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''Posh'' is a 1980 album released by R&B singer
Patrice Rushen Patrice Louise Rushen (born September 30, 1954) is an American jazz pianist, R&B singer, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and music director. At the 25th Annual Grammy Awards, her 1982 single, "Forget Me Nots", received a no ...
, her third album for
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and sixth album overall. The album was recently re-released on Wounded Bird Records, as were several other Rushen albums from the time. Following the ''
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'' album, ''Posh'' was the continuation of a string of R&B/pop albums that established Rushen as an R&B singer. "Look Up!," "I Need Your Love," "The Funk Won't Let You Down," "Time Will Tell" highlighted Patrice's reach into R&B territory. Whereas, songs such as the
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-esque "I Need Your Love" and the rock-leaning "Time Will Tell" were representative of her new progressive sound. This album was released just before her 1982 breakthrough album, '' Straight from the Heart''.


Track listing

#"Never Gonna Give You Up (Won't Let You Be)" (Patrice Rushen, Freddie Washington) - 6:50 #"Don't Blame Me" (Patrice Rushen, Angela Rushen, Clarence Bell) - 6:31 #"Look Up!" (Patrice Rushen, Charles Mims, Jr., Sheree Brown) - 3:41 #"I Need Your Love" (Patrice Rushen, Charles Mims, Jr., Angela Rushen) - 4:25 #"Time Will Tell" (Patrice Rushen, Angela Rushen) - 5:09 #"The Dream" (Patrice Rushen, Washington, Freddie Brown) - 4:54 #"The Funk Won't Let You Down" (Patrice Rushen) - 7:35 #"This Is All I Really Know" (Patrice Rushen, Lynn Davis); Featuring Lynn Davis - 4:41


Personnel

* Patrice Rushen – lead and backing vocals, percussion, arrangements, acoustic piano (1, 5, 7, 8), synth solo (1), rhythm arrangements (1, 3, 4), electric piano (2, 4-7), synthesizers (2), bass (3), synth strings (4), vocal arrangements (8) * Charles Mims Jr. – acoustic piano (3), synthesizers (3, 4), rhythm arrangements (3, 4) *
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– guitar (1, 2, 5, 7), acoustic guitar (6) * David T. Walker – guitar (1, 6, 8) * Wali Ali – lead vocals (1), guitar (2, 4) * Marlo Henderson – guitar (3, 5, 7) * Freddie Washington – bass (1, 2, 4-8), backing vocals (1), rhythm arrangements (1) *
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– drums (1, 8) * Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums (2, 3, 6) * Melvin Webb – drums (4, 5) * Gerry Brown – drums (7) *
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– percussion (1, 3) * Kenneth Yerke – high whistling (6) * Roy Galloway – backing vocals (1, 5-8) * Lynn Davis – backing vocals (3-8), vocal ad-lib solo (8), vocal arrangements (8) * Wanda Vaughn – backing vocals (3) *
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– backing vocals (7, 8) Handclaps * Kevin R. Carter Sr. * Ulysses Duprée * Tony Lewis * Charles Mims Jr. * Lindsey Redmond * Larry Robinson * Patrice Rushen * Freddie Washington Horns *
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– alto saxophone * William Green – tenor saxophone * Clay Lawrey – trombone,
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* Maurice Spears – bass trombone *
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– trumpet, flugelhorn *
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– trumpet, flugelhorn, flugelhorn solo (4), horn contractor Strings * Charles Veal Jr. – concertmaster, violin solo (6) * Rosemary McLean – contractor * Paula Hochhalter and Nils Oliver – cello * Denyse Buffam, Rollice Dale, Virginia Majewski and Barbara Thomason – viola * Israel Baker, Arnold Belnick, Assa Drori, Frank Foster, Endre Granat, Bob Sanov, Sheldon Sanov, Marcia Van Dyke, Dorothy Wade and Kenneth Yerke – violin


Production

* Patrice Rushen – producer, executive producer * Charles Mims Jr. – producer * Freddie Washington – production assistance (3) * Peter Chaikin – recording engineer * Phil Moores – additional recording * Jeff Titmus – additional rhythm recording (7) * F. Byron Clark – remixing * Jeff Sanders – mastering * Crystal Sound (Los Angeles, California) – mastering location * Ron Coro – art direction, design * Norm Ung – art direction, design * Bobby Holland – photography * Shayne Fair – additional photography * Pam Robinson – additional photography * Joel Leonard – set design consultant


References

{{Authority control Patrice Rushen albums 1980 albums Elektra Records albums Albums recorded at Conway Recording Studios