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Best Of Patti Labelle

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When the theme is Patti LaBelle, it's not easy for me to say what I really feel about her. I'm sure that Patti is POTENCIALLY one of the best singers whe had the change to know with one of the best voices a woman could be blessed with. But using a word Patti seems to love, what does she really do with all of her "blessings"? Patti has been recording poor material and a lot of albums where you can only listen to one or two songs without crying desperately for more than a decade! I don't know if her producers are fault (maybe she needs a special guidance on how to use her powerful vocals which sometimes sound really strange) or the problems are the constant tries to be up to date and sound like mariahs and tonis and stuff like that.
The fact is that in this compilation you're gonna find some of the best interpretations Patti made in her entire carreer: ¨You Are My Friend¨, the fan-favourite, was sung from the heart and the vocal arrangement is impressive. ¨Little Girls¨ is a beautiful ballad which features Patti's most ¨calm¨ and deep vocals. ¨It's Alright With Me¨ and ¨Music Is My Way Of Life¨ have incredible disco arrangements and everybody dances listening to them on my parties (and ask me who it was). ¨Joy To Have Your Love¨ is a typical Patti song, exagerated, full of unnecessary instruments but anyway a classic R&B hit - the first single from her 1st solo effort to date. On ¨I Don't Go Shopping¨ with its obvious lyrics Patti tells you that love is something that money can't buy - but in her voice it sounds great! And ¨Come What May¨, the wedding song she sang live for Cyndi Lauper when she was in this situation, closes this compilation with one of the most beautiful vocal arrangements of a Patti LaBelle song. Patti just shows you that life is a connection of emotional breakdowns and phoenix-like reinventions of yourself.
This collection is an incredible item which brings you the best material of Patti's first solo years. History proved that Patti came to the world with the undeniable ability (or need?) to sing and that she did it great since the beginning of her Bluebelles years with its best part on her innicial solo years by Sony. The material which came later also contains good songs, but they are really hard to find.
The cover is terrible, but I think it gives this record a certain charm... something kitschy and done in 3 seconds... but that's worth it. The price is low anyway ;-P

I guess it must be hard actually to assemble the "best" of Patti Labelle, because everything she has done musically is choice. This little package of songs is pathetic in that it has so FEW of her songs. And the best should include certified hits like "Own My Own" (not listed) and her early work like "Down the Aisle" when I estimate she was about 17 to 18 (if her biography gives her real birthdate). But I give it 5 stars for what's here to hear. We're talking PATTI LABELLE after all. Unless you've lived your life in a cave, you know what I mean.

This CD includes songs that you won't find anywhere else. I love "I don't go shoppin for love" and "You are my friend." I listen to this CD often. It is a must have for any Patti Labelle collection.

Patty is not only a great singer...but she is a great person...period. To be soooo rich....and not be "BIG HEADED"....amazes me! I saw her on BET twice this week and was simply amazed. I feel that they should have given her the award (not reward *^_^*hahaha) a loooong time ago. If anyone deserved it...it would be her...and I thanked Jesus just like she did! God bless Patty...you can see her anointing very clearly...you can tell that she is full of the HOLY GHOST POWER and she is on FIRE FOR THE LORD!!!!! HALLELUYAH PATTY !!!! YOU GO GIRL !!!!
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Again this lady is wonderful and excellent singer performer everything about her I love. Her music always touch my heart and soul I love her again with all my heart continue you sing your heart out girlfriend forever and always.

Roshonda Benthall, Your Biggest Fan Age-20

there have been so many greatest hits,anthology,and best of cd's that have been released for patti labelle since this first came out on lp in 1982. for me it's still the best greatest hits collection since these 8 tracks are the ones i care for most. for the beginner this is the place to start.

This falls short of being a Best Of by the mighty soul voice Patti Labelle. It nevertheless contains some of her greatest disco and soul hits like the dance classic Music Is My Way Of Life, torch masterpieces like I Don't Go Shopping and Come What May, and the majestic uptempo Lady Marmalade with its raucous French chorus which was considered rather risque way back in the seventies. Her gritty soul is immaculately expressed in tuneful dance numbers like Joy To Have Your Love and passionate ballads like You Are My Friend. Although incomplete, having been first released many years ago, this is an enjoyable album of R&B classics. I also recommend Gonna Take a Miracle with Laura Nyro and Nightbirds by the group Labelle.

This CD is actually a 1981 album collection issued by Epic after her 1st 4 solo albums 1977 - 1980. That's why there are only 8 songs , as it was originally a vinyl and cassette release. Hence, it's missing a lot of Patti's career songs, hits and highlights that made history [ ON MY OWN, NEW ATTITUDE, OVER THE RAINBOW, IF ONLY YOU KNEW, LOVE NEED AND WANT YOU, SOMEBODY LOVES YOU BABY and on and on ]. It does contain the #1 hit by the group Labelle LADY MARMALADE, Patti's first solo hit JOY TO HAVE YOUR LOVE, and her anthem YOU ARE MY FRIEND. But LITTLE GIRLS is hardly an essential song. This is just a sample of Patti's late 70's work. A real best of would be the CD : PATTI LABELLE'S GREATEST HITS to get or the Half Labelle/Half Patti Solo collection: LADY MARMALADE: THE BEST OF PATTI AND LABELLE.

THIS CD IS GREAT EVEN THOUGHT ONE REVIWER PUT ON MY OWN SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THERE. IDIOT THIS WAS PUT OUT IN 1982 ON MY OWN CAME OUT IN 1986. SMART! BUY IT!1