''Now'' is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter and pianist Patrice Rushen issued in May 1984 on

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. The album rose to No. 7 on the

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Traditional Jazz Albums chart, No. 4 on the

Top Soul Albums chart and No. 40 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Singles

"Feels So Real (Won't Let Go)" rose to No. 3 on the

Hot Soul Songs chart and No. 10 on the

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chart. "Get Off (You Fascinate Me)" also got to No. 26 on the

Hot Soul Songs chart.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Patrice Rushen and Freddie "Ready Freddie" Washington; except where indicated. # "Feels So Real (Won't Let Go)" (Rushen) - 6:48 # "Gone with the Night" - 4:40 # "Gotta Find It" (Rushen, Roy Galloway) - 4:26 # "Superstar" (Rushen, Romeo Williams) - 4:56 # "Heartache Heartbreak" - 4:10 # "Get Off (You Fascinate Me)" - 6:18 # "My Love's Not Going Anywhere" (Rushen, Roy Galloway) - 4:18 # "Perfect Love" - 4:54 # "High in Me" (Rushen, Syreeta Wright) - 4:13 # "To Each His Own" (Rushen, Lynn Davis) - 4:12

Personnel

* Patrice Rushen – backing vocals, synthesizers,

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(1, 3, 5-10), electric grand piano (2, 4), lead vocals (2, 4, 7, 9, 10), synth bass (6); rhythm, synthesizer and vocal arrangements * Paul Fox – synthesizer programming * Greg Moore – guitar (1, 3, 4, 6-9) *

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– guitar (2) * Freddie Washington – bass (1, 6-10), rhythm arrangements (1, 8), backing vocals (8) * Romeo Williams – bass (4) * Paulinho da Costa – timbales (1), percussion (6, 9) *

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– cymbals (5, 7), tom tom fills (5), Simmons toms (7, 9) * Gerald Albright – saxophone solo (5), bass (6) * Roy Galloway – backing vocals (1, 3, 7, 8) * Lynn Davis – backing vocals (5, 6) *

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– backing vocals (5, 6)

Production

* Patrice Rushen – producer, executive producer, assistant engineer * Charles Mims Jr. – producer * Peter Chaikin – recording engineer * Sabrina Buchanek – assistant engineer * Paul Ericksen – assistant engineer * Ross Pallone – assistant engineer * Csaba Petocz – assistant engineer * Jeff Stebbins – assistant engineer * F. Byron Clark – remixing * John Golden – mastering * Betty Chow – art direction, design * Cathy Henszey – art direction, design * Bobby Holland – album photography * Peter Breza – photography assistant * Roger Dong – photography assistant * Jacqueline Sallow – inner sleeve photography * Sherwin Bash – management Studios * Recorded at The Crib (Los Angeles, CA); Conway Studios and Larrabee Sound Studios (Hollywood, CA). * Remixed at Soundcastle and Hollywood Sound Recorders (Hollywood, CA). * Mastered at K Disc Mastering (Hollywood, CA).

References

Patrice Rushen albums 1984 albums {{1980s-R&B-album-stub