The Real Me (Patti Austin album)

The Real Me is an album of mostly standards by American singer Patti Austin released in 1988, and recorded for the Qwest label. The album reached #7 on Billboard's Jazz chart.

The Real Me
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1988
Recorded1988 at Pack's Place
GenreJazz
Length52:18
LabelQwest
ProducerDavid Pack
Patti Austin chronology
Gettin' Away With Murder
(1985)
The Real Me
(1988)
Love Is Gonna Getcha
(1990)

Track listing

  1. "I Can Cook Too" (Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 5:14
  2. "Stockholm Sweetnin'" (Quincy Jones) - 1:37
  3. "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) - 4:15
  4. "True Love" (Cole Porter) - 3:49
  5. "Across the Alley From the Alamo" (Joe Greene) - 3:47
  6. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:07
  7. "Lazy Afternoon" (Jerome Moross, John La Touche) - 5:46
  8. "Love Letters" (Victor Young, Edward Heyman) - 3:55
  9. "They Can't Take That Away From Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:59
  10. "Mood Indigo" (Duke Ellington, Barney Bigard, Irving Mills) - 3:26
  11. "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) - 4:21
  12. "Someone Is Standing Outside" (Jimmy Webb) - 3:54
  13. "Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most" (Tommy Wolf, Fran Landesman) - 5:08

Personnel

Strings (4, 6, 11, 13)

  • Arnold Belnick
  • Chuck Berghofer
  • Jackie Brand
  • Franklyn D'Antonio
  • Alan DeVeritch
  • Bonnie Douglas
  • Arni Egilsson
  • Richard Elegino
  • Steve Erdody
  • Henry Ferber
  • James Getzoff
  • Barry Gold
  • Harris Goldman
  • Nathan Kaproff
  • Ray Kelley
  • Gayle Levant
  • Joy Lyle
  • Michael Markman
  • Donald McInnes
  • Cynthia Morrow
  • Dan Neufeld
  • Nils Oliver
  • Daniel Rothmuller
  • Art Royval
  • Sid Sharp
  • Harry Shlutz
  • Henry Shure
  • Vicky Sylvester
  • Charles Veal
  • Evan Wilson
  • Herschel Wise

Production

  • Producer – David Pack
  • Executive and Associate Producer – Patti Austin
  • Engineers – Ben Rodgers (Tracks 1-10, 12 & 13); Mark Linett (Tracks 7 & 9); James Guthrie (Track 11).
  • Additional Recording – Ben Rodgers (Tracks 7, 9, 11 & 13); Mark Linett (Track 10); James Farber (Tracks 11 & 12).
  • Mixing – Ross Pallone (Tracks 1, 3 & 5); Ben Rodgers (Tracks 1-10, 12 & 13); Rik Pekkonen (Tracks 7, 10 & 12).
  • Recorded and Mixed at Pack's Place (Sunland, CA).
  • Additional recording at Atlantic Studios and The Hit Factory (New York, NY).
  • Strings recorded by Allen Sides at Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, CA).
  • Art Direction and Design – Mary Ann Dibs
  • Photography – Mark Raboy

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Billboard Jazz Albums[1] 7

References

  1. "Patti Austin US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
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