American music arranger and record producer (1950–2022)
Musical artist
Patrick Adams
Born (1950-03-17 ) March 17, 1950Died June 21, 2022(2022-06-21) (aged 72) Genres Disco , soul , R&B , funk , boogie Occupations Record producer Years active 1970s–2000s Labels P&P Records Show more
Patrick Peter Owen Adams (March 17, 1950 – June 21, 2022) was an American music arranger and record producer. He earned 32 gold and platinum records.[ 1]
He was known primarily for his production, songwriting and engineering work on the New York-based Salsoul Records , Prelude Records and major record labels as well as his associations with various recording artists such as Black Ivory (1970s),[ 2] [ 3] Inner Life , Jocelyn Brown ,[ 4] Loleatta Holloway , R. Kelly , Leroy Burgess , Caress, The Universal Robot Band , Logg , Phreek, and Musique .[ 5] Coolio , Cathy Dennis , Keith Sweat , Teddy Riley , R. Kelly , Eric B. & Rakim , Salt-N-Pepa ,[ 3] Shades of Love , and together with Gregory Carmichael at the studio-based disco unit Bumblebee Unlimited , the producer of Lady bug in 1978.[ 6]
He owned and operated PAPMUS (Patrick Adams Productions Music) in New York City.[ 7]
Adams was one of three children born in Harlem, New York to Fince and Rose Adams; his father was a merchant seaman .[ 8] [ 7] [ 8] [ 8] [ 9]
Black Ivory - Don't Turn Around
Debbie Taylor - Comin' down on you (1972)
Caress - Caress (1977)
Herbie Mann - Supermann (1978)
Patrick Adams Presents Phreek (1978) (with Phreek ) Inner Life - "I'm Caught Up" (1979)Inner Life - Inner Life (1980)
Inner Life - Inner LifeII (1982)
Rainbow Brown - Rainbow Brown (1981)
Thomas & Taylor - True Love (1985)
Art Webb - Mr. Flute (1977) Production credits :(selected)
Inner Life - "I'm Caught Up" (1979)Musique - "In the Bush " (1978)
The Universal Robot Band - "Dance and Shake Your Tambourine" (1976)
Musique - "Keep On Jumpin' " (1978)
Inner Life - "Ain't No Mountain High Enough "[ 10]
Debbie Taylor - "Romance Without Finance" (1972)
JJ Barnes - "You Owe It to Yourself" (1973)
Phreek - "Weekend" (1978)
Rainbow Brown - "Till You Surrender" (1981)
Bumblebee Unlimited - "Lady Bug" (1978)
The Universal Robot Band - "Doing Anything Tonight" (1978)
Phreek - "May My Love Be with You" (1978)
The Main Ingredient - "Everything Man" (1977)The Eight Minutes - "Looking for a Brand New Game" (1973)
Venus Dodson - "Shining" (1979)
Cloud One - "Disco Juice" (1977)
Four Below Zero - "My Baby's Got E.S.P." (1976)
Paper Dolls - "Get Down Boy" (1979)
Personal Touch - "It Ain't No Big Thing" (1976)
Marta Acuna - "Dance, Dance, Dance" (1977)
Sammy Gordon and the Hip Huggers - "Making Love" (1976)
Sine - "Happy Is the Only Way" (1977)
Mary Clark - "Take Me I'm Yours" (1980)
Donna McGhee - "I'm a Love Bug" (1978)
Cloud One - "Atmosphere Strut" (1976)
^ Joffe, Justin (May 12, 2017). "Legendary Producer Patrick Adams Has Priceless Advice for Aspiring Artists" . The New York Observer . Retrieved November 20, 2021 . ^ Washington, Rico. "Leroy Burgess is the crowned king of boogie" . Archived from the original on July 14, 2017. ^ a b Locker, Melissa (May 9, 2017). "Patrick Adams: the 'underground disco' super-producer whom DJs still adore" . The Guardian . Retrieved November 20, 2021 . ^ Hoskyns, Barney (January 3, 2008). "Disco's Secret Master: Patrick Adams" . eMusic Magazine . Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014 . ^ Kellman, Andy. "Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved January 25, 2024 . ^ "Bumblebee Unlimited" . Discogs .^ a b Hogan, Ed. "Artist Biography" . AllMusic . Retrieved November 20, 2021 . ^ a b c Risen, Clay (June 26, 2022). "Patrick Adams, Master of New York's Underground Disco Scene, Dies at 72" . The New York Times . Retrieved June 26, 2022 . ^ Rizik, Chris (June 22, 2022). "Disco and R&B pioneer Patrick Adams dies at age 72" . SoulTracks . Retrieved June 22, 2022 . ^ "Allmusic: Inner Life – Awards" . Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024 .
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