plays synthesizers and provides percussion on the track. "Remind Me" - written by Rushen and her backing vocalist Karen Evans - has been sampled more than 100 times! college.berklee.edu

The talented, multi faceted Patrice Rushen from her '75 Prestige release

Trained as a classical pianist, Patrice Rushen gravitated to fusion, jazz, R&B, and pop in the ‘70s and '80s. Her musical life has been diverse as she added roles as a vocalist, jazz pianist, composer, producer, and educator to her classical career. __ patricerushen.com

Patrice Louise Rushen is an American jazz pianist, R&B singer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music director.