Patti Austin (born August 10, 1950, in Harlem New York) is a Grammy Award w… Read Full Bio ↴Patti Austin (born August 10, 1950, in Harlem New York) is a Grammy Award winning singer who records in various styles of secular music including Adult Contemporary, Dance-pop, Pop, Soul, R&B, and Jazz. She made her debut at the Apollo Theater at age four and had a contract with RCA Records when she was only five. Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington have proclaimed themselves as her godparents.
By the late 1960s Austin was a prolific session musician and commercial jingle singer. By the 1980s she was signed to Jones's Qwest Records and she began having hits. She charted twenty R&B songs between 1969 and 1991 and had success on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where she hit number one in 1981 with "Do You Love Me?" / "The Genie."
The album containing that hit, Every Home Should Have One, also produced her biggest mainstream hit. "Baby, Come To Me," a duet with James Ingram, peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1982. After being featured as the love theme in a prominent storyline on the soap opera General Hospital, the song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart in October and went to number one in early 1983.
Next Austin released her third album in three years entitled "Gettin' Away With Murder". In addition to the title track, she had two more hit singles, "Honey For The Bees" (#24 R&B and #6 Dance) and "The Heat of Heat". Produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, noted for their later work with Janet Jackson, the latter track returned Austin to the top 15 of the R&B charts for what would be the last time to date. It would also be her last Hot 100 charting to date, peaking at number 55, although she would score a top-5 dance hit with the single Reach that appeared originally on her 1994 CD That Secret Place (GRP Records). "Gettin' Away With Murder" used producers Russ Titelman, Tommy LiPuma, Monte Moir (of "The Time"), and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Billy Joel (Austin sang background on his "Just The Way You Are"), Dan Hartman, friends Luther Vandross and Jocelyn Brown, along with Chaka Khan were among the background vocalists on the project, with successful songwriters, Randy Goodrum, Michael Bolton, Jam & Lewis plus several other big name writers offering up their best compositions on what was likely a big budget affair. She next appeared with Jeff Bridges and Joan Allen in Francis Ford Coppola's critically acclaimed period piece Tucker: The Man and his Dream (1988). That year, Austin released The Real Me, a collection of standards which garnered her the first of several Top 10 showings on the Jazz Albums chart. "The Real Me" was chiefly produced by David Pack who had been a part of the Pop group Ambrosia. Austin served as a co-producer and as Executive Producer on the project. Austin sang "It's the Falling in Love" with Michael Jackson on his album Off The Wall. Other duet partners include George Benson ("Moody's Mood for Love" and "Keep Your Dreams Alive"), and Luther Vandross ("I'm Gonna Miss You In The Morning"). Earlier she'd recorded featured duets with Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons on "Our Day Will Come" and "Swearin' To God" with little billing. Austin also sang lead and background vocals on many contemporary Jazz instrumentalists' records in the 1970s. In 1985 she sang lead vocals on a collaboration with her producer, Narada Michael Walden, and the single, "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme", went top 40 on the R&B charts. In 1991, she recorded the duet "You Who Brought Me Love" with music legend Johnny Mathis, which was received with critical acclaim. That same year she was invited to be a guest on a Johnny Mathis television special that was broadcast across North America.
Austin led a new group of Raelettes for the 2006 album Ray Charles + Count Basie Orchestra = GeniusΒ². That group also featured veteran session singer Valerie Pinkston and members of the group Perry.
During a 2007 interview promoting her latest recording, Austin reflected how as a teenager she reluctantly attended one of Judy Garland's last concerts and the experience helped focus her career, stating "She (Judy Garland) ripped my heart out. I wanted to interpret a lyric like that, to present who I was at the moment through the lyric."
In 2007 Patti Austin participated in the Avo Session Basel with a program dedicated to Ella Fitzgerald.
In 2008, fifty-three years after getting her first record contract, Patti Austin was awarded her first Grammy Award, winning Best Jazz Vocal Album for "Avant Gershwin" at the 50th annual Grammy Awards. The award came for her ninth nomination in that category.
