"Forget Me Nots" is a song by American rhythm and blues and crossover jazz singer-songwriter Patrice Rushen. Co-written by Rushen, Freddie Washington, and Terri McFaddin, it appeared on Rushen's seventh studio album, Straight from the Heart. Making a radical shift in her music, Rushen wouldCONTINUE to harness the particular style of this record all through to her next album Now, released two years later in 1984. Originally deemed by record label executives as a "flop", Rushen released the song and the song became a Top 40 pop (#23), Top 5 R&B (#4), andTop 5 dance (#2) hit on the Billboard charts and is the hit she's most notable for. Rushen'sPERFORMANCE received a Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Rushen had aNUMBER of songs on the R&B and Dance charts, but this was