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On the Way to Love

Patti Austin | Format: Audio CD
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews) |

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Patti Austin is the US-born R&B and jazz singer who topped the charts with “Baby Come to Me” in 1982. She has also provided her vocal talents to the industry’s best including Quincy Jones and Michael Jackson.

At the age of 5, Austin was performing on stage and had a record deal with RCA. Her teenage years were spent as a session singer, and she was 19 before she entered the chart as a solo… Read more in Amazon's Patti Austin Store

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (June 26, 2001)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Qwest / Wea
  • ASIN: B00005LDYE
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #188,516 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1. Girlfriend
2. What Can I Say?
3. On The Way To Love
4. Love's Been Kind To Me Lately
5. Make It Right
6. If You Really Need Me Now
7. Playin' Around
8. Let Me Be Me
9. Southern Rain
10. Tell Me Why
11. Love's Been Kind To Me Lately (Unplugged)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
"What Can I Say?..." March 5, 2002
Format:Audio CD
I liked this album a lot. I find it a return to the R&B/Pop world that Patti explored in the '80's with such albums as "Every Home Should Have One," "Gettin' Away With Murder," and the self-titled "Patti Austin." Patti sounds very soulful on "If You Really Need Me," "Let Me Be Me," "Tell Me Why" and "Southern Rain." "Girlfriend" is a tune you hum later after you hear it, singing the refrain, "got your back covered." My favorite song though is "What Can I Say," a sunny day, top down on the ride jam about a love that kinda catches one off guard. I love Patti's voice, period, so I've bought most of her CD's over the years. She seemed to be exploring her jazz roots on such CD's as "In and Out of Love" and "Street of Dreams," and they were very good, but nothing that grabbed me like this one did. So when I'm feeling a little down, I pop this in the player and get carried away and a little happier. And with the world being what it is today, I like being "ON THE WAY TO THAT FEELING" of joy that I get when I listen to this CD.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Because this CD is NOT a Quincy Jones produced effort. The only thing it shares is the label and some of the guest artists. It is a disappointment in that Patti has a great voice -- however, it is mismatched with the same producer (Paul Brown) that worked with pop-jazz artists like Al Jarreau, Boney James, and Norman Brown -- and as a result, it spends waaay too much time trying to be "radio friendly"! The fact that Boney James plays on one cut (uninspired, I might add) does not make it better.

Overall, this disc is nowhere near the status or quality of a classic like "The Real Me" or her early "Quincy produced" Warner Bros. efforts. In fact, it attempts to "contemporize" her sound at the expense of mediocre material.

I guess I expect too much from my Divas.......

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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After years of floundering semi-successfully, Patti Austin has come back with a nice blend of soul, jazz, and pop. Austin shows a depth that is missing today in the overabundance of carbon copy-sounding ingenues. The eleven tracks strongly showcase the vocal prowess of the under-appreciated Austin. Strong cuts are "Girlfriend," "Love's Been Kind to Me Lately," and "Playin' Around." Prior to purchasing this CD, I had read the Austin returned to Quincy Jones' guidance. My information was incorrect, but producer Paul Brown surrounds Austin with talented assemblage of musicians (James Ingram, Siedah Garrett, Boney James, and others). While not as satisfying as the Q-produced recordings, this is still the work of an accomplished vocalist.

Hopefully, sufficient airplay will be given and the singer will ascend to the ranks of superstardom that she so richly deserves.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
I wanted to boost its rating
I loved this album. I think it's largely due to the song "Tell Me Why"... I listened to the CD the first time and it didn't impress me until I got to Tell Me Why. Read more
Published on March 14, 2007 by Amzn byer
Patti Austin you are the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love this cd, glad i received it, she is the greatest and the best singer ever, I loved her ever sice I heard "Rhythm of the street" and "Baby Come To me" Go out and get this cd... Read more
Published on May 3, 2006 by C. BOST
ON THE WAY TO BEING A LIVING LEGEND, MISS PATTI AUSTIN!!!
(...)This recording was supposed to mark singer Patti Austin's return to godfather and musical legend Quincy Jones' Qwest Records, where she released four wonderful albums in the... Read more
Published on May 20, 2004 by Kirk Douglas Provo
I Had No Idea She Could Actually Sing
I knew the album For Ella was fantastic, but I never new Patti Austin could do "real" singing. This album is wonderful. Read more
Published on April 23, 2003 by I. Gross Georg
On the way to nowhere!
I have been a fan of Patti Austin for years now but what (...) is this? It stinks big time. It's nothing but forgettable elevator R&B Jazz that I really dislike. Read more
Published on December 10, 2001 by Elisa Maza
By God, this CD is boring.
As a huge fan of Patti Austin I am quite dissapointed with this album. I admire Patti for creating such unique music with well written lyrics. Read more
Published on September 18, 2001 by Distant Voyageur
A Nice Effort
No one can fairly accuse the dynamic Patti Austin of selling out; plenty of singers have sacrificed thir talent and standards for an easy (and moronic) sting of hits they've been... Read more
Published on September 18, 2001 by Steven Swain
Maybe ON THE WAY... but never ARRIVING!!
A FIVE-STAR singer like Patti deserves better than this. And so do her fans! All I can figure is that mid-life has addled her sensibilities, because this is one of the most... Read more
Published on August 29, 2001 by middlemoo
A Little Different, But Still Good
As a long-time Patti Austin fan, I will probably never dislike anything she records. She is a TRUE diva with God-given talent. Read more
Published on August 1, 2001 by Wanda Moorman
Not a classic, but the best in a long time.
Performers have many legitimate complaints about major labels, but there's no denying the greatest benefit when you have the company's attention: money. Read more
Published on July 31, 2001 by Samuel R. Baker
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