The Real Me
by
Patti Austin
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studio album
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Jul 12 1988

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  • Jul 12 1988 in United States

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5 stars The Real Me is the Real Deal!
I have often thought that Patti Austin was my own personal treasure, the misguided attempts of record companies to package her as a R&B sexpot or Disco Diva were so wrong. She is a Singer and all she needs is a song and an arrangement and she soars!Well she also can handle songs as divergent as the Zydeco tinged "Across the Alley from the Alamo" with its toe tapping infectious fun to Standards like "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" and the very difficult "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most". I liste…
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Written by Bill McFadden
3 stars Beautiful Voice
There are two songs on this CD that capure the pure essence of Patti's beautiful voice. The songs are, "Love Letters", and "Smokes Get In Your Eyes". I love the sound of the tone in her voice. Those are the types of songs I love to hear from Patti. She sang duets with James Ingram and I loved every last one of them. I feel those types of songs are for Patti, lovely ballads.

She has to show off her voice. There are a few other songs on this CD that I enjoy, but the fast songs have to go. At time…
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Written by Ms. Brenda J. Cammon

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    1. Paulinho Da Costa [Special Effects, Percussion, Sound Effects, Shaker]

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The Real Me 13 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Qwest / Wea
release dates: Oct 25 1990
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