Patti LaBelle: Greatest Hits

Patti LaBelle | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 3, 1996)
• Original Release Date: December 3, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: MCA
• ASIN: B000002P53
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #106,965 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Over The Rainbow

2. Lady Marmalade

3. What Can I Do For You?

4. Moon Shadow

5. Going On A Holiday

6. If Only You Knew

7. Love, Need And Want You

8. New Attitude

9. Kiss Away The Pain

10. Stir It Up

11. If You Asked Me To

12. Feels Like Another One

13. Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)

14. On My Own

15. Oh, People

16. When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PUT THE CRYSTAL AWAY BEFORE PLAYING THIS CD!, December 21, 2000

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Jay Siekierski (STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Patti LaBelle: Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

When it comes to R&B divas, there is only one Patti Labelle. And there is only one question that comes to my mind when listening to her on this new Greatest Hits CD, is it live or is it Memorex? This diva has one of the greatest voices in the biz and has to been in any fan's collection. Why? Well, because it not only covers her recent MCA years but also goes backwards to her Bluebelles days, Labelle and her early post Labelle solo days. This CD should be played from track one to the last to hear the evolution of this great singer. "Over The Rainbow" from Patti Labelle & The Bluebelles '65 Atlantic LP is stunning! Next up we got 4 Labelle heavy hitting singles "Lady Marmalade," "What Can I Do For You," the funky cover of Cat Steven's classic Moon Shadow" & "Going On A Holiday". 2 singles from her Philly International Records period "If You Only Knew" & "Love, Need And Want You" lead up to 9 tunes from her recent MCA years where Ms. Labelle proved that she was still at the top of her game. "If You Asked Me To,""New Attitude," & "Stir It Up" are for me the cream of her crop. Superb liner notes on her career & pix complete this CD package. One thing, when playing this CD as with any Patti titles make sure you put the crystal away and your windows are shatter proof! If anybody can shatter the surroundings, it's Patti!

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Where Have I Been All These Years?, May 20, 2002

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The Groove (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Patti LaBelle: Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

For many years, I resisted Patti LaBelle. While others have revered her as a flawless diva, I held my distance, perceiving her as a theatrical singer with an excessively loud voice. But, one day, I saw the light and recognized the talent that is Patti, and bought this CD. It's like, WOW! This CD is great! The emotion and heart that she puts into these songs is incredible. The touching ballad "Somebody Loves You" will move you to tears, while "New Attitude," despite its dated production, still sounds fresh. Her version of "If You Asked Me to" also outclasses the version Celine Dion would later butcher. Moreover, there's also "Lady Marmelade," the Labelle classic which Christina, Kim, Pink, and Mya would later destroy on the "Moulin Rouge" soundtrack. I am now kicking myself for not liking Patti sooner. She is truly a talented diva who deserves her praise, and I strongly recommend this disc!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I would have picked different songs, but it's still all good!, March 24, 2006

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Rachael L. Woodhouse "music, love, and lip gloss" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Patti LaBelle: Greatest Hits (Audio CD)

I hold Patti LaBelle in the same regard as many hold Barbra Streisand - she to me is THE VOICE. No one can do what Patti can do. I have never heard a woman who has a genuine "third" voice to her range (in men they call it falsetto), and it is truly exhilarating to hear her do a glissando from a low note all the way up to the very top of her range and split your speakers wide open!!! NO ONE ELSE CAN DO THE BLEEP PATTI DOES!! She is amazing!

I only give this CD 4 stars because I have issues with the tracklisting. In my opinion, Greatest Hits CDs should contain only HITS, not filler. And The Bluebelles never really had a major hit anyway. I think she should have had it all PATTI SOLO, with the lone exception being of course "Lady Marmalade" with LaBelle (ya gotta have that!)

Patti had 13 Top Ten solo R&B hits at the time this cd came out and I think that they should have been the focus of this cd and ALL should have been included.

Also, final point, is that it is odd that Patti didn't include a new song on this cd as most people do nowadays - throwing a new song on a Greatest Hits cd to make it extra special! Fact is, this CD wa released in conjunction with Patti autobiography, Don't Block The Blessings, and I think that song, which appeared six months later on FLAME, should have finished off the CD, coming right after one of my favorites, "When You Been Blessed (Feel Like Heaven)".

COLLECTORS - Take note, there are 3 single versions here: Tracks 8, 15, & 16 are the single mixes. So that makes it kind of cool, but I think all the songs here should have been the hit single mixes cuz you can fit more songs that way. But that's just me.

All hail PATTI LABELLE, she is the TRUE DIVA!