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Something new, article dated 12/26/11.
Patti Austin sings Ellington | Washington Examiner
[Note: Patti Austin sang the duet "It's the Falling in Love" with Michael Jackson on his album Off The Wall]
Michael sure loved to talk
Patti Austin sings Ellington | Washington Examiner
[Note: Patti Austin sang the duet "It's the Falling in Love" with Michael Jackson on his album Off The Wall]
Austin's distinctive timbre caresses the ear no matter that she is performing as a soloist or singing duets with such top stars as Johnny Mathis, George Benson and James Ingram. Her long relationship with Michael Jackson began with "The Wiz" when she was contracted to book 345 singers and handle all the paper work involved.
"That was before the PC," she said, laughing. "Michael had very little to say. He just walked around with a paper and pen writing down anything that sounded remotely intelligent. The next time we met was for a project with Quincy Jones. The three of us were sitting in Quincy's den when the phone rang and Quincy left the room. I'm not one to start conversations, so we both sat quietly. Then all of a sudden Michael began to talk and didn't stop. We worked together quite a bit after that in the studio and live. His energy was over the moon. This was his renaissance period when he was like a fireball, almost nuclear."
Michael sure loved to talk