{{Short description|1976 album by Patti Austin}} {{For|the 1958 song|The End (Earl Grant song)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album| | name = End of a Rainbow | type = Album | artist = Patti Austin | cover = End of a Rainbow.jpg | alt = | released = August 6, 1976 | recorded = April–June 1976 | venue = | studio = *Mediasound (New York City) *Van Gelder Studios (Englewood, New Jersey) | genre = R&B | length = 38:02 | label = CTI 5001 | producer = Creed Taylor | chronology = Patti Austin | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = Havana Candy | next_year = 1977 }} {{Music ratings | rev1 = ''Allmusic'' | rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Allmusic">[https://www.allmusic.com/album/end-of-a-rainbow-r29540 Allmusic Review] accessed February 29, 2012</ref> }}

'''''End of a Rainbow''''' is the debut studio album by American vocalist and songwriter Patti Austin, released in August 1976 through CTI.<ref name="CTI Records discography">Payne, D. [https://www.dougpayne.com/ctid7576.htm#endofarainbow CTI Records discography] accessed February 29, 2012</ref>

==Track listing== All compositions by Patti Austin except where noted # "Say You Love Me" – 5:45 # "In My Life" – 4:18 # "You Don't Have to Say You're Sorry" – 3:37 # "More Today Than Yesterday" (Patrick Upton) – 5:29 # "Give It Time" – 3:07 # "There Is No Time" – 3:28 # "What's at the End of a Rainbow" – 2:50 # "This Side of Heaven" – 3:03 # "Sweet Sadie the Savior" – 6:25

== Personnel == * Patti Austin – vocals * Richard Tee – keyboards (1, 2, 4–6, 8, 9) * Barry Miles – synthesizers (1, 8) * Mike Abene – acoustic piano (3, 7) * Eric Gale – guitars (1, 2, 4–6, 8, 9) * Steve Khan – guitars (3, 7) * Will Lee – electric bass (1, 4) * Jeff Berlin – electric bass (2, 6, 8) * Chuck Rainey – electric bass (5, 9) * Steve Gadd – drums (1, 2, 4, 5, 9) * Andy Newmark – drums (6, 8) * Ralph MacDonald – percussion (1, 2, 4–6, 8, 9) * Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (2, 4, 5) * Ronnie Cuber – baritone saxophone (9) * Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone (9) * Randy Brecker – trumpet (4, 5) * Vivian Cherry – backing vocals * Frank Floyd – backing vocals * Gwen Guthrie – backing vocals * Zachary Sanders – backing vocals

'''String section''' * David Matthews – arrangements * Bob James – conductor * Charles McCracken and Alan Shulman – cello * Chuck Israels – double bass * Gloria Agostini – harp (3, 7) * Alfred Brown, Theodore Israel and Emanuel Vardi – viola * Harry Cykman, Max Ellen, Barry Finclair, Paul Gershman, Harry Glickman, Emanuel Green, Harold Kohon, Harry Lookofsky, Guy Lumia, Joe Malin, David Nadien, Max Pollikoff, Matthew Raimondi and Richard Sortomme – violin

=== Production === * Creed Taylor – producer * Rudy Van Gelder – mixing, engineer (3, 7) * Joe Jorgensen – engineer (1, 2, 4–6, 8, 9) * Alan Varner – engineer (1, 2, 4–6, 8, 9) * Rene Schumacher – album design * Pete Turner – front cover photography * Jim Hadley – liner photography

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Category:CTI Records albums Category:Patti Austin albums Category:1976 debut albums Category:Albums arranged by David Matthews (keyboardist) Category:Albums produced by Creed Taylor Category:Albums recorded at Van Gelder Studio