Haven't You Heard: The Best of Patrice Rushen

Patrice Rushen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 17, 1996)
• Original Release Date: September 17, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Elektra
• ASIN: B00000347B
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,047 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Hang It Up

2. When I Found You

3. Haven't You Heard

4. Settle for My Love

5. Givin' It Up Is Givin' Up

6. Look Up!

7. Never Gonna Give You Up

8. Forget Me Nots

9. Breakout!

10. Remind Me

11. Number One [Instrumental]

12. Feels So Real (Won't Let Go)

13. Get Off (You Fascinate Me)

14. Watch Out

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Multitalented Performer Who Deserves More Respect, June 2, 2000

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Reginald D. Garrard "the G-man" (Camilla, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Haven't You Heard: The Best of Patrice Rushen (Audio CD)

I don't know why, but Rhino packages albums better than anyone else. The company has done a magnificent job of compiling the best of Miss Rushen, an extraordinary musical talent who soars as songwriter, instrumentalist, and performer. All of her great ones are here: the disco favorites "Haven't You Heard," and "Number One" (an instrumental wonder), the smooth and subtle "Remind Me" and "Feels So Real (Won't Let Go)", and "Forget Me Nots," a tune that "inspired" Will Smith's smash "Men in Black."

Other outstanding cuts are "Breakout!" "Givin' It Up is Given' Up, "Hang it Up" and "When I Found You."

There are not many on the current musical scene that have a fraction of Miss Rushen's skills. It is unfortunate that she, like so many other real musicians, seems to have been forgotten by record labels in their search for the next clone of Brittney Spears or The Backstreet Boys!

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A whole load of tracks, many long versions..., September 2, 2005

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Daniel W. Kelly (NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Haven't You Heard: The Best of Patrice Rushen (Audio CD)

The only glaring issue with this disc is that it does not include the 7 minute 12" version of Patricia's biggest hit, "Forget Me Nots." (available on the reissue of that full album). But it is a great place to get all of her billboard dance hits, and then some. Track times:

1. hang it up (5:12)
2. When I found you (5:21)
3 haven't you heard (6:47)
4. Settle for my love (5:17)
5. Givin it up is givin up (5:03)
6. Look up (3:42)
7. Never gonna give you up (6:53)
8. Forget me nots (4:45)
9. Breakout (4:06)
10. Remind me (5:18)
11. Number one (4:58)
12. Feels so real (6:51)
13. Get off (6:20)
14. Watch out (5:24)

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Patrice Rushen - The Best of, March 25, 2004

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Geminigirl (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Haven't You Heard: The Best of Patrice Rushen (Audio CD)

When people go on and on about the talent of Alicia Keys & India Arie, I wish they were also able to acknowledge the towering talent of Patrice Rushen.

Not only is she a prodigy who began playing the piano at age 3, but she has parlayed that talent into the r&b/jazz fields then used her talent to score several awards shows.

I usually buy "best of" compilation albums to get a feel for the artist and if I love what I hear, I try to buy all of their albums retroactively. Suffice it to say that after listening to this disc, I will absolutely be adding to my collection.

The standout tracks for me are: Haven't You Heard, Settle For My Love, Look Up!, Forget Me Nots & Remind Me.

Patrice Rushen is the BOMB and the young 'uns I mentioned above could definitely learn at her knee (esp Ms. Keys to preserve her longevity).