Posh (album) explained
Posh is a 1980 album released by R&B singer Patrice Rushen, her third album for Elektra Records 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 Pizzazz 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 Stevie Wonder-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)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – 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)
- James Gadson – drums (1, 8)
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums (2, 3, 6)
- Melvin Webb – drums (4, 5)
- Gerry Brown – drums (7)
- Eddie "Bongo" Brown – 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)
- Jim Gilstrap – 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
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
