Patrice Rushen – Remind Me (The Classic Elektra Recordings 1978-1984)

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sometimes I think this is as good as it gets

Poll Results

OptionVotes
Haven't You Heard (12" Version) 11
Forget Me Nots (12" Version) 6
Feels So Real (Won't Let Go) (12" Version) 4
Remind Me (LP Version) 3
Never Gonna Give You Up (Won't Let You Be) (Long Version) 3
To Each His Own 2
All We Need 1
Where There Is Love 1
Settle For My Love 0
Number One (12" Version) 0
Look Up! (Long Version) 0
When I Found You 0
Givin' It Up Is Givin' Up 0
Let's Sing A Song Of Love 0
Music Of The Earth 0


boxedjoy, Monday, 20 March 2023 19:18 (one year ago) link

If “Remind Me” doesn’t win I will suspect, ahem, Rushen interference.

henry s, Monday, 20 March 2023 19:23 (one year ago) link

Absolutely brutal poll, thanks, I hate it

limb tins & cum (gyac), Monday, 20 March 2023 19:28 (one year ago) link

;_;

flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 20 March 2023 19:30 (one year ago) link

reflexively "feels so real" but maybe i'll just bliss out to this comp today to be sure i'm making the right decision

flamenco drop (BradNelson), Monday, 20 March 2023 19:34 (one year ago) link

lol this could legitimately be about four different songs. like any of those could win and i'd think, "correct answer."

''can be prusuaded to show gayness'' (Austin), Monday, 20 March 2023 19:36 (one year ago) link

Haven't You Heard

fpsa, Monday, 20 March 2023 20:09 (one year ago) link

Impossible.

SQUIRREL MEAT!! (Capitaine Jay Vee), Monday, 20 March 2023 21:34 (one year ago) link

feels so real

c u (crüt), Monday, 20 March 2023 23:34 (one year ago) link

love this comp, "To Each His Own" such a stunning ending (I keep meaning to hear all of Now, where that would also be true)

fleeting art that floats! (geoffreyess), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 04:02 (one year ago) link

have a fond memory of being blown away by "haven't you heard" in a club but lemme think about it

dyl, Tuesday, 21 March 2023 04:33 (one year ago) link

"Haven't You Heard."

the very juice and sperm of kindness. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 09:22 (one year ago) link

upon further consideration i am voting for "never gonna give you up"

flamenco drop (BradNelson), Tuesday, 21 March 2023 13:09 (one year ago) link

four weeks pass...

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

System, Wednesday, 19 April 2023 00:01 (one year ago) link

didn’t receive the forget me nots apparently, but I will try to remember to listen to these later today

at bottom, wrapping my arms around some tripe called "Quest" (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 07:11 (one year ago) link

this has been a good opportunity to listen to some great jams

I'm impressed with how familiar with the non-forgetmenots singles y'all were from the get go - was this a very popular release? were these charting singles or underground classics?

corrs unplugged, Wednesday, 19 April 2023 08:00 (one year ago) link

"Haven't You Heard" and "Feels So Real" got a ton of airplay at the time on what were then called Urban Contemporary radio stations.

henry s, Wednesday, 19 April 2023 11:53 (one year ago) link

R&B radio.

the dreaded dependent claus (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 11:58 (one year ago) link

oh i'm late to this, maybe Forget Me Nots?

contrapuntal aversion (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 11:59 (one year ago) link

also time to shove some Patrice on today's playlist

contrapuntal aversion (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 11:59 (one year ago) link

i still have a copy of pizzazz i picked up for $3.95, great album. the disco numbers are scorching tbh.

ꙮ (map), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 12:30 (one year ago) link

Damn, this is impossible. In the absence of Pizzazz deep cut "Keepin' Faith in Love" (the cutest R&B song ever), probably going to toss "All We Need" a vote.

fair but so uncool beliefs here (Eric H.), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 13:20 (one year ago) link

The wayyy-o's on "Let's Sing a Song of Love" are pretty cute too.

henry s, Wednesday, 19 April 2023 13:27 (one year ago) link

went down a wormhole looking for covers of Remind Me a few months ago, found this little gem. but I think Haven't You Heard takes the cake for me, pure joy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTzBb_VEfeA

anza808, Wednesday, 19 April 2023 13:46 (one year ago) link

Haven't You Heard

Rolling Coastal Black Midi New Roads (dog latin), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 17:42 (one year ago) link

"To Each His Own." I found a copy of Now in a bag of abandoned records on the sidewalk a couple weeks ago and I'm kind of obsessed--beautiful songs, perfect neon 80s production.

