“If You Asked Me To” is a song written by American songwriter Diane Warren. It was originally recorded by American singer Patti LaBelle for her ninth studio album Be Yourself (1989), and also for the soundtrack to the James Bond film, Licence to Kill. The lyrics are from the point of view of a woman […]
Patricia Louise Holte (born May 24, 1944) best known as Patti LaBelle, is an American singer, actress and businesswoman. LaBelle is referred to as the “Godmother of Soul”. She began her career in the early 1960s as lead singer and frontwoman of the vocal group Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. Following the group’s name change […]
Be Yourself is the ninth solo album by American singer Patti LaBelle, released in 1989 on the MCA label, her second album with the company following 1986’s platinum hit, Winner in You. The album features the single, “If You Asked Me To” (a US R&B top 10 single by LaBelle, later covered by Celine Dion), […]
Chameleon is the sixth album by American singing trio Labelle. Though Patti LaBelle’s autobiography Don’t Block The Blessings revealed that LaBelle planned a follow-up to Chameleon entitled Shaman, the album never materialized. The trio would not release another new recording until 2008’s Back to Now. The final album was moderately successful peaking at #94 at […]
Burnin’ is the 1991 album by Patti LaBelle. It won the category of “Best Female R&B Vocal Performance” at the 1992 Grammy Awards jointly with a single by Lisa Fischer, an unusual event in the history of the Grammy Awards. The album features several prominent all-star collaborations, including duets with Gladys Knight (“I Don’t Do […]
Patti LaBelle is the debut solo album by singer Patti LaBelle, released in 1977. The first album LaBelle recorded after sixteen years fronting the band Labelle (formerly Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles), it is notable for the dance hit, “Joy to Have Your Love”, the classic gospel-inspiring ballad, “You Are My Friend” and the Angelo […]
“On My Own” was a Billboard #1 hit duet by singers Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald when it was released as a single in 1986. It was released from LaBelle’s first platinum album, Winner in You and was written and produced by Burt Bacharach and his former wife Carole Bayer Sager. The song was originally […]
“Oh, People” is the second single from Winner in You, the eighth solo album of Patti LaBelle, released on June 30, 1986. The song is a socially conscious anthem with lyrics pleading to individuals to unite and “build the world we want together”. The single featured the non-album track “Love Attack” on the B-side. The […]
Winner in You is the eighth studio album by American R&B singer Patti LaBelle, released April 28, 1986, on MCA Records. Recording sessions took place during 1985–1986. Production was handled by several record producers, including Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, and Nickolas Ashford, among others. The album peaked at number one on the US Billboard […]