Austin is co-producer and one of over 70 artists singing on "We Are the World: 25 for Haiti", a charity single in aid of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
In 2011 Austin released a mostly covers album project titled "Sound Advice" which contained re-works of Bob Dylan's "Gotta Serve Somebody", Brenda Russell's "A Little Bit Of Love", a lesser known Jacksons tune, "Give It Up," her tribute to late friend/collaborator, Michael Jackson, a cover of Bill Withers, "Lean On Me" which she first sang at a milestone birthday for her Godfather Quincy Jones. Also on "Sound Advice" standout performances of Don McLean's "Vincent" (aka Starry Starry Night) and a deeply female take on "My Way." Austin wrote the anthemic "The Grace Of God" after watching an episode of the old "Oprah Winfrey Show" which featured a facially scarred woman ... Keeping relevant, Austin offered the bouncy slice of Pop/Rock/RandB "Round And Round" including the latest trendy vocal effects, though Austin remains one singer who clearly needs no such production techniques to cover a crystal clear, flexible, and knowing voice imitated by many, duplicated by none. Austin co-wrote and sings in the star-studded L.O.V.E. - Let One Voice Emerge, encouraging especially younger Americans to get out there and exercise their right to vote.[citation needed]
Austin appears in the Academy Award-winning documentary film 20 Feet from Stardom (2013), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released on 21 June 2013. She is working on an upcoming, as yet untitled duets album project with James Ingram.
By the late 1960s Austin was a prolific session musician and commercial jingle singer. By the 1980s she was signed to Jones's Qwest Records and she began having hits. She charted twenty R&B songs between 1969 and 1991 and had success on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where she hit number one in 1981 with "Do You Love Me?" / "The Genie."
The album containing that hit, Every Home Should Have One, also produced her biggest mainstream hit. "Baby, Come To Me," a duet with James Ingram, peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1982. After being featured as the love theme in a prominent storyline on the soap opera General Hospital, the song re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart in October and went to number one in early 1983.
Next Austin released her third album in three years entitled "Gettin' Away With Murder". In addition to the title track, she had two more hit singles, "Honey For The Bees" (#24 R&B and #6 Dance) and "The Heat of Heat". Produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, noted for their later work with Janet Jackson, the latter track returned Austin to the top 15 of the R&B charts for what would be the last time to date. It would also be her last Hot 100 charting to date, peaking at number 55, although she would score a top-5 dance hit with the single Reach that appeared originally on her 1994 CD That Secret Place (GRP Records). "Gettin' Away With Murder" used producers Russ Titelman, Tommy LiPuma, Monte Moir (of "The Time"), and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Billy Joel (Austin sang background on his "Just The Way You Are"), Dan Hartman, friends Luther Vandross and Jocelyn Brown, along with Chaka Khan were among the background vocalists on the project, with successful songwriters, Randy Goodrum, Michael Bolton, Jam & Lewis plus several other big name writers offering up their best compositions on what was likely a big budget affair. She next appeared with Jeff Bridges and Joan Allen in Francis Ford Coppola's critically acclaimed period piece Tucker: The Man and his Dream (1988). That year, Austin released The Real Me, a collection of standards which garnered her the first of several Top 10 showings on the Jazz Albums chart. "The Real Me" was chiefly produced by David Pack who had been a part of the Pop group Ambrosia. Austin served as a co-producer and as Executive Producer on the project. Austin sang "It's the Falling in Love" with Michael Jackson on his album Off The Wall. Other duet partners include George Benson ("Moody's Mood for Love" and "Keep Your Dreams Alive"), and Luther Vandross ("I'm Gonna Miss You In The Morning"). Earlier she'd recorded featured duets with Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons on "Our Day Will Come" and "Swearin' To God" with little billing. Austin also sang lead and background vocals on many contemporary Jazz instrumentalists' records in the 1970s. In 1985 she sang lead vocals on a collaboration with her producer, Narada Michael Walden, and the single, "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme", went top 40 on the R&B charts. In 1991, she recorded the duet "You Who Brought Me Love" with music legend Johnny Mathis, which was received with critical acclaim. That same year she was invited to be a guest on a Johnny Mathis television special that was broadcast across North America.
Austin led a new group of Raelettes for the 2006 album Ray Charles + Count Basie Orchestra = GeniusΒ². That group also featured veteran session singer Valerie Pinkston and members of the group Perry.
During a 2007 interview promoting her latest recording, Austin reflected how as a teenager she reluctantly attended one of Judy Garland's last concerts and the experience helped focus her career, stating "She (Judy Garland) ripped my heart out. I wanted to interpret a lyric like that, to present who I was at the moment through the lyric."
In 2007 Patti Austin participated in the Avo Session Basel with a program dedicated to Ella Fitzgerald.
In 2008, fifty-three years after getting her first record contract, Patti Austin was awarded her first Grammy Award, winning Best Jazz Vocal Album for "Avant Gershwin" at the 50th annual Grammy Awards. The award came for her ninth nomination in that category.
