{"product_id":"patrice-rushen-now","title":"Patrice Rushen - Now","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: 2 x LP\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: STRUT224LP\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 4062548027983\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 16 Sep 2022\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Soul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2LP in single sleeve + 8pp 12” booklet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTRACKLIST:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA1. Feels so Real (Won’t Let Go)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA2. Gone With The Night\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA3. Gotta Find It\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA4. Superstar\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA5. Heartache Heartbreak\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB1. Get Off (You Fascinate Me)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB2. My Love’s Not Going Anywhere\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB3. Perfect Love\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB4. High In Me\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eB5. To Each His Own\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eC1. Get Off (You Fascinate Me) (Dance Version)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eC2. Get Off (You Fascinate Me) (Instrumental)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eD1. Feels So Real (Won’t Let Go) (Radio Edit)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eD2. Feels so Real (Won’t Let Go) (Dub Version)\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStrut continue their Patrice Rushedn original album reissue series with the definitive edition of her influential classic ‘Now’ from 1984.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReleased after the global success of ‘Straight From The Heart’ and the huge hit ‘Forget Me Nots’, ‘Now’ stripped back the arrangements and explored a new sonic palette, combining top level musicianship with the evolving studio technology of the mid-‘80s. “By this time, I had built a little home studio,” explains Patrice, “and the new synthesizers and drum machines opened a lot of possibilities. A lot of the pieces on ‘Now’ started off as demos based on these instruments and we just went with it quite naturally, adding guitar, bass and drums.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album continued Patrice’s unerring skill in fusing intricate jazz musicianship with infectious grooves. The solid boogie classic ‘Get Off (You Fascinate Me)’ lit up dancefloors and ‘Feels So Real’ became one of Patrice’s best loved songs, an effortless mid-tempo soul stepper. The album is also celebrated for the tender ‘Gotta Find It’ and one of Patrice’s most poignant ballads, the intricate and politically charged ‘To Each His Own’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album marked the end of Rushen’s tenure with Elektra before a move to Arista and remains a much-referenced part of her career. “I think it was a great representation of where we were at the time and it may have been a little bit ahead of its time”, she reflects. Famously, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis had become fans, attending her live shows, and, allegedly, the feel of Janet Jackson’s debut album ‘Control’ two years later was heavily influenced by Rushen’s approach on ‘Now’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Strut","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41870432862364,"sku":"STRUT224LP","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/1_86c061aa-8795-45b2-a9cf-495203e2a6c3.png?v=1661367273","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/patrice-rushen-now","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}