Feels So Real, by Patrice Rushen

Feels So Real

by Patrice Rushen

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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
CD 1: ‘PATRICE’ (1978)

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)

CD 2: ‘PIZZAZZ’ (1979)

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)

CD 3: ‘POSH’ (1980)

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)

CD 4: STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART (1982)

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)

CD 5: ‘NOW’ (1984)

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)

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1.	Never Gonna Give You Up (Won't Let You Be) (Remastered) 06:50	info	buy track
2.	Don't Blame Me (Remastered) 06:31	info	buy track
3.	Look Up! (Remastered) 03:42	info	buy track
4.	I Need Your Love (Remastered) 04:29	info	buy track
5.	Time Will Tell (Remastered) 05:11	info	buy track
6.	The Dream (Remastered) 04:55	info	buy track
7.	The Funk Won't Let You Down (Remastered) 07:36	info	buy track
8.	This Is All I Really Know (Remastered) 04:41	info	buy track
9.	Look Up! (Extended Version) 04:51	info	buy track
10.	Forget Me Nots (Remastered) 04:44	info	buy track
11.	I Was Tired of Being Alone (Remastered) 03:52	info	buy track
12.	All We Need (Remastered) 05:55	info	buy track
13.	Number One (Instrumental) (Remastered) 04:59	info	buy track
14.	Where There Is Love (Remastered) 03:10	info	buy track
15.	Breakout! (Remastered) 04:06	info	buy track
16.	If Only (Remastered) 03:35	info	buy track
17.	Remind Me (Remastered) 05:19	info	buy track
18.	(She Will) Take You Down to Love (Remastered) 04:24	info	buy track
19.	Forget Me Nots (12" Version) 07:14	info	buy track
20.	Breakout! (12" Version) 05:48	info	buy track
21.	I Was Tired of Being Alone (12" Version) 06:04	info	buy track
22.	Number One (Instrumental) (12" Version) 06:46	info	buy track
23.	Let the Music Take Me 06:51	info	buy track
24.	Keeping the Faith in Love 04:09	info	buy track
25.	Settle For My Love 05:17	info	buy track
26.	Message in the Music 03:02	info	buy track
27.	Haven't You Heard 06:45	info	buy track
28.	Givin' It Up Is Givin' Up 05:00	info	buy track
29.	Call On Me 06:48	info	buy track
30.	Message in the Music (Reprise) 00:58	info	buy track
31.	Haven't You Heard (12" Version) 07:18	info	buy track
32.	Let the Music Take Me (12" Version) 06:41	info	buy track
33.	Givin' It Up Is Givin' It Up (Instrumental Version) 05:00	info	buy track
34.	Music of the Earth 03:57	info	buy track
35.	When I Found You 05:21	info	buy track
36.	Changes 04:09	info	buy track
37.	Wishful Thinking 05:09	info	buy track
38.	Let's Sing a Song of Love 03:42	info	buy track
39.	Hang It Up 05:10	info	buy track
40.	Cha-Cha 03:23	info	buy track
41.	Just a Natural Thing 03:19	info	buy track
42.	Didn't You Know 05:15	info	buy track
43.	Play 04:35	info	buy track
44.	Music of the Earth (Danny Krivit Edit) 08:07	info	buy track
45.	Hang It Up (12" Version) 07:27	info	buy track
46.	Play! (Extended Take) 08:19	info	buy track
47.	Didn't You Know (Extended Take) 06:00	info	buy track
48.	Feels So Real (Won't Let Go) 06:49	info	buy track
49.	Gone With the Night 04:41	info	buy track
50.	Gotta Find It 04:28	info	buy track
51.	Superstar 04:57	info	buy track
52.	Heartache Heartbreak 04:11	info	buy track
53.	Get Off (You Fascinate Me) 06:19	info	buy track
54.	My Love's Not Going Anywhere 04:19	info	buy track
55.	Perfect Love 04:57	info	buy track
56.	High In Me 04:14	info	buy track
57.	To Each His Own 04:14	info	buy track
58.	Get Off (You Fascinate Me) (12" Version) 06:29	info	buy track
59.	Get Off (You Fascinate Me) (Instrumental) 03:37	info	buy track
60.	Feels So Real (Edit) 04:52	info	buy track
61.	Feels So Real (Won't Let Go) (Dub Version) 07:05	info	buy track

about

The Patrice Rushen revival is in full swing with definitive reissues of her classic albums and a global Tik Tok dance craze around her best-loved hit, ‘Forget Me Nots’. Now, Strut present her complete Elektra recordings in one essential 5CD set on ‘So Real’.

After a series of acclaimed soul-jazz albums for Prestige Records, Patrice came to Elektra as the label branched out from its trademark soft rock sound to hone a roster catering to the burgeoning “sophisticated R&B” audience during the late ‘70s, at the tail end of the disco boom. Pulling together a tight team of musicians and studio craftsmen that she had worked with and respected through writing and performing sessions in L.A., including her mentor Reggie Andrews and producer Charles Mims, Patrice combined intricate, punchy big band arrangements with her new role as lead vocalist on Patrice in 1978. The album set the template for a series of classic recordings, bringing soulful style and musicality to dancefloors. Pizzazz (1979) ushered in the huge club hit ‘Haven’t You Heard’ and classic tender ballad ‘Settle For My Love’, before Posh and the infectious single ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ a year later. Then in 1982, the landmark album Straight From The Heart and the worldwide crossover success of ‘Forget Me Nots’ following a self-funded PR campaign. Now ended her time with Elektra in 1984, a more stripped back, synth-led affair led by ‘Feels So Real (Won’t Let Go)’ and the reflective ‘To Each His Own’.

As well as through covers, samples and regular use in films, TV and ads (most famously in the film ‘Men In Black’ and on George Michael’s ‘Fastlove’), Patrice’s music has endured over the years as each new generation discovers her recordings. “So much of what happened with these records happened years after they had come out as people discovered them,” Patrice explains. “And that’s the biggest compliment of all, that the music is still being played. It’s kinda cool.”

‘So Real’ features all five of Patrice’s Elektra albums in their expanded editions including 12” versions, instrumentals and unreleased takes from the original sessions. A 28-page booklet features artist photos and recording info and the set has been fully remastered by The Carvery from the original reel to reel tapes.

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released September 30, 2022

2022, Strut Records - a division of K7 Music GmbH

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