Patrick Adams (musician)

Patrick Adams
Patrick Adams
Born	March 17, 1950; Harlem, New York, U.S.
Died	June 22, 2022 (aged 72); Manhattan, New York, U.S.
Genres	Disco, soul, R&B, funk, boogie
Occupations	Record producer; Music arranger; Composer
Years active	1970s–2000s
Labels	P&P Records

Patrick Peter Owen Adams (March 17, 1950 – June 22, 2022) was an American music arranger and record producer. He earned 32 gold and platinum records.^[1]

Career

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, Keith Sweat, Teddy Riley, Salt-N-Pepa, Leroy Burgess, Caress, The Universal Robot Band, Logg, Phreek, and Musique.^[5] In addition, Adams worked with rap, hip-hop/R&B and dance/club acts such as 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]

Personal life

Adams was one of three children born in Harlem, New York to Fince and Rose Adams; his father was a merchant seaman.^[8]^[7] He had two natural children; two daughters (C. Joi Sanchez and Tira Adams) and a step-son (Malcolm A. Holmes), though he never married.^[8] Adams died on June 22, 2022, in Manhattan, from cancer, at age 72.^[8]^[9]

Discography

Albums

Black Ivory - Don't Turn Around (1971)
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)

Songs

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] (1981)
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)

References

^ 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.

External links

[Observer-1] Joffe, Justin (May 12, 2017). "Legendary Producer Patrick Adams Has Priceless Advice for Aspiring Artists". The New York Observer. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

[2] Washington, Rico. "Leroy Burgess is the crowned king of boogie". Archived from the original on July 14, 2017.

[TG-3] Locker, Melissa (May 9, 2017). "Patrick Adams: the 'underground disco' super-producer whom DJs still adore". The Guardian. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

[4] 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.

[5] Kellman, Andy. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

[6] "Bumblebee Unlimited". Discogs.

[AllMusic-7] Hogan, Ed. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved November 20, 2021.

[nyt-8] 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.

[SoulTracks-9] Rizik, Chris (June 22, 2022). "Disco and R&B pioneer Patrick Adams dies at age 72". SoulTracks. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

[10] "Allmusic: Inner Life – Awards". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[1]