Watch Out (Patrice Rushen album)

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.

Watch Out!
Studio album by Patrice Rushen
Released	February 20, 1987
Recorded	1986
Genre	R&B
Length	50:39
Label	Arista
Producer	Patrice Rushen, Charles Mims Jr., Jerry Knight, Aaron Zigman
Patrice Rushen chronology
Anthology (1985) Watch Out! (1987) The Meeting (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Philadelphia Inquirer	[2]

The playful, 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. Her next album would be a collaboration with several jazz artists entitled The Meeting.

Track listing

1. "Watch Out!" (Patrice Rushen, Sheree Brown) - 5:26
2. "Breakin' All The Rules" (Freddie Washington, Patrice Rushen) - 4:55
3. "Long Time Coming" (Antonina Armato, Richard Feldman) - 4:53
4. "All My Love" (Freddie Washington, Patrice Rushen, Tony Haynes) - 4:47
5. "Somewhere" (Freddie Washington, Jackie English) - 5:09
6. "Anything Can Happen" (Alan Roy Scott, Lotti Golden, Michael Jay) - 5:03
7. "Burnin'" (Patrice Rushen, Wayne Vaughn) - 5:05
8. "Till She's Out Of Your Mind" (Clint Holmes, Patrice Rushen) - 4:11
9. "Come Back to Me" (Lynn Davis, Patrice Rushen) - 5:53
10. "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 – guitar (1, 2, 4, 7, 10)
• James Harrah – guitar (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[3]	77
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	19

Singles

Year	Title	US R&B[4]	US Dan[5]
1987	"Watch Out"	9	22
	"Anything Can Happen"	51	—
	"Come Back to Me"	65	37

References

1. Hogan, Ed. Watch Out at AllMusic
2. Lloyd, Jack (March 13, 1987). "Patrice Rushen: Watch Out". newspapers.com. Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 30.
3. Billboard Albums & Singles chart history.
4. Billboards Singles chart history.
5. Billboard chart history.