Burnin'

Patti LaBelle | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 11, 2012)
• Original Release Date: October 1, 1991
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Geffen
• ASIN: B000002OIM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,561 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Burnin' by Patti LaBelle

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Patti DOES do duets, February 14, 2004

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Andrew "Ciao" (Boston MASS) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Burnin' (Audio CD)

With Greatest Hits CDs out there, people often overlook previous albums like this one. "Burnin" includes "I Don't Do Duets", a duet with Gladys Knight that is unavailable on the Greatest Hits compilations. "I Don't Do Duets" shouldn't be missed, and for that I say this CD is worth buying.

Another song not to be missed is "When You've Been Blessed", a feel- good, gospel influenced track. There are also the radio hits like "Somebody Loves You" and "Feels Like Another One", which were popular. They showcase Patti's vocal talent, even if musically they aren't best Patty has to offer.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Songs!!!, November 7, 2001

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pina3470 "pina3470" (Bronx, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Burnin' (Audio CD)

I enjoy Patti's voice. My favorite song is Duets's with Gladys Knight. "I did it again!" is how it begins. I loved patti a child and as an adult I appreciate her talent more and more....

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Patti At Her Heights! + A Labelle Reunion, December 30, 2007

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gassy goon - See all my reviews

This review is from: Burnin' (Audio CD)

This album won Patti a GRAMMY AWARD , her first after more than 2 decades in the music business and that is because it is a FANTASTIC album. There are so many highlights on this album, and such a wonderful mix of funk, dance, love songs, gospel and rock, that there is something for everyone to enjoy. There are a number of Patti's biggest hits on here, including the fierce funk number FEELS LIKE ANOTHER ONE, so great I don't even mind the rap by Big Daddy Kane; the beautiful Philly-syled ballad SOMEBODY LOVES YOU BABY that rates at the very top of the echelon of Patti ballads; and the gospelish message song WHEN YOU'VE BEEN BLESSED.

To top off all of those great songs, there is the reunion of LABELLE the group for the first time since their break-up at the end of 1976 with the incredible RELEASE YOURSELF, and believe me, Patti, Nona Hendryx & Sarah Dash do release their trademark blend of funkied rock gospel on this frenzied track. Also, check out the live video of Patti LIVE IN NEW YORK where Patti is joined by Sarah & Nona on this song! If that's not enough PRINCE wrote and produced the amazing I HEAR YOUR VOICE that is just incredibly great - a very manic crazy track with Patti double tracked, adding layer upon layer of her voice for something totally wild. It's the closest Patti ever has come to sounding like the group Labelle on any of her solo works. Leave it to Prince to tap into the inner Patti to push her over the top. The Labelle song & the Prince song alone are worth owning this CD, plus all the other great songs.

The ballads sound more meaningful in context alongside all these other diverse sounds, and there are some classy heartfelt songs like the shimmering I DON'T DO DUETS with Gladys Knight that is very distinguished and fun to hear these 2 friends & legends sing together. And you can not forget the title track BURNIN'. Patti just tears this one up, reaching the soaring heights that she is known for and singing her soul out. This album is Patti at her most soulful, most diverse. There is a reason it earned her a GRAMMY.

If you want to HEAR Patti LaBelle at the top of her game, this album is the one.