New topic
Printable| Author | Message |
patrice rushen I have heard that at one time, Prince had a crush on Patrice Rushen and wrote a song for her.
Is this true? Did he write a song for her? Did she ever use the song? If so which one is it? "Remember, one man's filler is another man's killer" -- Haystack | |
- E-mail - orgNote -  Report post to moderator |
The song is "I wanna be your lover," but she passed on it, so he ended up doing it himself.
The rest is history. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Patrice worked with Prince on his earlier stuff. I'm willing to bet he learned a thing or two from her. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
I always thought it was "I Feel For You".
He did seem to have a thing for her though. I remember seeing a picture of the two of them in "Right On" magazine in probably late 1979 or early 1980. They were walking on a sidewalk and he was holding her hand. He was a little bit ahead of her on the sidewalk and she looked like she was yanking him back. Andy is a four letter word. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
Thanks everyone for answering my Q.
and somehow I got it twisted that Prince wrote "Haven't you Heard" since that was Patrice's first hit, and I knew they were 'involved" early in her career and he wrote a song for her...  
I guess I been nipping at the purple koolaid.  [Edited 12/16/06 21:55pm] "Remember, one man's filler is another man's killer" -- Haystack | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
as I recall she also played with him on Saturday Night Live in Sept. of 1989. I always thought she had something to do with the song "Baby", but my memory is foggy about that. The expanded version of my book PRINCE and The Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions 1983-1984 was released in November 2018. (www.amazon.com/gp/product/1538114623/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0) or www.facebook.com/groups/1...104195943/ | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
She's playing at Yoshi's in Oakland in January. She will be part of a trio w/ Buster Williams (bass) and Lenny White (drums). www.yoshis.com | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
|
vainandy said: I always thought it was "I Feel For You".
He did seem to have a thing for her though. I remember seeing a picture of the two of them in "Right On" magazine in probably late 1979 or early 1980. They were walking on a sidewalk and he was holding her hand. He was a little bit ahead of her on the sidewalk and she looked like she was yanking him back. Wow! Can someone please post that pic??? Never seen it! jazzz |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |
madhouseman said: as I recall she also played with him on Saturday Night Live in Sept. of 1989. I always thought she had something to do with the song "Baby", but my memory is foggy about that.
Yep, "Baby" it is  she played the keys and her then boyfriend Charles Sims Jr. arranged the strings.
Both weren't included in the credit but they were among the folks he shouted out in his thank you message. | |
| - E-mail - orgNote - Report post to moderator |