Patrice (album)
Patrice is the fourth, self-titled album by R&B singer Patrice Rushen. Reception. This marked Patrice's first album with Elektra Records after making three jazz-oriented albums with Prestige Records. With this album, Rushen makes a switch from jazz to a more R&B/pop music style. The album was heavily criticized by jazz's hardcore audience and Rushen was accused of being a sellout. She was vilified in the jazz media due to this transition, as many believed that the reason for her transition was due to commercial reasons. In this album Patrice demonstrated that she could  be an expressive, charming singer, and her writing on cuts range from the funky "Hang It Up" and the ballad "Didn't You Know?" to the socio-political "Changes (In Your Life)." With "Patrice", the Los Angeles native made it clear that she could appeal to the R&B and pop markets, just as her success as a jazz pianist/keyboardist. Her next album to be released would be "Pizzazz". The album got re-released on CD in 2003 by Wounded Bird Records. Personnel. Handclaps and Fingersnaps Strings (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 9)