Patrice Rushen – Now

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Label:	Elektra – 60360-1, Elektra – 9 60360-1
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Country:	US
Released:	1984
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	Disco

Tracklist

A1	Feels So Real (Won't Let Go) Backing Vocals – Roy Galloway Backing Vocals, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Music By, Lyrics By, Arranged By [Rhythm] – Patrice Rushen Bass – "Ready" Freddie Washington* Guitar – Gregory D. Moore* Music By, Lyrics By, Arranged By [Rhythm] – Fred Washington* Timbales – Paulinho Da Costa	6:48
A2	Gone With The Night Backing Vocals, Electric Piano [Grand], Lead Vocals, Music By – Patrice Rushen Guitar – Marlo Henderson Lyrics By – Angela Rushen Ehigiator*	4:40
A3	Gotta Find It Backing Vocals, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Music By, Lyrics By – Patrice Rushen Backing Vocals, Music By, Lyrics By – Roy Galloway Guitar – Gregory D. Moore*	4:26
A4	Superstar Backing Vocals, Electric Piano [Grand], Lead Vocals, Music By, Lyrics By – Patrice Rushen Bass, Music By, Lyrics By – Romeo Williams Guitar – Gregory D. Moore*	4:56
A5	Heartache Heartbreak Backing Vocals – Jim Gilstrap, Lynn Davis Backing Vocals, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Music By, Lyrics By – Patrice Rushen Bass – "Ready" Freddie Washington* Cymbal, Tom Tom [Fills] – Harvey Mason Music By, Lyrics By – Fred Washington* Saxophone [Solo] – Gerald Albright	4:10
B1	Get Off (You Fascinate Me) Backing Vocals – Jim Gilstrap, Lynn Davis Backing Vocals, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Synthesizer [Bass], Music By, Lyrics By – Patrice Rushen Bass – "Ready" Freddie Washington* Bass, Music By – Gerald Albright Guitar – Gregory D. Moore* Music By, Lyrics By – Fred Washington* Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa	6:18
B2	My Love's Not Going Anywhere Backing Vocals, Music By, Lyrics By – Roy Galloway Bass – "Ready" Freddie Washington* Cymbal, Tom Tom [Simmons] – Harvey Mason Electric Piano [Rhodes], Lead Vocals, Music By, Lyrics By – Patrice Rushen Guitar – Gregory D. Moore*	4:18
B3	Perfect Love Backing Vocals – Roy Galloway Backing Vocals, Bass – "Ready" Freddie Washington* Backing Vocals, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Music By, Lyrics By, Arranged By [Rhythm] – Patrice Rushen Guitar – Gregory D. Moore* Music By, Lyrics By, Arranged By [Rhythm] – Fred Washington*	4:54
B4	High In Me Backing Vocals, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Lead Vocals, Music By – Patrice Rushen Bass – "Ready" Freddie Washington* Guitar – Gregory D. Moore* Lyrics By – Syreeta Wright Percussion – Paulinho Da Costa Tom Tom [Simmons] – Harvey Mason	4:13
B5	To Each His Own Backing Vocals, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Lead Vocals, Music By – Patrice Rushen Bass – "Ready" Freddie Washington* Lyrics By – Lynn Davis	4:12

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Warner Communications Inc.
Manufactured By – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
Produced For – Baby Fingers, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Elektra/Asylum Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – WEA International Inc.
Copyright © – Elektra/Asylum Records
Recorded At – The Crib, L.A.
Recorded At – Conway Studios
Recorded At – Larrabee Sound Studios
Remixed At – Soundcastle
Remixed At – Hollywood Sound Recorders
Mastered At – K Disc Mastering
Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation

Credits

Design – Betty Chow, Cathy Henszey
Engineer [Assistant] – Csaba Petocz, Jeff Stebbins, Paul Ericksen, Ross Palone*, Sabrina Buchanek
Hair – Sibongile Bradley
Hair [Assistant To Ms. Bradley] – Henrienne Lawson, Teresa Maldonado
Make-Up – Tara*
Management – Sherwin Bash
Mastered By – John Golden
Photography By [Album] – Bobby Holland
Photography By [Assistant To Mr. Holland] – Peter Breza, Roger Dong
Photography By [Inside Sleeve] – Jacqueline Sallow*
Producer – Charles Mims, Jr.*
Producer, Arranged By [Rhythm, Synthesizer, Vocals], Engineer [Assistant], Executive Producer, Synthesizer – Patrice Rushen
Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Paul Fox
Public Relations – Ramon Hervey, II*
Recorded By – Peter Chaikin
Remix – F. Byron Clark
Stylist – Patrice Walters (2)

Notes

Issued in a lightly textured cardboard sleeve and a double-sided printed custom inner containing lyrics and credits.
Some copies come with a hype sticker attached to the sleeve.

First cat# on center labels and inner sleeve, second on sleeve (rear, spine).

