Playlist: The Very Best of Patti LaBelle

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Tracklist

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1Love, Need and Want You
producer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Bunny Sigler
arranger:
James Sigler (musician, aranger, writer)
recording of:
Love, Need and Want You
writer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Bunny Sigler
publisher:
Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Patti LaBelle5:00
2Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)
producer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and James Sigler (musician, aranger, writer)
arranger:
John R. Faith
cover recording of:
Lover Man
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist), Jimmy Davis (US songwriter, wrote “Lover Man”) (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (pianist, arranger and songwriter) (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group) (ended) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Patti LaBelle4:06
3If Only You Knew
producer:
Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Dexter Wansel
arranger:
John R. Faith
recording of:
If Only You Knew
writer:
Cynthia Biggs, Kenneth Gamble (songwriter for Philadelphia International) and Dexter Wansel
publisher:
Cynthia Demari Biggs El and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Patti LaBelle4:48
4My Love, Sweet Love
recording engineer:
Brad Gilderman
engineer:
David Reitzas
producer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
mixer:
Jon Gass
bass guitar:
Nathan East
guitar:
Michael Thompson (session guitarist)
keyboard and synthesizer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
percussion:
Louis Conte (percussionist)
background vocals:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds), Patti LaBelle and Chanté Moore
lead vocals:
Patti LaBelle
conductor:
Jeremy Lubbock
arranger:
Jeremy Lubbock
recording of:
My Love, Sweet Love
lyricist and composer:
Babyface (R&B musician Kenny Edmonds)
part of:
Waiting to Exhale (1995 film)
Patti LaBelle24:21
5Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)
recording engineer:
Jim Gallagher (Engineer, has worked at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia) and Scott McMinn
assistant engineer:
Frank McNulty
co-producer:
Eugene "Lambchops" Curry
producer:
Walter "Bunny" Sigler
mixer:
Mike Tarsia (engineer)
guitar:
Joe Marioni
keyboard:
Eugene "Lambchops" Curry
percussion:
Quinton "Zob" Joseph
background vocals:
Annette Hardeman (vocals, Singer & song writer), Charlene Holloway (Singer, backing vocalist), Paula Holloway and Walter "Bunny" Sigler
background vocals arranger:
Walter "Bunny" Sigler
recording of:
Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)
writer:
Eugene "Lambchops" Curry and Walter "Bunny" Sigler
publisher:
Gamble Huff Music (affiliated to BMI), Henry Suemay Publishing Inc, Tajai Music, Inc. and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Patti LaBelle4:54
6Come Into My Life
LaBelle6:45
7Lady 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
LaBelle3.33:57
8Joy 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.
Patti LaBelle5:43
9Music 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
Patti LaBelle8:10
10Rocking Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu
cover recording of:
Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu
lyricist and composer:
Huey “Piano” Smith
Patti LaBelle4:23
11Shoot Him on Sight
recording of:
Shoot Him on Sight
writer:
Cynthia Biggs and Dexter Wansel
publisher:
Cynthia Demari Biggs El and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Patti LaBelle5:30
12I 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)
Patti LaBelle3:54
13Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I’ll Gomine)
co-producer:
Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter)
producer:
David Rubinson
arranger:
David Rubinson
cover recording of:
Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I’ll Go Mine)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1966-02 until 1966-03)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Dwarf Music (from 1966 to present)
Patti LaBelle6:43
14Teach Me Tonight (Me Gusta Tu Baile)
producer:
David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
bass:
Pablo Tellez
drums (drum set):
Leon "Ndugu" Chancler
piano:
Richard Kermode
timbales:
Sheila Escovedo
background vocals:
Carlos D. Aleman, Willie Colón and Patti LaBelle
brass arranger:
Al Bent
arranger:
David Rubinson & Friends, Inc.
recording of:
Teach Me Tonight (Me Gusta Tu Baile)
writer:
Armstead Edwards, James "Budd" Ellison (Soul songwriter and producer) and Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle5:24

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part of:Playlist (Sony/Legacy compilations, The Very Best of...) (order: 131)