The Best of Patti LaBelle

~ Release by Patti LaBelle (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Lady Marmalade
producer:
Allen R. Toussaint
arranger:
Allen R. Toussaint
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1974) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1974)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 411) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 479)
cover recording of:
Lady Marmalade (Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir ?) (in 1974)
writer:
Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan
publisher:
Ardmore and Beechwood Ltd., EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Kenny Nolan Publishing, Pathe Publications (F.E.) Ltd., Stone Diamond Music Corporation and TannyBoy Music
3.33:59
2You Are My Friend
associate producer:
Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter)
producer:
David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
arranger:
David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
recording of:
You Are My Friend
writer:
Armstead Edwards, James "Budd" Ellison (Soul songwriter and producer) and Patti LaBelle
4:39
3Joy To Have Your Love
associate producer:
Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter)
producer:
David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
conductor:
Dale O. Warren (US arranger & songwriter) and Robert Manchurian
brass arranger:
Kurt McGettrick
arranger:
David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
orchestrator:
Dale O. Warren (US arranger & songwriter) and Robert Manchurian
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1977)
recording of:
Joy to Have Your Love
writer:
Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter), James "Budd" Ellison (Soul songwriter and producer) and Ray Parker Jr.
publisher:
Gospel Birds Inc., Polo Grounds Music and Raydio Music Corp.
5:47
4Little Girls
conductor:
Dale O. Warren (US arranger & songwriter)
orchestrator:
Dale O. Warren (US arranger & songwriter)
recording of:
Little Girls
writer:
Allee Willis
6:49
5Music Is My Way Of Life
bass guitar:
Robert Russell (Bassist)
clavinet and piano [acoustic piano]:
Michael Stanton (keyboardist)
drums (drum set):
Nate Neblett (US drummer)
guitar:
Spencer Bean and John Rowin (jazz guitarist)
percussion:
Munyungo
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
Ernest Straughter
synthesizer:
Felton PIlate III (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer)
background vocals:
The Waters (family vocal group from Los Angeles)
recording of:
Music Is My Way of Life
writer:
Gerald Lee and Marti Sharron
8:14
6I Don't Go Shopping
recording of:
I Don’t Go Shopping
writer:
Peter Allen (Australian singer‐songwriter) and David Lasley
publisher:
Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Irving Music (BMI), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Woolnough Music, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
3:56
7It's Alright With Me
assistant producer:
James "Budd" Ellison (Soul songwriter and producer)
producer:
Skip Scarborough
bass guitar:
Wayne Douglas (soul/funk bassist)
drums (drum set):
Nate Neblett (US drummer)
glockenspiel, triangle and xylophone:
Miguel Fuentes (percussionist)
guitar:
Johnny Graham (guitarist for Earth, Wind, & Fire) and John Rowin (jazz guitarist)
percussion:
Munyungo
piano [acoustic piano]:
Michael Stanton (keyboardist)
Rhodes piano [Fender Rhodes]:
Ernest Straughter
additional background vocals:
Emma Coleman
background vocals:
The Waters (family vocal group from Los Angeles)
produced for:
Relmarc Productions
recording of:
It's Alright With Me
writer:
Skip Scarborough
4:18
8Come What May
assistant producer:
James "Budd" Ellison (Soul songwriter and producer)
producer:
Skip Scarborough
acoustic guitar:
Louis Russell
bass guitar:
Wayne Douglas (soul/funk bassist)
drums (drum set):
Nate Neblett (US drummer)
electric piano and piano:
Skip Scarborough
percussion:
Miguel Fuentes (percussionist)
background vocals:
The Waters (family vocal group from Los Angeles)
produced for:
Relmarc Productions
recording of:
Come What May
writer:
David Lasley and Allee Willis
4:07