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.
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]
Title Writer(s) 1. "Do You Love Me " Rod Temperton 3:24 2. "Love Me to Death" Temperton 4:08 3. "The Way I Feel" Eric Kaz , Wendy Waldman 4:19 4. "Every Home Should Have One" Dominic Bugatti, Frank Musker 3:24 5. "Baby, Come to Me " (with James Ingram ) Temperton 3:31 6. "The Genie" Temperton 3:57 7. "Stop, Look, Listen" Linda Creed , Thom Bell 3:06 8. "Symphony of Love" Rod Bowkett 3:39 9. "Oh No Margarita" Austin, Michael Boddicker 3:52 10. "The Island" Ivan Lins , Vitor Martins, Alan Bergman , Marilyn Bergman 3:46
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 Watts – tenor 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)
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
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