Austin is co-producer and one of over 70 artists singing on "We Are the World: 25 for Haiti", a charity single in aid of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
In 2011 Austin released a mostly covers album project titled "Sound Advice" which contained re-works of Bob Dylan's "Gotta Serve Somebody", Brenda Russell's "A Little Bit Of Love", a lesser known Jacksons tune, "Give It Up," her tribute to late friend/collaborator, Michael Jackson, a cover of Bill Withers, "Lean On Me" which she first sang at a milestone birthday for her Godfather Quincy Jones. Also on "Sound Advice" standout performances of Don McLean's "Vincent" (aka Starry Starry Night) and a deeply female take on "My Way." Austin wrote the anthemic "The Grace Of God" after watching an episode of the old "Oprah Winfrey Show" which featured a facially scarred woman ... Keeping relevant, Austin offered the bouncy slice of Pop/Rock/RandB "Round And Round" including the latest trendy vocal effects, though Austin remains one singer who clearly needs no such production techniques to cover a crystal clear, flexible, and knowing voice imitated by many, duplicated by none. Austin co-wrote and sings in the star-studded L.O.V.E. - Let One Voice Emerge, encouraging especially younger Americans to get out there and exercise their right to vote.[citation needed]
Austin appears in the Academy Award-winning documentary film 20 Feet from Stardom (2013), which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was released on 21 June 2013. She is working on an upcoming, as yet untitled duets album project with James Ingram.
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Patti Austin Lyrics
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A Tisket A Tasket A-Tisket A-Tasket A green and yellow basket I bought a baske…
A-Tisket A-Tasket A-Tisket A-Tasket A green and yellow basket I bought a bas…
Ability To Swing Everybody's thinking Thinking pretty hard Everybody's thinki…
Across the Alley From the Alamo Across the alley from the Alamo Lived a pinto pony and…
All Behind Us Now All Behind Us Now ... Hey, I'm so sorry…
Another Nail for My Heart The case was pulled from under the bed She made a…
Any Way You Can Any way you can anything you have to do Anything you…
Anything Can Happen Here Talk to me don't be such a mystery βCause here we…
Baby Come To Me Thinkin' back in time When love was only in the mind I…
Broken Dreams Broken Hearts Broken Dreams Torn about From the seems …
But Not For Me Old man sunshine listen you Never tell me dreams come true J…
By the Grace of God By the grace of god I will survive* By the grace…
Captivated Sometimes I drive so fast Even I get scared Some things; the…
Change Your Attitude Boy you'd better change- before It's too late Boy you're al…
Christmas Time Is Here Christmas time is here Happiness and cheer Fun for all, that…
Cool Boy, boy, crazy boy get cool, boy Got a rocket in…
Cry Me a River Now you say you love me But you cry the whole…
Do You Love Me Do you love me Can we still be a part of…
Don't Go Away You got a way of loving me But I just don't…
Enjoy The Silence Words like violence break the silence Come crashing in, int…
Every Home Should Have One You're a young man, a sweet guy Handsome, kinda shy You got…
Fine Fine Fella You're a fine fine fella (You've got the look) And I've gott…
First Time Love When I look into my heart I feel All the hurt…
For Once in My Life For once in my life I have someone who needs…
Funny Face I love your funny face Your sunny funny face You can't repai…
Gettin' Away With Murder I thought I had the only key I thought you only…
Give It Time There's a footprint that you're leaving On the sands of time…
Give It Up I don't know what you do to me But this feeling…
Givin' In To Love Sweet thing, stay with me tonight Take me into love Whispers…
Good In Love Everytime I get to see you I get this feeling…
Gotta Serve Somebody You may be an ambassador to England or France You might…
Hard Hearted Hannah In old Savannah, I said Savannah, The weather there is nice…
Hearing Ella Sing Sweet and pure that's for sure And you'll always know When y…
Honey for the Bees Here I am And I want you to see, baby I wanna…
Honey Suckle Rose Honey, honey, Oh, honey, listen to my plea: Every hone…
How Do You Keep The Music Playing How do you keep the music playing? How do you make…
How High The Moon Somewhere there's music How faint the tune Somewhere there's…
How Long Has This Been Going On I could cry salty tears Where have I been all…
How Long Has This Been Going On? I could cry salty tears Where have I been all…
Hurry Home I've been listening to the sounds of the night Waiting for…
I Can Cook Too Oh, I can cook, too, on top of the rest,…
I Can't Stop Oh, what's the matter, baby? Is the truth too hard to…
I Only Have Eyes for You Are the stars out tonight? I don't know if it's cloudy…
I'll Build A Stairway To Paradise All you preachers Who delight in panning the dancing teacher…
If I Believe If I believed in paradise I'd swear I must be there I'd…
In & Out of Love Sunshine that is what I try to follow Long time, searching…
In And Out Of Love Sunshine that is what I try to follow Long time, searching…
In My Dream Although music is sweet But the song incomplete Now in…
