The Definitive Collection

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Down the Aisle (The Wedding Song)
Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles3:31
2Over the Rainbow
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1965-10-21)
engineer:
Tom Dowd
producer:
Bert Berns
bass [electric bass]:
Richard Romoff (on 1965-10-21)
drums (drum set):
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator) (on 1965-10-21)
flute:
Art Kaplan (saxophone) (on 1965-10-21)
guitar:
Bill Suyker (on 1965-10-21) and Eric Gale (on 1965-10-21)
harp:
Margaret Ross (harp) (on 1965-10-21)
percussion:
George Devens (on 1965-10-21) and Ted Sommer (on 1965-10-21)
piano:
Leroy Glover (electric guitarist and bass player for ESG) (on 1965-10-21)
lead vocals:
Patti LaBelle (on 1965-10-21)
vocals:
Cindy Birdsong (on 1965-10-21), Sarah Dash (on 1965-10-21) and Nona Hendryx (American vocalist, record producer, songwriter, musician, author and actress) (on 1965-10-21)
conductor:
Artie Butler (on 1965-10-21)
arranger:
Artie Butler
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US)
cover recording of:
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) (on 1965-10-21)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1938)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1938)
premiered by:
Judy Garland (in 1939)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc., EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Partnership Ltd., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Leo Feist Music, Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., United Partnership Ltd. and Warner/Chappell
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd., Taiwan, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 12)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film soundtrack)
part of:
The Wizard of Oz (1942 Arlen/Harburg musical)
Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles2:43
3What Can I Do for You?
recording of:
What Can I Do for You (Labelle)
writer:
Edward Batts and James "Budd" Ellison (Soul songwriter and producer)
Patti LaBelle feat. LaBelle4:01
4The Best Is Yet to Come
bass:
Cedric Napoleon
drums (drum set):
Darryl Washington (percussionist/drummer)
guitar:
James Herb Smith
keyboard:
James Lloyd
percussion:
Leonard Gibbs (percussionist)
shakers:
Ralph MacDonald
synthesizer:
Dexter Wansel
tenor saxophone:
Grover Washington, Jr.
background vocals and lead vocals:
Patti LaBelle
arranger:
Dexter Wansel and Grover Washington, Jr.
recording of:
The Best Is Yet to Come
writer:
Cynthia Biggs and Dexter Wansel
publisher:
Assorted Music, Cynthia Demari Biggs El and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Patti LaBelle feat. Grover Washington, Jr.5:57
5New Attitude
Patti LaBelle4:05
6Stir It Up
producer:
Harold Faltermeyer and Keith Forsey (drummer, producer and songwriter)
performer:
Patti LaBelle
recording of:
Stir It Up
writer:
Danny Sembello and Allee Willis
publisher:
No Pain No Gain, Off Backstreet Music, Inc., Streamline Modern Music and Unicity Music, Inc.
Patti LaBelle3:36
7On My Own
recording engineer:
Mick Guzauski and Joel Moss
bass guitar:
Neil Stubenhaus
drums (drum set):
Carlos Vega
guitar:
Dan Huff
percussion:
Paulinho da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
piano [acoustic piano]:
Burt Bacharach
synthesizer:
David Foster (Canadian music producer, arranger and composer), Greg Phillinganes and Peter Wolf (Austrian classical/jazz composer/producer, keyboards for Zappa)
background vocals:
Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Barbara Ingram, Clydene Jackson, Julia Tillman and Maxine Willard
lead vocals:
Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
vocals:
Michael McDonald (R&B & soul singer)
arranger:
Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1986)
recording of:
On My Own (Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald song) (in 1986)
lyricist:
Carole Bayer Sager
composer:
Burt Bacharach
Patti LaBelle feat. Michael McDonald34:49
8Oh, People
Patti LaBelle4:22
9Kiss Away the Pain
additional recording engineer:
Glen Kurtz and Dennis Stefani
recording engineer:
Hill Brin Swimmer
producer:
Budd Ellison (Soul songwriter and producer) and Ron “Have Mercy” Kersey
mixer:
Louil Silas Jr., Taavi Mote and Ron “Have Mercy” Kersey
bass guitar:
Freddie “Ready” Washington (US session bassist)
drums (drum set):
James Gadson (American drummer)
grand piano, synthesizer [CS-80] and synthesizer [DX-7]:
Ron Kersey
guitar:
Leo Nocentelli and David T. Walker
solo saxophone:
George Howard (American smooth jazz saxophonist)
synthesizer [OB8]:
Will Bryant (keyboardist)
background vocals:
Marva Barnes, Alex Brown (US soul vocalist, member of Raelets) and Jim Gilstrap
arranger:
Budd Ellison (Soul songwriter and producer) and Ron “Have Mercy” Kersey
background vocals arranger:
Alex Brown (US soul vocalist, member of Raelets)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 1986)
recording of:
Kiss Away the Pain
writer:
Alex Brown (US soul vocalist, member of Raelets) and Ron “Have Mercy” Kersey
publisher:
Lil Mama Music Publishing Company, Mercy Kersey Music and Songs of Universal, Inc.
