Patrick Peter Owen Adams (March 17, 1950 – June 22, 2022) was an American music arranger and record producer. He earned 32 gold and platinum records.

Career

He was known primarily for his production, songwriting and engineering work on the New York-based

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and major record labels as well as his associations with various recording artists such as Black Ivory (1970s),

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and bands (

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, Logg and Musique). In addition, Adams worked with rap, hip-hop/R&B and dance/club acts such as

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, Eric B. & Rakim,

and Shades of Love. He owned and operated PAPMUS (Patrick Adams Productions Music) in New York City.

Personal life

Adams was one of three children born in Harlem, New York to Fince and Rose Adams; his father was a merchant seaman. He had two natural children; two daughters (C. Joi Sanchez and Tira Adams) and a step-son (Malcolm A. Holmes), though he never married. Adams died on June 22, 2022 in Manhattan, from cancer, at age 72.

Discography

* Black Ivory - ''

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'' (1971) * Herbie Mann - ''Supermann'' (1978) * ''Patrick Adams Presents Phreek'' (1978) (with Phreek) Production credits:(selected) * Musique - " Keep On Jumpin'" (1978) * Inner Life - "

Ain't No Mountain High Enough "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is a song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla label, a division of Motown. The composition was first successful as a 1967 hit single recorded by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, and ...

" (1981) * Venus Dodson - "Shining" (1979) * Cloud One - "Disco Juice" (1977) * The Universal Robot Band - "Doing Anything Tonight" (1978) * Four Below Zero - "My Baby's Got E.S.P." (1976) * Paper Dolls - "Get Down Boy" (1976) * Phreek - "Weekend" (1978) * Rainbow Brown - "Till You Surrender" (1981) * Bumble Bee Unlimited - "Lady Bug" (1978) * The Eight Minutes - "Looking for a Brand New Game" (1973) * Phreek - "May My Love Be with You" (1978) * Personal Touch - "It Ain't No Big Thing" (1976) *

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- "Everything Man" (1977) * JJ Barnes - "You Owe It to Yourself" (1973) * Marta Acuna - "Dance, Dance, Dance" (1977) * Sammy Gordon and the Hip Huggers - "Making Love" (1976) * Sine - "Happy Is the Only Way" (1977) * Mary Clark - "Take Me I'm Yours" (1980) * Debbie Taylor - "Romance Without Finance" (1972) * Donna McGhee - "I'm a Love Bug" (1978) * The Universal Robot Band - "Dance and Shake Your Tambourine" (1976)

References

External links

Soundcloud page
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