Haven't You Heard (Patrice Rushen song) explained

Haven't You Heard
Cover:Haven't_You_Heard_-_Patrice_Rushen.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Patrice Rushen
Album:Pizzazz
B-Side:Keepin' Faith in Love
Released:October 2, 1979[1]
Recorded:1979
Genre:Pop, disco
Label:Elektra Records
Producer:Patrice Rushen, Charles Mims Jr., and Reggie Andrews
Prev Title:Changes (In Your Life)
Prev Year:1979
Next Title:Let the Music Take Me
Next Year:1980

"Haven't You Heard" is a song by Patrice Rushen. It became her first international hit in 1980. The song reached #42 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #7 R&B. It also reached #62 in the UK.

Reception

In 2018, Pitchfork ranked "Haven't You Heard" #199 on its list of The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s, calling it "a formally perfect expression of disco. This kind of intimacy, personified by the whispery translucence of Rushen's voice, is just as easily exported to the dance floor."[2]

Chart history

Chart (1980)Peak
position
UK (The Official Charts Company)[3] 62
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 42
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[5] 7
US Billboard Disco Top 100[6] 5
US Cash Box Top 100[7] 52

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patrice Rushen - Haven't You Heard.
  2. Web site: The 200 Best Songs of the 1970s. Brad Nelson. Pitchfork. August 22, 2016.
  3. Web site: officialcharts.com. officialcharts.com. June 13, 2023.
  4. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 -
  5. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 506.
  6. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 224.
  7. http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/80s_files/19800308.html Cash Box Top 100 Singles, March 8, 1980