Labelle - Labelle
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Artist: LabelleEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2000-10-24
Music Label: Wounded Bird Records
Soundtracks:
- Morning Much Better
- You've Got A Friend
- Baby's Out Of Sight
- Time & Love
- Too Many Days
- Running Out Of Fools/If You Gotta Make A Fool Out Of Somebody
- Shades Of Difference
- Heart Be Still
- Wild Horses
- Time
- When The Sun Comes Shining Through (The Ladder)
Music reviews of Labelle
Music Review: Labelle's Bold & Wild Debut !
Rating: 5 Stars
The 1971 debut album from Labelle is a tour de force from start to finish. The trio melds r&b, rock, gospel, blues and pop into a fierce & bold statement of a new sound by a black female group . This CD contains some truly amazing songs & vocal performances by Labelle, singing in unison with power and the commitment of a new path and sound back in the competitive & creative music years of the early 70's.
A little background: The trio of Patti LaBelle, Sarah Dash & Nona Hendryx were known as Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles in the 60's. By 1970 they were struggling, and British music producer/writer/manager Vicki Wickham suggested a new sound & name was neeeded for the new decade. They spent months in London rehearsing, writing & discovering a new , contemporary sound. Vicki got the manager of The Who, Kit Lambert involved as well, and together they produced this brave new album in New York in 1971. Labelle played a tour with The Who to introduce the group here in the US, as well as solo dates too.
This album is a classic & one of their strongest, with outside material and self-penned songs by all 3 members. Labelle sings hard, strong & powerful, and takes us all for a thrill ride with this album. MORNING MUCH BETTER is a slow funk/rocker that just build & builds with Patti giving one of her gutsiest vocals with powerful refrains by Sarah & Nona. A killer performance that starts off the history of Labelle perfectly. SHADES OF DIFFERENCE is the only song co-written by Patti & Nona that the group ever did, and lyrically tells of historic racial stereotypes like slaves, prostitutes & masters and is a stellar song & performance . TIME was written by Patti & husband Armstead Edwards & has a funky bass line that just propels the song and Patti along in one of her most blues & rock oriented vocals ever. Wild stuff, not least of which is their version of The Rolling Stones' WILD HORSES , with Patti singing were gonna ride, ride, ride on that totally casts this country/rock song into a hard r&b/rock mode that is totally unique. TIME AND LOVE is amazing & even has vocal background assistment from friends The Sweet Inspirations & Judy Clay that make it even more gospel-ish. And don't forget Sarah Dash's BABY'S OUT OF SIGHT - a torrid performance from Patti, Sarah & Nona all about the blues a woman has when her man is gone. The closer WHEN THE SUN COMES SHINING THROUGH [ THE LADDER ] written by Michael D'abo from Manfred Mann is a concise tight-knit arrangement of a beautiful socially aware message song that would have made a great single & possibly the most commercially sounding song on here. These are just some of the highlights on this amazing album . For Labelle to combine r&b with rock was revolutionary, and this album has some of the best songs & performances that they ever created. Maybe it was too ahead of it's time, but back then, it was a world where there was musical creativity and genuis .
One more thing: Labelle is backed up by some truly amazing musicians on this album. The musicians really gel with Labelle, & there are amazing guitar solos, bass lines, etc. that make it all cohesive and support the voices & messages that Labelle gave the world. A stellar, mighty debut by a female vocal group that really could not be outdone or outsung.
Description of Labelle
All-star girl group featuring Patti Labelle, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash originally released on Warner Brothers in 1971. Available now for the first time ever on CD with all of the original artwork. Includes a cover of the Rolling Stones classic, 'Wild Horses'. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.Blues CDs
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