Every Home Should Have One (album)

Every Home Should Have One is the fourth studio album by American R&B/jazz singer Patti Austin, released on September 28, 1981, by Qwest Records. The album includes the number-one hit duet with James Ingram, "Baby Come to Me", and the title track, "Every Home Should Have One", which peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100. She also scored with "Do You Love Me?", a #24 R&B & #1 Dance Chart hit.

The vinyl/cassette mix of the album differs from the CD mix. With the CD version some tracks are remixed, e.g. track 4 gains overdubs, and/or edited, e.g. track 5 loses the fade-in intro.

Critical reception

Jason Elias of Allmusic, in a 3.5/5 star review wrote, "Every Home Should Have One doesn't possess Quincy Jones' all-encompassing production style of albums like The Dude and George Benson's Give Me the Night. While this seems like a debut album, it's far from it, but it's a perfect introduction to Austin and her more pop-orientated work."

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians and vocals

• Patti Austin – lead vocals, backing vocals
• James Ingram – backing vocals (1, 5), lead vocals (5)
• Greg Phillinganes – keyboards (1–3, 5, 6, 9), synthesizers (1–7, 10), synthesizer solo (2, 6)
• Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (1, 2, 5–10)
• David Foster – synthesizers (1, 5, 6)
• Rod Temperton – synthesizers (2, 5, 10)
• Richard Tee – acoustic piano (3), keyboards (4), Fender Rhodes (7, 8, 10)
• Bob James – synthesizers (3, 4, 8, 10), acoustic piano (10)
• Steve Lukather – guitars (1, 3–6, 9), acoustic guitar (2), electric guitar (2)
• Eric Gale – guitars (4, 7, 8, 10)
• Louis Johnson – bass (1, 6)
• Eddie Watkins Jr. – bass (3, 5, 9)
• Anthony Jackson – bass (4, 7, 8, 10)
• John Robinson – drums (1–3, 5, 6, 9)
• Chris Parker – drums (4, 7, 8, 10)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1–3, 5, 6, 9)
• Ralph MacDonald – percussion (4, 7, 8)
• Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone solo (4, 9)

Music arrangements

• Rod Temperton – rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 5–7), synthesizer arrangements (1, 2, 5, 6), vocal arrangements (1–6, 8)
• Quincy Jones – rhythm arrangements (3, 4, 7, 8), vocal arrangements (3, 4, 7), synthesizer arrangements (3, 7)
• Jerry Hey – synthesizer arrangements (3, 7)
• Patti Austin – vocal arrangements (4, 7–9), BGV arrangements (5)
• James Ingram – BGV arrangements (5)
• Michael Boddicker – rhythm and synthesizer arrangements (9)

Production

• Quincy Jones – producer
• Bruce Swedien – recording engineer, mixing
• Ed Cherney – assistant engineer
• Lincoln Clapp – assistant engineer
• Matt Forger – assistant engineer
• Brian Reeves – assistant engineer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
• Roland Young – art direction, cover design concept
• Ed Eckstein – cover design concept
• Image Works – illustration
• Raul Vega – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Singles

References