Anything But Ordinary

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合計収録時間 : 00:53:43
Personnel: Patrice Rushen (vocals, piano, keyboards), Ray Fuller, Greg Moore, Doc Powell (guitar), Larry Williams (saxophone), Michael "Patches" Stewart (trumpet), Nigel Martinez (keyboards, background vocals), "Ready" Freddie Washington (bass, drum programming), Brannen Temple, Alvino M. Bennett, Rayford Griffin, Ndugu Chancler (drums), Terry Santiel (percussion), Erik Hansen (programming), Todd Grace (samples), Joey Diggs, Josie James, Dawnn Lewis, Wanda Vaughan, Carl Carlwell, Kevin Dorsey, Stacy Campbell, Alfie Silas, Jim Gilstrap, Roy Galloway, Alexandra Brown (background vocals). Additional guest artists: Def Jef (rap), Kirk Whalum (saxophone), Terri Lyne Carrington (drum programming). Recorded at Studio Ultimo, West Los Angeles, California. All songs co-written by Patrice Rushen except "Whatcha Gonna Do" (Terri Lyne Carrington), "Caravan" (Roy Galloway/Mike McEvoy), and "Be With U" (Nigel Martinez/Paul Williams). Personnel: Patrice Rushen (vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, programming, drum programming, background vocals); Special Unit (vocals, background vocals); Charles Mims, Jr. (vocals); Def Jef (rap vocals); Doc Powell, Paul Jackson, Jr. , Ray Fuller, Greg Moore (guitar); Larry Williams , Gary Bias, Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum (saxophone); Michael "Patches" Stewart, Ray Brown (trumpet); Reggie C. Young (trombone); Nigel Martinez (keyboards, programming, background vocals); Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Alvino Bennett, Brannen Temple, Ray Griffin (drums); Terral "Terry" Santiel, Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Eric Hansen (programming); "Ready" Freddie Washington , Terri Lyne Carrington (drum programming); Todd Grace (sampler); Alexandra Brown, Joey Diggs, Josie James, Roy Galloway, Sheena Easton (background vocals). Audio Mixer: F. Byron Clark. Recording information: Studio Ultimo, West Los Angeles, CA; Winsonic Studios, Los Angeles, CA. Illustrator: Thomas Canny. Arrangers: "Ready" Freddie Washington ; Nigel Martinez; Patrice Rushen. In the late 1970s and early to mid-'80s, Patrice Rushen was red hot. Anyone who was seriously into R&B at the time remembers hits like "Haven't You Heard," "Forget-Me-Nots" and "Never Gonna Give You Up." But by the end of the 1980s, the jazz pianist turned R&B singer was in trouble commercially. Switching from Elektra to Arista with 1987's Watch Out! proved to be a mistake, and it wasn't until 1994's Anything But Ordinary on the small Sin-Drome label that Rushen recorded again under her own name. Though this CD isn't in a class with Pizzazz or Posh, sleek R&B/pop tunes like "I Do," "My Heart, Your Heart" and "Tell Me" showed that the L.A. native could still hold her own as a singer, composer and producer. Rushen experiments with hip-hop influences on a few selections, but on the whole, the disc is quite similar to her Elektra output. While Anything didn't return Rushen to the top of the R&B charts, her more devoted fans were glad to see her back in the studio. ~ Alex Henderson
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)