Artist: Patti Austin
Album: Body Language
Genre: R&B, Soul
Release Date: 1980/2016
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 192 kHz
Duration: 37:20
Total Tracks: 10
Total Size: 1,23 GB

Tracklist:

01. Patti Austin – Body Language (05:05)
02. Patti Austin – Another Nail for My Heart (03:13)
03. Patti Austin – S.O.S. (03:56)
04. Patti Austin – We’ve Got Tonight (04:17)
05. Patti Austin – (Ooh-Wee) He’s Killing Me (03:29)
06. Patti Austin – I Can’t Stop (03:29)
07. Patti Austin – Love Me Again (03:43)
08. Patti Austin – Soar Me Like an Eagle Flies (03:34)
09. Patti Austin – People in Love (Do the Strangest Things) (02:47)
10. Patti Austin – I Want You Tonight (03:44)

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A sweet blend of jazz and soul from Patti Austin – and a set that’s a bit different than some other CTI albums of the 70s – given that it was recorded down south, at deep soul powerhouse Muscle Shoals! The sound is surprisingly rootsy on a few numbers – and warmly jazzy on others – and Patti’s still got all the polish she picked up from her years with Quincy Jones, but she’s also stepping out a bit more as an artist with a stronger emotional palette. Austin works with some great original material that includes the tracks “(Ooh-Wee) He’s Killing Me” and “I Can’t Stop” – as well as surprising covers, like Squeeze’s “Another Nail From My Heart”, Isaac Hayes’ “Body Language”, and Bob Seeger’s “We’ve Got Tonight”.The fourth album Patti Austin cut for the CTI label wasn’t much different from the previous three. It was a patchwork quilt: a little fusion, a little quasi-jazz, some urban contemporary material, and even a standard or two. She sang them all with ease and grace, although things were so smooth that they were almost comatose at times. Austin would later go on to score much bigger hits working with Quincy Jones, who at least injected enough hooks and tricks into his urban contemporary stuff to grab someone’s attention. –AllMusic Review by Ron Wynn