Island Make believe we landed on a desert island Bathe me in…
It Might Be You Time, I've been passing time Watching trains go by. All of m…
It's Gonna Be Special I've seen the many shades of love in my life Until…
Keep on Loving You How do you keep the music playing? How do you make…
Lady Be Good Listen to my tale of woe, It's terribly sad but…
Lazy Afternoon It's a lazy afternoon And the beetle bugs are zooming And th…
Lean On Me Sometimes in our lives We all have pain We all have sorrow…
Little Baby Little babe, little baby We will bring you in this world We…
Look What You've Done To Me Hope they never end this song This could take us all…
Lost In The Stars On a night so right for love, where a silver moon…
Love Is Gonna Getcha None So delighted Gotta future all plenty Think all in th…
Love Letters VERSE: The sky may be starless, The night may be moonless, B…
Love Me Again wanna say I love you I wanna say I care…
Love Me to Death Do you love me Can we still be a part of…
Love Walked In Nothing seemed to matter anymore Didn't care what I was head…
Love's Been Kind To Me Lately Berlin Irving Miscellaneous Heβ²s So Good To Me (4 Jan 1913) …
Maybe Maybe Oh if I could pray and I try, dear You might…
Miss Otis Regrets Miss Otis regrets, she's unable to lunch today, madam, Miss…
Mood Indigo You ain't never been blue; no, no, no, You ain't…
More Today Than Yesterday I don't remember what day it was I didn't notice what…
My Way And now the end is near And so I face the…
Once In A Lifetime For once in my life I have someone who needs…
Our Love Is Here to Stay It's very clear, our love is here to stay Not for…
Overture/Gershwin Medley Come on, you children Gather around Gather around you childr…
People In Love Nothing seemed to matter anymore Didn't care what I was head…
Porgy & Bess Medley Listen to your mother warn you Fore you start a traveling Wo…
Rain Rain Rain I can be so selfish, sad and moody I can hear…
Reach I was lost, filled with hesitation Without a plan, no determ…
Rhythm Of The Street At my feet bittersweet Song of the city life Caught between …
Round And Round Every shine and sleep Every good bye and gone Every hello …
Satin Doll Cigarette holder which wigs me Over his shoulder, he digs m…
Say You Love Me Don't you know that I want to be more than…
Shoot The Moon Pressure slowly buildin' like a sky about to rain Somethin' …
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes They asked me how I knew My true love was true Oh,…
So Amazing Love has truly been good to me Not even one sad…
Soldier Boy Soldier boy, Oh, my little soldier boy, I'll be true to you.…
Someone to Watch Over Me There's a saying old says that love is blind Still were…
Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most Once I was a sentimental thing Throw my heart away each…
Stars In Your Eyes On a night so right for love, where a silver moon…
Stop Look Listen You're alone all the time Does it ever puzzle you Have you…
Street of Dreams Midnight, you heavy laden, it's midnight Come on and trade i…
Swanee I've been away from you a long time I never thought…
talkin' 'bout my baby Talkinβ βbout my baby, my baby, my baby, yeah Talkinβ βbout…
That Maybe you know the reason that I love you Maybe you…
That Secret Place CHORUS We ought to go away to that secret place Why don't we…
That's Enough for Me Maybe you know the reason that I love you Maybe you…
The Girl Who Used To Be Me A bird is born to fly, born for the moment,…
The Heat of Heat In the heat of heat The heat is so hot My body…
The Look of Love The look of love Is in your eyes A look your smile…
The Love I Lost When the mellow moon begins to beam Every night I dream…
The Way I Feel Will there come a time? Will I get to know you?…
There Is No Time There is no time - like the present There is no…
They Can't Take That Away From Me Our romance won't end on a sorrowful note, Though by tomorro…
Through The Test Of Time For the first time in my life Boy, I'm not afraid…
Too Close For Comfort Be wise, be smart, behave, my heart Don't upset your cart…
True Love Suntanned, windblown Honeymooners at last alone Feeling far …
Vincent Starry, starry night Paint your palette blue and gray Look…
Wait For Me Paradise can not refuse us Never such a happy pair Everybod…
Way I Feel Will there come a time Will I get to know you Will…
We're In Love It feel so good, my dear Just lying here with both…
What's At the End of the Rainbow What's at the end of a rainbow What's in the clouds…
Whether To Laugh Or Cry He stands towering over me beside my bed Losing his head Tel…
Who Cares Who cares if the sky cares To fall in the sea? Who…
You How do you keep the music playing? How do you make…
You Brought Me Love Don't you know that I want to be more than…
You Can Once I was a sentimental thing Throw my heart away each…
You Can't Always Get What You Want I saw her today at the reception She had a glass…
You Don't Have to Say You're Sorry You don't have to say you're sorry We all make mistakes,…
You Gotta Be Time asks no questions It goes on without you Leaving you be…
You'll Have To Swing It The concert was over in Carnagie Hall The maestro took bow…
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