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Patti Austin
real name Patricia Austin
New York City, United States · b. 1950-08-10
Patti Austin is credited on 1,833 releases across 347 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1972–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,833
Credits
347
Albums
6
Decades active
1,173
In collections
Biography
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American Pop, R&B and Jazz singer and background vocalist born August 10, 1950 in New York.
Her father, Gordon, was a big band trombonist.
Debuted at Harlem's Apollo Theater at age four. Signed to a record contract with RCA at age five.
By the late 1960's was a prolific session and commercial jingle singer.
In the 1988 movie Tucker. Charted 20 R&B hits from 1969-91.
Patti is the god-daughter to Quincy Jones.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,833 releases · 347 albums · active 1972–2026
- Performance · 2,574
- Other credits · 90
- Production · 33
Studios: A&R Studios · Westlake Studios · Mediasound · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

The Stranger
1977

Off The Wall
1979

Gaucho
1980

Still Crazy After All These Years
1975

The Blues Brothers (Original Soundtrack Recording)
1980

Greatest Hits
1978

Greatest Hits, Etc.
1977

The Dude
1981

The George Benson Collection
1981

One-Trick Pony
1980

Give Me The Night
1980

Billie Jean
1983

Heads
1977

Foreigner
1973

Gold
1982

The Seventh One
1988

Sounds...And Stuff Like That!!
1978

Negotiations And Love Songs (1971-1986)
1988

A Decade Of Steely Dan
1985

Outside Inside
1983

Two
1975

20/20
1985

The Wiz (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1978

Conquistador
1977
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