Watch Out (Patrice Rushen album)

Watch Out! is a 1987 album released by R&B singer Patrice Rushen. This album was the only album Rushen released with Arista Records after leaving Elektra Records. The album produced several R&B hits for Rushen.

Watch Out!
Studio album by
Patrice Rushen
ReleasedFebruary 20, 1987
Recorded1986
GenreR&B
Length50:39
LabelArista
ProducerPatrice Rushen, Charles Mims Jr., Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman
Patrice Rushen chronology
Anthology
(1985)		 Watch Out!
(1987)		 The Meeting
(1990)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Philadelphia Inquirer[2]

The playful, upbeat title single "Watch Out" was a Billboard top ten R&B hit, also a top twenty dance hit. Other songs such as: "Somewhere," "Anything Can Happen," "All My Love," "Till She's out of Your Mind," "Come Back to Me" and "Tender Lovin" were also popular with her fans. Her next album would be a collaboration with several jazz artists entitled The Meeting.

Track listing
  1. "Watch Out!" (Patrice Rushen, Sheree Brown) - 5:26
  2. "Breakin' All The Rules" (Freddie Washington, Patrice Rushen) - 4:55
  3. "Long Time Coming" (Antonina Armato, Richard Feldman) - 4:53
  4. "All My Love" (Freddie Washington, Patrice Rushen, Tony Haynes) - 4:47
  5. "Somewhere" (Freddie Washington, Jackie English) - 5:09
  6. "Anything Can Happen" (Alan Roy Scott, Lotti Golden, Michael Jay) - 5:03
  7. "Burnin'" (Patrice Rushen, Wayne Vaughn) - 5:05
  8. "Till She's Out Of Your Mind" (Clint Holmes, Patrice Rushen) - 4:11
  9. "Come Back to Me" (Lynn Davis, Patrice Rushen) - 5:53
  10. "Tender Lovin'" (Patrice Rushen, Roy Galloway) - 5:03

In addition to numerous remixes for the three singles, "Watch Out!" had a non-album B-side, "Over the Phone" (Patrice Rushen/Angela Rushen-Ehigiator).

Personnel
  • Patrice Rushen – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 7-10), keyboards (1, 2, 4), synthesizer programming (1, 2, 4, 7-10), drum programming (1, 2, 4, 7-10), arrangements (1, 2, 4, 7-10), synthesizers (7-10), synth solo (7), acoustic piano (8), keyboard bass (9, 10), acoustic piano solo (10)
  • Jerry Knight – all instruments (3, 5, 6), programming (3, 5, 6), synthesizer programming (3, 5, 6), drum programming (3, 5, 6), backing vocals (3, 5, 6), arrangements (3, 5, 6)
  • Aaron Zigman – all instruments (3, 5, 6), programming (3, 5, 6), synthesizer programming (3, 5, 6), drum programming (3, 5, 6), arrangements (3, 5, 6)
  • Greg Moore – guitar (1, 2, 4, 7, 10)
  • James Harrah – guitar (8)
  • Freddie Washington – bass (1, 2, 4, 9)
  • Nathan East – bass (8)
  • Rayford Griffin – drums (4, 10)
  • Ricky Lawson – drums (7, 9)
  • John Robinson – drums (8)
  • Terral Santiel – percussion (1, 2, 4)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (4, 9, 10)
  • Larry Williams – saxophone solo (5)
  • Justo Almario – saxophones (2, 8, 10)
  • Jeff Clayton – saxophones (2, 8, 10)
  • George Bohanon – trombone (2, 8, 10)
  • Maurice Spears – trombone (2, 8, 10)
  • Oscar Brashear – trumpet (2, 8, 10)
  • Raymond Lee Brown – trumpet (2, 8, 10)
  • Lynn Davis – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 7-10)
  • Roy Galloway – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 7-10)
  • Charles Mims Jr. – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Andrea Robinson – backing vocals (8)

Production
  • Patrice Rushen – producer (1, 2, 4, 7-10), executive producer (1, 2, 4, 7-10)
  • Charles Mims Jr. – producer (1, 2, 4, 7-10)
  • Jerry Knight – producer (3, 5, 6)
  • Aaron Zigman – producer (3, 5, 6)
  • Clive Davis – executive producer (3, 5, 6)
  • Peter Chaikin – recording (1, 2, 4, 7-10)
  • Richard McKernan – recording (1, 2, 4, 7-10)
  • Bobby Brooks – recording (3, 5, 6)
  • Mark Dayton – recording (3, 5, 6)
  • Daren Klein – recording (3, 5, 6)
  • Gary Wagner – recording (3, 5, 6)
  • Barney Perkins – mixing (1, 4, 7, 9, 10)
  • Paul Lani – mixing (2)
  • Mick Guzauski – mixing (3, 5, 6)
  • Humberto Gatica – mixing (8)
  • Jennie Ciruillo – assistant engineer
  • Keith Cohen – assistant engineer
  • Jim Dineen – assistant engineer
  • Jeff Hoppenstand – assistant engineer
  • Stan Katayama – assistant engineer
  • Laura Livingston – assistant engineer
  • Elliot Peters – assistant engineer
  • Ray Pyle – assistant engineer
  • Gloria Robertson – assistant engineer
  • Philip Walters – assistant engineer
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Todd Grace – keyboard technician
  • Ria Lewerke – art direction
  • Maude Gilman – design
  • Margery Greenspan – design
  • Matthew Rolston – photography
  • Susan Joseph – management
  • Grand Trine Management – management company
Studios

Charts
Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Billboard Top Pop Albums[3] 77
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 19

Singles
Year Title US
R&B[4]		 US
Dan[5]
1987 "Watch Out" 9 22
"Anything Can Happen" 51 —
"Come Back to Me" 65 37

References
  1. Hogan, Ed. Watch Out at AllMusic
  2. Lloyd, Jack (March 13, 1987). "Patrice Rushen: Watch Out". newspapers.com. Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 30.
  3. Billboard Albums & Singles chart history.
  4. Billboards Singles chart history.
  5. Billboard chart history.
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