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.

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), Inner Life, Jocelyn Brown, Loleatta Holloway, R. Kelly, Keith Sweat, Teddy Riley, Salt-N-Pepa, Leroy Burgess, Caress, The Universal Robot Band, Logg, Phreek, and Musique. 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, Shades of Love and together with Gregory Carmichael at the studio-based disco unit Bumblebee Unlimited, the producer of Lady bug in 1978. He owned and operated PAPMUS (Patrick Adams Productions Music) in New York City.

Personal life

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

Discography

Albums

Songs

Production credits:(selected)