Patti Labelle / Tasty [Original recording remastered, Import]

Patti LaBelle | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 9, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered, Import
• Label: Westside UK
• ASIN: B00005O065
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #354,624 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Joy To Have Your Love

2. Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On

3. Since I Dont Have You

4. Dan Swit Me

5. You Are My Friend

6. You Cant Judge A Book By The Cover

7. I Think About You

8. Do I Stand A Chance

9. Most Likely Youll Go Your Way And Ill Go Mine

10. Save The Last Dance For Me

11. Monkey See Monkey Do

12. Little Girls

13. You Make It So Hard (To Say No)

14. Teach Me Tonight (Me Gusta Tu Baile)

15. Quiet Time

16. Dont Let Go

17. I See Home

18. Eyes In The Back Of My Head

Editorial Reviews

Patti's first two albums from 1977 and 1978 bridge the gap between her rock-influenced work with the group Labelle, and the straightforward soul of her later work. 18 tracks.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tasty indeed, November 9, 2001

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John Borrelli (Newtown, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Patti Labelle / Tasty (Audio CD)

This 2 CD set features early post-Labelle Patti. With so many reissues to her credit, much of this is already on CD. But "Save the Last Dance for Me" may itself be worth the price. In '78, I did not think it was all that, but today it seems like genius. Credit the swell production and Patti's restrained, competent vocals.
There are a few other gems on "Tasty" : Eyes in the Back of My Head is one of them. "Don't Let Go" works. "I See Home" is fine.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Patti, April 17, 2002

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This review is from: Patti Labelle / Tasty (Audio CD)

Patti, Patti, Patti, what can I say. This one of the greatest vocalist of all time. I was so glad to find these treasures on cd. Here she showcases her different ranges. On some of the songs you hear a more subtle and beautiful voice while on others you hear Patti in her trademark belt which is just as beautiful. My favorite cuts are of course her anthem, "You Are My Friend," but there are hidden gems such as "Since I Don't Have You," "Do I Stand A Chance," "Little Girls," and "I see home." Classic Patti at her best.

5.0 out of 5 stars Patti: heavy on bass and marinated with strings, January 12, 2006

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André Ming (Europe) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Patti Labelle / Tasty (Audio CD)

By reviewing an artist's work it's necessary to consider both its importance in the context of the genre/movement it belongs to and in the general output of the artist's carreer.

This compilation deserves a 4-star-grading because Patti LaBelle's first couple of solo albums are among the best productions of the so-called Philadelphia Soul and the most solid works of her sometimes erractic solo carreer. 'Patti LaBelle', the debut album, is the typical LP where the artist tries to offer a little bit of everything to everybody, and 'abandoned' Labelle-the-group fans should be as pleased as the ones who love Patti's typical belting and vocal histrionics. Lovely ballads all around, and some not that successful covers complete the collection. It features Patti's co-written signature tune, the gorgeous 'You Are My Friend', plus the highly danceable single 'Dan swit Me'. Very emotional, raw interpretations like the midtime 'I Think About You' enrich this disk, and Patti's vocals are somehow more restrained than they normally are, but she comes back with her lungs bombing on top on her follow-up tastefull 'Tasty' album.

Despite of some unnecessary covers that don't add much to the song like the album's opener, here she delivers top-quality salsa ('Teach Me Tonight'), a touching and soulful gospel-influenced belted ballad ('Quiet Time'), a lot of emotional range on her interpretations (the sophisticated 'Little Girls') and great funk ('Eyes In The Back Of My Head'). Another solid release, and perhaps with this package you get the best solo albums Patti's ever made, since both are very well produced, with top musicians on the background and Patti's voice shining at its best. The material varies from good to very good, something that can't be said about many of her albums.

Only the self-titled debut is still in print elsewhere, so this import is somehow a rarity as well.