Inspired by Prince, Rufus, Miles Davis, Earth, Wind & Fire, Donny Hathaway, Sarah Vaughn, Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson, Rahsaan's unique sense of melody and lyric has netted him songwriting placements, with hit songs for Tevin Campbell, Chico DeBarge, Christopher Williams, and Jody Watley. Together with producer Keith Crouch. He wrote the triple-platinum selling "Baby," which reached Number One on the national charts in 1994 and helped launch Brandy's multi-faceted career. Combining Rahsaan's three solo releases -- with songs he has written and performed on soundtracks and songs written and recorded by outside artists, Patterson has contributed music to more than ten million CDs sold to date.

The title of his latest album Wines & Spirits reflects Patterson's view of a life of small pleasures, and recognition of the spiritual in the mundane. Musically, the new album ventures further into territory that Patterson has hinted at in the past: Ambient sound, rock, jazz, hip-hop, and gospel. As always, Patterson skillfully weaves multi-layered meanings into his lyrics the simplicity that gives the tunes a haunting quality. It is also an unapologetic expression of Patterson the man: while Wines & Spirits possesses the same sense of rambunctious musical joy that Rahsaan is known for, it's tempered by the knowledge that joy is often won through tears. Throughout Wines & Spirits, Patterson's amazing vocal abilities carry the weight of an entire woodwind section, cooing like a flute, thrilling like a French horn, mining the sexy depths of emotion like a jazz saxophone.

Pop Matters Album of the Year for Wines & Spirits

"...The skillful Patterson ties it all together with a mesmerizing command of body-moving grooves that rivals that of Stevie Wonder, Sly Stone or Donny Hathaway." -- Billboard

"Rahsaan Patterson remains the most gifted tenor in R&B..."
-- VIBE

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