Name: Patti LaBelle: Classic Moments
Brand: Universal Music Distribution
SKU: 517049
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Patti LaBelle: Classic Moments

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Album: Patti LaBelle: Classic Moments
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Ain't No Way Album Version	More Info...	4:30
2)	He's Out Of My Life Album Version	More Info...	3:46
3)	Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) Album Version	More Info...	4:32
4)	Love Don't Live Here Anymore Album Version	More Info...	3:56
5)	I Keep Forgetting Album Version	More Info...	3:16
6)	Love Ballad Album Version	More Info...	4:00
7)	I Can't Make You Love Me Album Version	More Info...	6:02
8)	Your Song Album Version	More Info...	5:24
9)	I Write A Song For You Album Version	More Info...	5:24
10)	Silly Album Version	More Info...	5:13
11)	Stand By You Album Version	More Info...	4:25
12)	YGMMLSE Album Version	More Info...	4:52
13)	Land Of The Living Album Version	More Info...	5:17

Album: Patti LaBelle: Classic Moments
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Ain't No Way Album Version	More Info...	4:30
2)	He's Out Of My Life Album Version	More Info...	3:46
3)	Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time) Album Version	More Info...	4:32
4)	Love Don't Live Here Anymore Album Version	More Info...	3:56
5)	I Keep Forgetting Album Version	More Info...	3:16
6)	Love Ballad Album Version	More Info...	4:00
7)	I Can't Make You Love Me Album Version	More Info...	6:02
8)	Your Song Album Version	More Info...	5:24
9)	I Write A Song For You Album Version	More Info...	5:24
10)	Silly Album Version	More Info...	5:13
11)	Stand By You Album Version	More Info...	4:25
12)	YGMMLSE Album Version	More Info...	4:52
13)	Land Of The Living Album Version	More Info...	5:17

Tracks

1. Ain't No Way (Duet With Mary J. Blige)

2. He's Out Of My Life

3. Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)

4. Love Don't Live Here Anymore

5. I Keep Forgetting

6. Love Ballad

7. I Can't Make You Love Me

8. Your Song (Duet With Elton John)

9. I Write A Song

10. Silly

11. Stand By You

12. You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else

13. Land Of The Living (Duet With Kristian W.)

Performer Notes

Personnel: Patti LaBelle (vocals); Elton John (vocals, piano); Mary J. Blige (vocals); Michael Thompson (guitar); Everette Harp (alto saxophone); Michael Bearden (Wurlitzer piano, keyboards, drums); Sheldon "So" Goode (keyboards, bass instrument, drums, background vocals); Clarence Allen (keyboards); Reggie Hamilton (bass instrument); Abe Laboriel, Jr. (drums); Bashiri Johnson (percussion); Kristine W., Kenya Ivey, Ulissa Ivey (background vocals).
Patti LaBelle is one of R&B's classic artists, so it makes sense that she would record an album of accordingly classic tunes. CLASSIC MOMENTS opens with a tribute to Aretha Franklin entitled "Ain't No Way." Teamed up with fellow crooner Mary J. Blige, this bluesy ballad recalls not only the style of Franklin, but also of Ray Charles and even Dinah Washington.
The sorrowful ballad "I Can't Make You Love Me," made popular by Bonnie Raitt, highlights LaBelle's ability to interpret heartrending lyrics with both drama and subtlety. She shows even greater range on the Pretenders' power ballad "Stand By You." Here LaBelle infuses the lyric with a down-home R&B flavor. As good as these tracks are, Elton John's "Your Song" is the album's sparkling gem. Taken far out of its mainstream pop context, "Your Song" features a slick backbeat and a wailing, blues- inflected vocal on which the R&B diva really shows off her ability to ad lib around a melody. Overall, CLASSIC MOMENTS sees LaBelle still in top form. Her excellent choices in song selection are equally matched by the searing quality of her performances.