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Live R&B albums were a rarity in the '80s and '90s, when many urban contemporary artists were so reliant on studio technology that they were incapable of taking it to the stage. But Patti LaBelle still had what it took to deliver a worthwhile live performance, even if many of her studio albums sounded stiff, contrived and unspontaneous. Recorded live at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom in 1998, this two-CD set isn't perfect, but it has a lot more to offer than many of the by-the-book studio recordings she'd been making. Though some of the adult contemporary-type material isn't very exciting, Patti makes some sparks fly on inspired performances of "New Attitude," "If You Only Knew" and "You Are My Friend." The primary emphasis is on songs she'd done as a solo artist, but the Philadelphian does manage to get in a medley of "Lady Marmalade" and "What Can You Do for Me" (both '70s gems from her years leading the red-hot trio LaBelle) and revisits her Patti LaBelle & the Blue Belles period with "The Bells" and "Somewhere over the Rainbow." One could lament the absence of "Get You Somebody New" and "Isn't It a Shame" and wish that more songs from her years with LaBelle were included. But again, this album isn't ideal or definitive. Rather, it's a decent release that has more pluses than minuses.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
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Jimmy Shirl, ComposerLyricist - Irvin Graham, ComposerLyricist - Arif Mardin, Producer - Al Stillman, ComposerLyricist - Ervin M. Drake, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
James Wright, ComposerLyricist - Arif Mardin, Producer - TERRY LEWIS, ComposerLyricist - JAMES HARRIS, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Arif Mardin, Producer - BRENDA RUSSELL, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist - Ira H. Antelis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billy Stritch, ComposerLyricist - Sandy Knox, ComposerLyricist - Arif Mardin, Producer - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bunny Hull, ComposerLyricist - Arif Mardin, Producer - Jon Gilutin, ComposerLyricist - Sharon Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Arif Mardin, Producer - Diane Warren, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kenneth Gamble, ComposerLyricist - Cynthia Biggs, ComposerLyricist - Arif Mardin, Producer - Dexter Wansel, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Armstead Edwards, ComposerLyricist - Arif Mardin, Producer - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James "Budd" Ellison, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Arif Mardin, Producer - Reverend Timothy Wright, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
Anna Gordy Gaye, ComposerLyricist - Elgie Stover, ComposerLyricist - Iris Gordy, ComposerLyricist - Arif Mardin, Producer - Marvin Gaye, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Arif Mardin, Producer - NICKOLAS ASHFORD, ComposerLyricist - Valerie Simpson, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Levert, MainArtist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Arif Mardin, Producer - Burt Bacharach, ComposerLyricist - Hal David, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Arif Mardin, Producer - Edith Piaf, ComposerLyricist - Geoffrey Parsons, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist - Marguerite Angèle Monnot, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Arif Mardin, Producer - Burt Bacharach, ComposerLyricist - Carole Bayer Sager, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Arif Mardin, Producer - Curtis Mayfield, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Arif Mardin, Producer - DAVID PAICH, ComposerLyricist - Mariah Carey, MainArtist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist - Cheryl Lynn, ComposerLyricist - David W. Foster, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Arif Mardin, Producer - Kenny Nolan, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist - Bob Crew, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Arif Mardin, Producer - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Arif Mardin, Producer - Sam Cooke, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gerald Levert, MainArtist - Arif Mardin, Producer - Eddie Levert, MainArtist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist - Gary Dennis Hines, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Arif Mardin, Producer - Harold Arlen, Composer - E.Y. HARBURG, Author, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Arif Mardin, Producer - R. Kelly, ComposerLyricist - Patti LaBelle, MainArtist
℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Live R&B albums were a rarity in the '80s and '90s, when many urban contemporary artists were so reliant on studio technology that they were incapable of taking it to the stage. But Patti LaBelle still had what it took to deliver a worthwhile live performance, even if many of her studio albums sounded stiff, contrived and unspontaneous. Recorded live at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom in 1998, this two-CD set isn't perfect, but it has a lot more to offer than many of the by-the-book studio recordings she'd been making. Though some of the adult contemporary-type material isn't very exciting, Patti makes some sparks fly on inspired performances of "New Attitude," "If You Only Knew" and "You Are My Friend." The primary emphasis is on songs she'd done as a solo artist, but the Philadelphian does manage to get in a medley of "Lady Marmalade" and "What Can You Do for Me" (both '70s gems from her years leading the red-hot trio LaBelle) and revisits her Patti LaBelle & the Blue Belles period with "The Bells" and "Somewhere over the Rainbow." One could lament the absence of "Get You Somebody New" and "Isn't It a Shame" and wish that more songs from her years with LaBelle were included. But again, this album isn't ideal or definitive. Rather, it's a decent release that has more pluses than minuses.
© Alex Henderson /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 22 track(s)
- Total length: 01:33:33
- Main artists: Patti LaBelle
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Geffen*
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1998 MCA Records Inc. ℗ 1998 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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