J. Sam, Wednesday, 19 April 2023 18:16 (one year ago) link

sorely missing in action: this stunner from Posh, my favourite album of hers:

"Don't Blame Me": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3UWUYDPTgY

at bottom, wrapping my arms around some tripe called "Quest" (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 18:59 (one year ago) link

from Wikipedia, about the 1978 self-titled:

This marked Patrice's first album with Elektra Records after making three jazz-oriented albums with Prestige Records. With this album, Rushen makes a switch from jazz to a more R&B/pop music style. The album was heavily criticized by jazz's hardcore audience and Rushen was accused of being a sellout. She was vilified in the jazz media due to this transition, as many believed that the reason for her transition was due to commercial reasons.

at bottom, wrapping my arms around some tripe called "Quest" (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 19:10 (one year ago) link

also pretty wild that "Remind Me" was never released as a single.

at bottom, wrapping my arms around some tripe called "Quest" (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 19:13 (one year ago) link

can we start a campaign to officially immortalize patrice rushen?

''i am the kanye west kanye west thinks he is.'' (Austin), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 19:18 (one year ago) link

Jazz heads in the '70s truly were their own unique breed of resentful

fair but so uncool beliefs here (Eric H.), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 19:33 (one year ago) link

okay, so here's her biggest hits on the US R&B chart:

"Hang It Up" (1978, #16)
"Haven't You Heard" (1979, #7)
"Look Up!" (1980, #13)
"Forget Me Nots" (1982, #4) - this was her biggest pop hit, #23 on the Hot 100
"Feels So Real (Won't Let Go)" (1984, #3)
"Watch Out" (1987, #9)

"Forget Me Nots" was her biggest pop hit, reaching #23 on the Hot 100 (and also #8 in the UK and #24 in -hey!- NL). "Haven't You Heard" peaked at #42, "Feels So Real (Won't Let Go)" at #78.

at bottom, wrapping my arms around some tripe called "Quest" (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 19:38 (one year ago) link

Jazz heads in the '70s truly were their own unique breed of resentful

― fair but so uncool beliefs here (Eric H.), Wednesday, April 19, 2023 12:33 PM

if you don't repeat yourself ad nauseum, how will anyone know you're any good?

''i am the kanye west kanye west thinks he is.'' (Austin), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 19:41 (one year ago) link

anyway, gonna be voting for "Never Gonna Give You Up (Won't Let You Be)", Posh's opening track (it is followed by "Don't Blame Me" and "Look Up!" - pure bliss)

at bottom, wrapping my arms around some tripe called "Quest" (breastcrawl), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 19:42 (one year ago) link

I used to confuse her with Brenda Russell (whose first album is a masterpiece).

the dreaded dependent claus (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 19 April 2023 19:50 (one year ago) link

“in the thick of it” is a jam. I need to hear the rest of that album.

basic “forget me note” vote here. baseline.

brimstead, Wednesday, 19 April 2023 20:15 (one year ago) link

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

System, Thursday, 20 April 2023 00:01 (one year ago) link

“Number One” and “Look Up” deserved votes!

fair but so uncool beliefs here (Eric H.), Thursday, 20 April 2023 00:08 (one year ago) link

i voted "remind me" of course. these results are making me wonder if that's an underrated jam. . . ?

''i am the kanye west kanye west thinks he is.'' (Austin), Thursday, 20 April 2023 01:15 (one year ago) link

i mean i always assumed it was her go-to outside of "forget me nots."

''i am the kanye west kanye west thinks he is.'' (Austin), Thursday, 20 April 2023 01:16 (one year ago) link

It can’t be too underrated, it was the title of the comp after all. Maybe a late bloomer? I think I hear it more on the radio now than her other, more popular songs.

henry s, Thursday, 20 April 2023 03:00 (one year ago) link

ahh, perhaps overplay backlash.

''i am the kanye west kanye west thinks he is.'' (Austin), Thursday, 20 April 2023 03:09 (one year ago) link

very good turnout, I’m pleasantly surprised. nice spread of votes too.

Didn't get a vote in but have always dug this track that samples the Forget Me Nots bassline and Groove is in the Heart, which is on the Daft Punk BBC Essential Mix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0zSAKVBXF4

Indexed, Thursday, 20 April 2023 18:01 (one year ago) link


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