Watch Out (Patrice Rushen album)
# Watch Out (Patrice Rushen album)

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Watch Out! is a 1987 album released by R&B singer Patrice Rushen. This album was the only album Rushen released with Arista Records after leaving Elektra Records. The album produced several R&B hits for Rushen.

The upbeat title single "Watch Out" was a Billboard top ten R&B hit, also a top twenty dance hit. Other songs such as: "Somewhere," "Anything Can Happen," "All My Love," "Till She's out of Your Mind," "Come Back to Me" and "Tender Lovin" were also popular with her fans.

## Track listing

* "Watch Out!" (Patrice Rushen, Sheree Brown) - 5:26
* "Breakin' All The Rules" (Freddie Washington, Patrice Rushen) - 4:55
* "Long Time Coming" (Antonina Armato, Richard Feldman) - 4:53
* "All My Love" (Freddie Washington, Patrice Rushen, Tony Haynes) - 4:47
* "Somewhere" (Freddie Washington, Jackie English) - 5:09
* "Anything Can Happen" (Alan Roy Scott, Lotti Golden, Michael Jay) - 5:03
* "Burnin'" (Patrice Rushen, Wayne Vaughn) - 5:05
* "Till She's Out Of Your Mind" (Clint Holmes, Patrice Rushen) - 4:11
* "Come Back to Me" (Lynn Davis, Patrice Rushen) - 5:53
* "Tender Lovin'" (Patrice Rushen, Roy Galloway) - 5:03

In addition to numerous remixes for the three singles, "Watch Out!" had a non-album B-side, "Over the Phone" (Patrice Rushen/Angela Rushen-Ehigiator).

## Personnel

* Patrice Rushen – lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 7-10), keyboards (1, 2, 4), synthesizer programming (1, 2, 4, 7-10), drum programming (1, 2, 4, 7-10), arrangements (1, 2, 4, 7-10), synthesizers (7-10), synth solo (7), acoustic piano (8), keyboard bass (9, 10), acoustic piano solo (10)
* Jerry Knight – all instruments (3, 5, 6), programming (3, 5, 6), synthesizer programming (3, 5, 6), drum programming (3, 5, 6), backing vocals (3, 5, 6), arrangements (3, 5, 6)
* Aaron Zigman – all instruments (3, 5, 6), programming (3, 5, 6), synthesizer programming (3, 5, 6), drum programming (3, 5, 6), arrangements (3, 5, 6)
* Greg Moore – guitars (1, 2, 4, 7, 10)
* James Harrah – guitars (8)
* Freddie Washington – bass (1, 2, 4, 9)
* Nathan East – bass (8)
* Rayford Griffin – drums (4, 10)
* Ricky Lawson – drums (7, 9)
* John Robinson – drums (8)
* Terral Santiel – percussion (1, 2, 4)
* Paulinho da Costa – percussion (4, 9, 10)
* Larry Williams – saxophone solo (5)
* Justo Almario – saxophones (2, 8, 10)
* Jeff Clayton – saxophones (2, 8, 10)
* George Bohanon – trombone (2, 8, 10)
* Maurice Spears – trombone (2, 8, 10)
* Oscar Brashear – trumpet (2, 8, 10)
* Raymond Lee Brown – trumpet (2, 8, 10)
* Lynn Davis – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 7-10)
* Roy Galloway – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 7-10)
* Charles Mims Jr. – backing vocals (1, 2)
* Andrea Robinson – backing vocals (8)

## Production

* Patrice Rushen – producer (1, 2, 4, 7-10), executive producer (1, 2, 4, 7-10)
* Charles Mims Jr. – producer (1, 2, 4, 7-10)
* Jerry Knight – producer (3, 5, 6)
* Aaron Zigman – producer (3, 5, 6)
* Clive Davis – executive producer (3, 5, 6)
* Peter Chaikin – recording (1, 2, 4, 7-10)
* Richard McKernan – recording (1, 2, 4, 7-10)
* Bobby Brooks – recording (3, 5, 6)
* Mark Dayton – recording (3, 5, 6)
* Daren Klein – recording (3, 5, 6)
* Gary Wagner – recording (3, 5, 6)
* Barney Perkins – mixing (1, 4, 7, 9, 10)
* Paul Lani – mixing (2)
* Mick Guzauski – mixing (3, 5, 6)
* Humberto Gatica – mixing (8)
* Jennie Ciruillo – assistant engineer
* Keith Cohen – assistant engineer
* Jim Dineen – assistant engineer
* Jeff Hoppenstand – assistant engineer
* Stan Katayama – assistant engineer
* Laura Livingston – assistant engineer
* Elliot Peters – assistant engineer
* Ray Pyle – assistant engineer
* Gloria Robertson – assistant engineer
* Philip Walters – assistant engineer
* Doug Sax – mastering
* Todd Grace – keyboard technician
* Ria Lewerke – art direction
* Maude Gilman – design
* Margery Greenspan – design
* Matthew Rolston – photography
* Susan Joseph – management
* Grand Trine Management – management company

Studios

* Recorded at The Crib, Cherokee Studios and Lion Share Recording (Los Angeles, CA); Rock Steady, Baby O'Recorders, Conway Studios and Larrabee Sound Studios (Hollywood, CA); Yamaha Studios (Glendale, CA); Can-Am Recorders (Tarzana, CA).
* Mastered at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, CA).

## Charts

| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| US Billboard Top Pop Albums | 77 |
| US Billboard Top R&B Albums | 19 |

### Singles

| Year | Title | US R&B | US Dan |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1987 | "Watch Out" | 9 | 22 |
| 1987 | "Anything Can Happen" | 51 | — |
| 1987 | "Come Back to Me" | 65 | 37 |
