The Definitive Collection

by Patti LaBelle

Overview

There are numerous Patti LaBelle compilations on the market, and Definitive Collection covers much the same ground as most. Nevertheless, it is a fine selection, and one that -- at 19 tracks -- offers more than many budget-line samplers while still providing an excellent single-disc overview of the R&B diva's career. The set stretches back to LaBelle's earliest work with the Bluebelles and includes one track with the funk outfit LaBelle (which is "What Can I Do for You?" and not, surprisingly, "Lady Marmalade"). But the primary focus here is the pop-oriented urban soul of her '80s and '90s solo career, and all the essentials -- "New Attitude," "Stir It Up," and "On My Own" (her number one smash with Michael McDonald) -- are included. Casual fans looking for a one-stop dose of LaBelle's best won't go wrong with this one.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/22/2006
Label:	Geffen
UPC:	0602498797525

Tracks

1. Down the Aisle (The Wedding Song)
2. Over the Rainbow
3. What Can I Do for You
4. The Best Is Yet to Come
5. New Attitude
6. Stir It Up
7. On My Own
8. Oh, People
9. Kiss Away the Pain
10. If You Asked Me
11. Yo Mister
12. Feels Like Another One
13. Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)
14. When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)
15. The Right Kind of Lover
16. When You Talk About Love
17. Love Is Just a Whisper Away
18. Don't Block the Blessing
19. New Day

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Patti LaBelle   Primary Artist,Vocals
Grover Washington, Jr.   Primary Artist,Saxophone
Patti Labelle & the Bluebelles   Primary Artist
Labelle   Primary Artist
Michael McDonald   Primary Artist,Vocals

Technical Credits

Andy McKaie   Producer
Keith Forsey   Producer
Jimmy Wright   Composer,Producer
Richard Perry   Producer
Terry Lewis   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Dexter Wansel   Producer,Composer
Sarah Dash   Performer
Jimmy Jam   Arranger,Producer
Adam Starr   Product Manager
Allen Toussaint   Arranger,Producer
Stewart Levine   Producer
Bunny Sigler   Composer,Producer
Grover Washington, Jr.   Arranger,Producer
Harold Faltermeyer   Producer
Dwayne Nesmith   Composer
Edward Batts   Composer
Howie Rice   Producer
Keith Major   Photography
Ann Bennett-Nesby   Composer
Randee Saint Nicholas   Photography
Beth Stempel   Production Coordination
Jo Ann Frederick   Producer
Armstead Edwards   Composer
Bunny Hull   Composer
Danny Sembello   Composer
Diane Warren   Composer
Tiffany Palmer   Composer
Bruce Roberts   Composer,Associate Producer
Burt Bacharach   Composer,Producer
A. Scott Galloway   Liner Notes
James "Big Jim" Wright   Composer
Sharon Barnes   Composer
Bert Berns   Producer
Carole Bayer Sager   Composer,Producer
Vicki Wickham   Executive Producer
Don Graham   Composer
Christian McKinnly   Producer
Pam Wolfe   Composer
Sami McKinney   Composer,Producer
Kenny Moore   Composer
Malcolm Allison   Composer,Producer
Ryan Null   Photo Coordination
Carlos Ricketts   Composer
Peter Bennett   Producer
Cindy Birdsong   Performer
Denise Rich   Composer
Sharon Robinson   Composer
Patti LaBelle   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Andy Goldmark   Composer,Associate Producer
Cynthia Biggs   Composer
Jason Rome   Composer,Producer
Greg Allen   Photography
Julie Gold   Composer
Erick Labson   Digital Remastering
Eugene Lambchops Curry   Composer
Mabon "Teenie" Hodges   Composer
Harold B. Robinson   Composer,Producer
John Gilutin   Composer
Peter Bunetta   Producer
Ron Kersey   Composer,Producer
Rick Chudacoff   Producer
Pierre Medor   Composer
Michael Stokes   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Nona Hendryx   Composer,Performer