Patti Austin Vinyl Records

Patti Austin is an American R&B, soul, and jazz singer and songwriter. She began her career as a child performer in the late 1950s, eventually signing a contract with RCA Records in 1969 and releasing her first album, End of a Rainbow, in 1976. Austin is known for her wide-ranging vocal style, which includes gospel, soul, R&B, jazz, and pop influences. Her best-known songs include “Baby Come to Me” (with James Ingram), “The Heat of Heat”, “How Do You Keep the Music Playing” (with James Ingram), “The Girl Who Used to Be Me”, “Every Home Should Have One”, and “The Genie”.

Austin's standout albums include her 1976 debut End of a Rainbow, 1977's Live and Let Live, 1979's Take Away the Pain, 1983's Every Home Should Have One, 1987's Gettin' Away with Murder, 1992's Love Is Gonna Getcha, 2001's Street of Dreams, and 2014's Patti Austin.

Austin's songs have been covered by a variety of artists, including Barbra Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, and many others. She has collaborated with artists such as Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock, Lionel Richie, Luther Vandross, and James Ingram.

An interesting fact about Patti Austin is that she is a cousin of musician and actress Queen Latifah.