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Patrick Adams 1950 - today

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It is very hard to introduce Patrick Adams in a proper way. For the club going public, he is best known for his two studio projects Musique and Inner Life; he also has been a life long collaborator with Leroy Burgess and Gregory Carmichael of Bumblebee Unlimited cult fame. Patrick Adams also ran a couple of labels in partnership with Peter Brown, effectively creating an underground funky sound.

Universal Robot Band

1975: Patrick Adams 'Atmosphere Strut', the 10-minute excursion into heavy synthezied music, with his (then) trademark synth sounds is released in 1975 ...

1978: Patrick Adams gives Prelude a hot start with 'Keep On Jumpin' and 'Push Push In The Bush'

1974 --> 1982 Collaborations with Greg Carmichael, 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough', Weekend by Preek ...

1970: production work for Black Ivory, a group which was fronted by Leroy Burgess

Patrick Adams timeline

• 1950 Patrick Adams (b. Mar.17,1950 Harlem N.Y.)
• 1970-74 Vice president of A&R for Perception/Today Records from , then
• 1975 P&P records (Patrick Adams Productions Inc.) [Cloude One et all]

Patrick Adams selected discograpy

• Today Records
  • Black Ivory/Don't Turn Around 1970 TLP 1005
  • Comments: The album that started it all (although there may well have been singles from this LP released before the LP itself). Very hard to find these days. Stand out ballads are the title track, "You and I" and "I'll Find a Way". Funkier moments include "I Keep Asking You Questions", "Surrender" and "Our Future".
• Prelude Records
  • Musique/ Keep On Jumpin' 1978
    • Vocals: Jocelyn Brown , Christine Wiltshire And Gina Tharps
    • Includes Push Push In The Bush, Summer Love and Keep On Jumpin'
    • engineered by Bob Blank
  • Musique II / Musique II 1979
    • Vocals: Mary Seymour, Denise Edwards, Gina Taylor, vocals arranged by Christine Wiltshire
    • Includes  Love Massage, Good And Plenty Lover, Glide, Number One
    • the second and last Musique release was remixed by Francois K
  • Sine / Happy Is The Only Way
    • PRLD 597/Sine/Rotation/1984
    • "Just Let Me Do My Thing" Top 10 Single In UK
    • guitar rythym strongly influenced Nile Rodgers, founder Of Chic
  • Inner Life featuring Jocelyn Brown
    • PRL D 519 Inner Life I'm Caught Up (In A One Night Love Affair) (P.Adams/T.Gonzales) 1979
    • another Patrick Adams/ Greg Carmichael collaboration
• Personal records
  • Fonda Rae 'Touch Me (All Night Long)'
• Warner Bros / RFC
  • Venus Dodson
    • RCSD 8824 Night Rider (1979)
    • Venus's first and probably only solo hit. She had previously done the vocals for another Patrick Adams production called Sine. This is a very seductive recording with an intro that at first sounds like 'Hold Your Horses' by First Choice. This is one of those records that doesn't sound fast but is when it comes time to mix with it Bernie's disco pages
• Skipworth & Turner 'Won't Get No Better' 0-20577 (1986)
  remixes by Paul Simpson, production by Ron 'have mercy' Kersey
• Salsoul Records
  • Loleatta Holloway
    • SG-376/Salsoul Orchestra featuring Loleatta Holloway 'Seconds Of Your Love' (1982)
      mixed by Shep Pettibone
  • Salsoul SG-343 Bumblebee Unlimited 'Bumblebee Rap' (1981)
  • Jocelyn Brown
    • SG-350/Inner Life/Ain't No Mountain High Enough (N.Ashford/V.Simpson) (1981)
  • Salsoul Orchestra
    • Christmas Jollies II
    • Produced And Arranged By Patrick Adams 
    • Vocalist: Jocelyn Brown, Christine Wiltshire, Venus Dodson 
    • Flute: Art Webb
• Atlantic records
  • Patrick Adams Presents Phreek
    • Phreek Atlantic Records 1978 SD 19213
    • Vocals: Christine Wiltshire, Donna McGhee, Leroy Burgess
    • Includes The Classic Weekend, later to be remade on Sleeping Bag records
  • Herbie Mann
    • Super Mann - Atlantic Records 1979
    • with Art Webb on flute
  • Shannon
    • You Put A Spark In My Life * You Blew - Mirage/Atlantic Records
    • Best Known For "Let The Music Play"
  Arista records
  • Eddie Kendricks
    • Something More - Arista Records
    • Produced And Arranged By Patrick Adams
• Island Records
  • Skipworth & Turner 'Thinking About Your love' (1986)
    • launched the career of this R&B duo
• Vanguard records
  • Rainbow Brown 'Til You Surrender' (Fonda Rae again)
• P&P Records
  • Cloud One
    • Atmosphere Strutt P&P Records 1975
    • Produced Arranged And Performed By Patrick Adams
    • Early Excursion Into Heavy Synthezied Music
    • A Land Mark Album Way Ahead Of Its Time
    • Underground Classic
• Red Greg records
  • The Universal Robot Band had originally been put together by Patrick Adams & Greg Carmichael in 1976, their debut single being "Dance And Shake Your Tambourine".