Every Home Should Have One (album)

Every Home Should Have One is the fourth studio album by American R&B/jazz singer Patti Austin, released on September 28, 1981, by Qwest Records. The album includes the number-one hit duet with James Ingram, "Baby Come to Me", and the title track, "Every Home Should Have One", which peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. She also scored with "Do You Love Me?", a #24 R&B & #1 Dance Chart hit.

Every Home Should Have One
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1981
RecordedMarch 16 – May 31, 1981
Studio
Genre
Length37:25
LabelQwest
ProducerQuincy Jones
Patti Austin chronology
Body Language
(1980)
Every Home Should Have One
(1981)
Patti Austin
(1984)

The vinyl/cassette mix of the album differs from the CD mix. With the CD version some tracks are remixed, e.g. track 4 gains overdubs, and/or edited, e.g. track 5 loses the fade-in intro.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do You Love Me"Rod Temperton3:24
2."Love Me to Death"Temperton4:08
3."The Way I Feel"Eric Kaz, Wendy Waldman4:19
4."Every Home Should Have One"Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker3:24
5."Baby, Come to Me" (with James Ingram)Temperton3:31
6."The Genie"Temperton3:57
7."Stop, Look, Listen"Linda Creed, Thom Bell3:06
8."Symphony of Love"Rod Bowkett3:39
9."Oh No Margarita"Austin, Michael Boddicker3:52
10."The Island"Ivan Lins, Vitor Martins, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman3:46

Personnel

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  • Patti Austin – lead and backing vocals (all tracks), vocal arrangements (4, 7–9), BGV arrangements (5)
  • James Ingram – backing vocals (1, 5), lead vocals (5), BGV arrangements (5)
  • Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (1–3, 5, 6, 9), synthesizers (1–7, 10), synthesizer solo (2, 6)
  • Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (1, 2, 5–10), rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (9)
  • David Foster – synthesizers (1, 5, 6)
  • Rod Temperton – rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 5–7), synthesizer arrangements (1, 2, 5, 6), vocal arrangements (1–6, 8), synthesizers (2, 5, 10)
  • Richard Tee – acoustic piano (3), keyboards (4), Fender Rhodes (7, 8, 10)
  • Bob James – synthesizers (3, 4, 8, 10), acoustic piano (10)
  • Steve Lukather – guitar (1, 3–6, 9), acoustic guitar (2), electric guitar (2)
  • Eric Gale – guitar (4, 7, 8, 10)
  • Louis Johnson – bass (1, 6)
  • Eddie Watkins, Jr. – bass (3, 5, 9)
  • Anthony Jackson – bass (4, 7, 8, 10)
  • John Robinson – drums (1–3, 5, 6, 9)
  • Chris Parker – drums (4, 7, 8, 10)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1–3, 5, 6, 9)
  • Ralph MacDonald – percussion (4, 7, 8)
  • Ernie Wattstenor saxophone solo (4, 9)
  • Quincy Jones – rhythm arrangements (3, 4, 7, 8), vocal arrangements (3, 4, 7), synthesizer arrangements (3, 7)
  • Jerry Hey – synthesizer arrangements (3, 7)

Production

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  • Quincy Jones – producer
  • Bruce Swedien – recording engineer, mixing
  • Ed Cherney – assistant engineer
  • Lincoln Clapp – assistant engineer
  • Matt Forger – assistant engineer
  • Brian Reeves – assistant engineer
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California).
  • Roland Young – art direction, cover design concept
  • Ed Eckstein – cover design concept
  • Image Works – illustration
  • Raul Vega – photography

Charts

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Singles

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Year Single Peak positions
US R&B US Hot 100 US A.C
1981 "Every Home Should Have One" 55 62 24
1981 "Baby, Come to Me" (with James Ingram) 9 1 1
1982 Do You Love Me (Patti Austin song) 24 - -

References

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  1. ^ Graff, Gary; Terrell, Tom (January 1, 1998). "Patti Austin". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. p. 28.
  2. ^ "Quincy Jones Presents Patti Austin – Every Home Should Have One". Discogs. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  3. ^ "Patti Austin | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Patti Austin Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Patti Austin Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1983". Billboard. Retrieved February 28, 2021.