Runouts etched for the most part, except for stamped "kdisc" and "Allied 'ɑ' logo".

Produced for Baby Fingers, Inc.
Recorded at: "The Crib", Los Angeles; Conway Recording, Hollywood
Additional recording at Larrabee Recorders
Remixed at: Soundcastle
Additional remixing at: Hollywood Sound
Mastered at K-Disc, Hollywood
Management: BNB & Associates, Ltd., Beverly Hills, CA
Creative direction: Class Act Enterprises and BNB & Associates, Ltd.
Public Relations: The Group, Los Angeles, CA

On back sleeve:
℗ 1984 Elektra/Asylum Records for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
© 1984 Elektra/Asylum Records/ A Division of Warner Communications Inc.

On back- and inner sleeve:
Printed in U.S.A.

Copyrights/publishers on center labels and inner sleeve:
A1 © 1984 Baby Fingers Music, ASCAP/Freddie Dee Music, BMI
A2 © 1984 Baby Fingers Music, ASCAP/Ameze Music, ASCAP
A3 © 1984 Baby Fingers Music, ASCAP/Royal Heart Music, ASCAP
A4 © 1984 Baby Fingers Music, ASCAP/Jobete Music COmpany, Inc., ASCAP
A5 © 1984 Baby Fingers Music, ASCAP/Omeo Music, BMI
B1 © 1984 Baby Fingers Music, ASCAP/Freddie Dee Music, BMI/Sel Mar Music, ASCAP
B2 © 1984 Baby Fingers Music/Royal Heart Music, ASCAP
B3 © 1984 Baby Fingers Music, ASCAP/Freddie Dee Music, BMI
B4 © 1984 Baby Fingers Music, ASCAP/Jobete Music Company, Inc.
B5 © 1984 Baby Fingers Music/Love-Ly-N-Divine Music, ASCAP

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 0 7559-60360-1
Barcode (Scan): 075596036016
Pressing Plant ID (Printed on center labels): -SP
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society (A1, A4, A5, B1, B3): BMI
Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): ST-E-60360-1-A-SP
Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): ST-E-60360-1-B-SP
Matrix / Runout (Side A Run-out Variant 1): ST-E-60360 A-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-19151-A1 SP.SLM · kdisc - JG Δ 6836 1-2 O-1 SM1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B Run-out Variant 1): ST-E-60360 B-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-19152-B1· kdisc JG SLM Δ 6386-X SP.1-2 O-1 SM1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side A Run-out Variant 2): ST-E-60360 A-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-19151-A1 SLM · kdisc - JG Δ 6386 1-2 O-1 SM1-1
Matrix / Runout (Side B Run-out Variant 2): ST-E-60360 B-1 [Allied 'ɑ' logo] B-19152-B1 · kdisc JG SLM Δ 6386-X SP.1-2 O-1 SM1-3

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Now (Cassette, Album)	Elektra	9 60360-4	Canada	1984
Recently Edited	Now (LP, Album)	Elektra	960 360-1	Europe	1984
Recently Edited	Now (LP, Album)	Elektra	96 03601	Canada	1984
New Submission	Now (LP, Album)	Elektra	60360-1	Australia	1984
New Submission	Now (LP, Album, Promo)	Elektra	60360-1	US	1984

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Reviews

sicklical Aug 3, 2023
This albums is absolutely off the charts! Forget about anything else that Patrice has done, this one is the benchmark.
Seand67 Apr 17, 2023
Great follow up to the CLASSIC 'Straight From The Heart' album from 1982. 'Feel So Real' was a big hit and the album featured an updated sound for Patrice. Love Freddie Washington's bass on the project. Hard to believe that this was Patrice's final album on Elektra Records. Oh well, she left the label on a high note!!
Jazzual Jul 5, 2022
The follow up from Straight From The Heart. This seriously needs a CD reissue. I happen to know it contains some killer tunes with Patrice experimenting more with synths.
smoothjazzaxe Mar 2, 2017
Unquestionably this was an album packaged for popular consumption. Yet the flagship tune, Feels So Real still sounds as fresh as the day I first heard it on WBLS in New York. No doubt back then, it also some serious club play as well. After all, that's what it's supposed to do. But the album has many musical moments as well. I know because I bought it soon after and played the mess out of the cassette.
Funkentown77 May 21, 2016
Edited 8 years ago
Not a bad album especially if you like the feel of being on the highway HEADING to a dance club in Miami on a late afternoon in 1984. For lovers of programmed drums, you could possibly speed this up to be some enjoyable electro funk! I definitely prefer the organic sounds of "Straight From The Heart". This is all a point of view in retrospective, as I'm sure the production of this album was ambitious at the time. Nice funky bass at least and a feel good, laid back & relaxed feel. 3/5 IMO (I'm sure it suits someone's niche! The programmed beats are pretty cool after all.)