Patti LaBelle4:27
10If You Asked Me To
recording engineer and mixer:
Darren Klein
synthesizer programming:
Aaron Zigman (American score composer)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
John Robinson (session drummer)
guitar:
Michael Landau
percussion:
Lenny Castro
background vocals:
Paulette Brown, Bunny Hull and Valerie Pinkston-Mayo
performer:
Patti LaBelle
arranger:
Aaron Zigman (American score composer)
produced for:
Oliverea Prod Ltd.
recorded at and mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
If You Asked Me To
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Patti LaBelle3:57
11Yo Mister
Patti LaBelle4:05
12Feels Like Another One
recording of:
Feels Like Another One
lyricist:
Big Daddy Kane
writer:
Sharon Barnes, James R. "Budd" Ellison (Soul songwriter and producer) and Michael Stokes (US producer, songwriter, keyboardist & engineer)
publisher:
Budsky Music, Willow Girl Music and Zuri Music, Inc.
Patti LaBelle4:15
13Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)
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 LaBelle4:16
14When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)
Patti LaBelle3:58
15The Right Kinda Lover
Patti LaBelle4:33
16When You Talked About Love
Patti LaBelle3:47
17Love Is Just a Whisper Away
producer:
Christian and Sami McKinney
bass:
Brian "Rio" Lewis
saxophone:
Najee (jazz saxophonist/flautist Jerome Najee Rasheed)
background vocals:
Patti LaBelle and Lori Perry
recording of:
Love Is Just a Whisper Away
writer:
Sami McKinney and Denise Rich
Patti LaBelle5:18
18Don't Block the Blessing
programming:
"Lamb Chops" and Malcolm Allison (violinist/violist)
producer:
Malcolm Allison (violinist/violist) and Patti LaBelle
additional drums (drum set):
Rodney Green
keyboard:
"Lamb Chops" and Malcolm Allison (violinist/violist)
background vocals:
James "Budd" Ellison (Soul songwriter and producer), Debby Henry, Patti LaBelle, John Stanley (R&B / gospel singer) and Nathaniel Wilkie
vocals:
"Lamb Chops"
conductor:
Kathleen Thomas
strings arranger:
Malcolm Allison (violinist/violist)
recording of:
Don't Block the Blessings
writer:
Malcolm Allison (violinist/violist), Armstead Edwards, Don Graham (Canadian musician) and Pam Wolfe
Patti LaBelle4:48
19New Day
recording engineer:
Carlos "Storm" Martinez (Sound engineer)
producer:
The Corner Boys (production team), Jason Rome and Troy Taylor
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
background vocals:
Patti LaBelle and Tiffany Palmer
recorded at:
Edwards Entertainment in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
recording of:
New Day
writer:
Jimi Kendrixx, Patti LaBelle, Pierre Medor, Dwayne Nesmith, Carlos Ricketts and Jason Rome
Patti LaBelle3:19