Straight from the Heart (Patrice Rushen album)

Straight from the Heart
Studio album by Patrice Rushen
Released	April 14, 1982
Recorded	October 1981 – February 1982
Studio	Conway (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Jazz-pop R&B
Length	39:54
Label	Elektra
Producer	Charles Mims Jr. Patrice Rushen (also exec.)
Patrice Rushen chronology
Posh (1980) Straight from the Heart (1982) Now (1984)
Singles from Straight from the Heart
"Forget Me Nots" Released: April 2, 1982 "Breakout!" Released: 1982 "I Was Tired of Being Alone" Released: 1982

Straight from the Heart is the seventh studio album by American recording artist Patrice Rushen, released on April 14, 1982, by Elektra Records.^[1] It features her most recognizable song, "Forget Me Nots", the oft-sampled "Remind Me" and the popular instrumental workout "Number One". Straight from the Heart scored Rushen her first two nominations at the 1983 Grammy Awards for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for "Forget Me Nots" and Best R&B Instrumental Performance for "Number One".

The album is Rushen's most successful album to date, peaking inside the top 20 of the Billboard 200 chart at number 14. The success of "Forget Me Nots" is considered the major contributor to the album's popularity at the time of its release.^[2]