Critical reception
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Track listing
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Side one Title Writer(s) 1. "Forget Me Nots " Patrice Rushen , Teri McFadden, Freddie Washington 4:45 2. "I Was Tired of Being Alone" Angela Ehgiator, Rushen, Washington, Charles Mims Jr. 3:52 3. "All We Need" Roy Galloway, Rushen 5:54 4. "Number One" (Instrumental) Rushen 4:59
Side two Title Writer(s) 5. "Where There Is Love" Lynn Davis , Rushen, Washington3:11 6. "Breakout!" Rushen, Brenda Russell 4:07 7. "If Only" Mims Jr., Rushen, Syreeta Wright 3:23 8. "Remind Me" Karen Evans, Rushen 5:18 9. "(She Will) Take You Down to Love" Fay Hauser, Rushen 4:24
CD bonus tracks Title Writer(s) 10. "Forget Me Nots " (12" Version) Rushen, McFadden, Washington 7:17 11. "Breakout!" (12" Version) Rushen, Russell 5:49 12. "Number One" (Instrumental) (12" Version) Rushen 6:48 13. "Forget Me Nots" (Single Version) Rushen, McFadden, Washington 4:10 14. "Breakout!" (Single Version) Rushen, Russell 3:38
Personnel
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Patrice Rushen – lead and backing vocals, arrangements, electric piano (1, 3, 5, 7, 8), synthesizers (1, 5, 7, 8), acoustic piano (2), percussion (2, 3, 5, 8), horn arrangements (2), clavinet (3, 6), vocal arrangements (3), synthesizer arrangements (7), guitar (9)
Charles Mims Jr. – electric piano (2), horn arrangements (2), backing vocals (6), acoustic piano (7), synthesizers (7), synthesizer arrangements (7)
Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (2, 3, 6), acoustic guitar (5)
Wali Ali – electric guitar (5)
Marlo Henderson – lead guitar (6), guitar solo (6)
Freddie Washington – bass (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7)
Melvin Webb – drums (1, 2)
Tony St. James – drums (3, 7)
James Gadson – drums (5, 8)
Ollie E. Brown – drums (6)
Ulysses Duprée – percussion (3)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (9)
Gerald Albright – saxophone (1, 2)
Clay Lawry – trombone (2), bass trombone (2)
Ray Brown – trumpet (2)
Roy Galloway – backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9), lead vocals (3), vocal arrangement (3)
Jeanette Hawes – backing vocals (2)
Lynn Davis – backing vocals (3, 5-8)
Karen Evans – backing vocals (3)
Brenda Russell – backing vocals (6)
Production
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Executive Producer – Patrice Rushen
Produced by Patrice Rushen and Charles Mims Jr.
Recorded by Peter Chaikin
Additional Recording by Philip Moores
Assistant Engineer – Greg Stout
Remixing – F. Byron Clark (Tracks 1-5, 8 & 9); Phillip Moores (Tracks 6 & 7).
Mastered by John Golden at K-Disc Mastering (Hollywood, CA).
Copyist – Greg Modster
Art Direction – Ron Coro
Design – John Barr and Ron Coro
Photography – Bobby Holland
References
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^ Kellman, Andy. "Straight from the Heart - Patrice Rushen : Release Information" . AllMusic . Retrieved August 6, 2013 .
^ "Straight From the Heart - Patrice Rushen | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" . AllMusic .
^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Straight from the Heart - Patrice Rushen" . AllMusic. Retrieved August 6, 2013 .
^ Christgau, Robert (July 6, 1982). "Christgau's Consumer Guide" . The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved August 6, 2013 .
^ "The 200 Greatest Albums of the 1980s" . Pitchfork. 10 September 2018. Retrieved September 10, 2018 .
^ Billboard Albums & Singles chart history.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 262. ISBN 0-646-11917-6 .
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