Gettin' Away with Murder
1985 studio album by Patti Austin
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Gettin' Away with Murder is a studio album by American jazz singer Patti Austin, released in 1985 on Qwest Records.[1][2] The album peaked at No. 25 on the US Billboard Top Soul Albums chart and No. 39 on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart.[3][4]
Released1985
Studios
- Bill Schnee Studios (North Hollywood, California)
- Ocean Way Recording and Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California)
- Lion Share Studios (Los Angeles, California)
- Chelsea Studios, Electric Lady Studios, Mediasound Studios, The Power Station, Shakedown Sound Studios and Atlantic Studios (New York City, New York)
- Creation Audio (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Length41:01
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Critical reception
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Talkin' 'Bout My Baby" | Michael Bolton, Rev. Patrick Henderson | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Big Bad World" | Lotti Golden, Richard Scher | 5:01 |
| 3. | "The Heat of Heat" | James Harris III, Terry Lewis | 4:49 |
| 4. | "If I Believed" | Randy Goodrum | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Honey for the Bees" | Steve Jolley, Alison Moyet, Tony Swain | 4:25 |
| 6. | "Gettin' Away With Murder" | Terry Britten, Sue Shifrin | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Anything Can Happen Here" | Paul Gordon, Tom Keane, Steve Porcaro | 4:24 |
| 8. | "Only a Breath Away" | Monte Moir | 5:13 |
| 9. | "Summer Is the Coldest Time of Year" | James Harris III, Terry Lewis | 5:17 |
Personnel
Musicians and Vocals
- Patti Austin – vocals, backing vocals (1–3, 5, 6, 8), doo wop vocals (1)
- Patrick Henderson – acoustic piano (1)
- Robbie Kilgore – keyboards (1, 2, 6), synth bass (1, 4), additional keyboards (4), drum programming (6)
- Jeff Lorber – additional keyboards (1), synth solo (1)
- John Mahoney – Synclavier programming (2, 6)
- Richard Scher – sequenced synthesizer programming (2), drum programming (2)
- Terry Lewis – keyboards (3), drum programming (3), percussion (3, 8, 9)
- Monte Moir – acoustic piano (3, 8), keyboards (3), synthesizers (3, 8), drum programming (8), percussion (8, 9)
- Randy Goodrum – keyboards (4)
- Robbie Buchanan – keyboards (5, 7), synthesizers (5, 7)
- Lee Blaske – Emulator 2 programming (8)
- Herb Pilhofer – Synclavier II (9)
- Todd Yvega – Synclavier programming (9)
- Michael Landau – guitars (1, 4)
- Ira Siegel – lead guitar (1), additional guitars (2), guitars (6)
- Tony Maiden – guitars (2)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (5, 7)
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass (1)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass (5, 7)
- Steve Ferrone – drums (1, 4, 5, 7)
- Bob Riley – drum programming (1, 2, 6), Simmons toms (2, 6)
- Gordy Knudtson – drums (3, 8)
- Ralph MacDonald – tambourine (1)
- Jimmy Jam – percussion (3, 8, 9), acoustic piano (9), synthesizers (9), drum programming (9)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (7)
- Michael Brecker – saxophones (1)
- Randy Brecker – trumpet (1)
- Jeanne Ekholm – harp (3)
- Lani Groves – backing vocals (1, 2, 5)
- Dan Hartman – backing vocals (1)
- Billy Joel – backing vocals (1), doo wop vocals (1)
- Russ Titelman – backing vocals (1), doo wop vocals (1)
- Jocelyn Brown – backing vocals (2)
- Chaka Khan – backing vocals (2)
- Luther Vandross – backing vocals (2)
- Lucia Newell – backing vocals (3, 8)
- Gordon Grody – backing vocals (5)
Strings on "The Heat of Heat"
- Julie Ayer, Helen Foli, Sachina Isomura, Frank Lee, Ralph Matson, Brenda Mickens, Karl Nashan and Marcia Peck – string players
Strings on "Sunmer Is the Coldest Time of the Year"
- Edouard Blitz, Bob Jamieson, Joshua Koestenbaum and Marcia Peck – cello
- Bruce Allard, Julie Ayer, Carolyn Daws, Hanley Daws, Helen Foli, Ralph Matson, Karl Nashan and Hyacinthe Tlucek – violin
Arrangements
- Billy Joel – doo wop arrangements (1)
- Russ Titelman – doo wop arrangements (1)
- Robbie Kilgore – additional synthesizer arrangements (2)
- Richard Scher – basic track arrangements (2)
- Luther Vandross – BGV arrangements (2)
- Patti Austin – vocal arrangements (3, 8), BGV arrangements (6)
- Jimmy Jam – rhythm arrangements (3, 8), vocal arrangements (3, 8)
- Terry Lewis – rhythm arrangements (3, 8), vocal arrangements (3, 8)
- Monte Moir – rhythm arrangements (3, 8), vocal arrangements (3, 8)
- Lee Blaske – string arrangements (3)
- Bob James – string arrangements (4)
- David Nadien – string contractor (4)
- Robbie Buchanan – music arrangements (5, 7)
Production
- Michael Ostin – executive producer
- Russ Titelman – executive producer, producer (1, 2, 4, 6)
- Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis – producers (3, 9)
- Tommy LiPuma – producer (5, 7)
- Monte Moir – producer (8)
- Kyle Davis – production coordinator (1, 2, 4, 6)
- L.A. Fishman – production coordinator (5, 7)
- Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
- Stuart Watson – front cover photography
- Phyllis Cuington – back cover photography
- Otis – cover cat
- Weisner-DeMann Entertainment – management
Technical credits
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
- Humberto Gatica – basic track recording (1, 4)
- Malcolm Pollack – mixing (1, 6)
- Steve Wiese – recording (3, 8, 9)
- Jack Joseph Puig – recording (5, 7), mixing (5, 7)
- Jim Boyer – additional recording (1, 4), recording (2, 6), mixing (2, 4)
- Bradshaw Leigh – additional recording (1, 2, 4, 6), string recording (4)
- Andy Hoffman – additional recording (1, 2, 4, 6)
- Alan Meyerson – additional recording (2)
- Josh Abbey – additional recording (5, 7)
- Erik Zobler – additional recording (7)
- Bruce Buchalter – assistant engineer (1, 4, 6)
- Elisa Gura – assistant engineer (1, 2, 4, 6)
- Tom Souce – assistant engineer (1, 4)
- Jon Goldberger – mix assistant (1), assistant engineer (6)
- Gail King – assistant engineer (2)
- Bobby Warner – mix assistant (2, 4)
- Bruce Smith – assistant engineer (4)
- Dan Nash – mix assistant (4)
- Dan Garcia – second engineer (5, 7)
- Steve MacMillan – second engineer (5, 7), mix assistant (7)
- Garry Rindfuss – second engineer (5, 7)
- Michael C. Ross – second engineer (5, 7)
- Jamie Chalef – assistant engineer (6)