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.

The 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.

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 – guitars (1, 2, 4, 7, 10)
 * James Harrah – guitars (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).