27/02/2020

Patti LaBelle "Be Yourself" (1989) -Contemporary R&B / Pop Soul-



Label : MCA Records


États-Unis Side 1

01 - If You Asked Me To (Diane Warren)
02 - I Can't Complain (Sami McKinney & Raymond Jones)
03 - Be Yourself (Bunny Hull, Thelma Houston & Jeff Hull)
04 - Yo Mister (Prince)
05 - I Got It Like That (Full Force)

Side 2

01 - Love 89 (Sheena Easton & Prince)
02 - Still In Love (Narada Michael Walden & Jeffrey Cohen)
03 - I'm Scared Of You (Allan Dennis Rich & Alan Roy Scott)
04 - Can't Bring Me Down (Tena Clark & Gary Prim)
05 - Need A Little Faith (Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager)
06 - I Can Fly (Theodore McLean, Budd Ellison & Patti LaBelle)


Executive Producer : Patti LaBelle
Mastered by Steve Hall at Future Disc Systems, Hollywood, CA
Production Supervisor : Budd Ellison
Coordinating & A&R Director : Cheryl Dickerson


Side 1

01 - If You Asked Me To

Produced by Stewart Levine for Oliveira Prod. Ltd.
Arranged by Aaron Zigman
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson
Synthesizer Bass : Aaron Zigman
All Synthesizers & Synthesizer Programming : Aaron Zigman
Guitars : Michael Landau
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Background vocals : Paulette Brown, Bunny Hull & Valerie Pinkston-Mayo
Recorded at Ocean Way & Westlake Audio, Hollywood, CA
Engineered by Darren Klein
Mixed by Darren Klein at Westlake Audio, Hollywood, CA
Production Coordinator : Christopher Lofaro

02 - I Can't Complain

Produced by Raymond Jones & Sami McKinney
Lead & Background vocals : Patti LaBelle
Saxophone : Gerald Albright
Drum Programming : Larry Robinson
Keyboards : Raymond Jones
Recorded at Alchemy Recording Studio, Woodland Hills, CA
Recording Engineer : Larry Fergusson
Recorded at Kajem-Victory Recording Studio, Philadelphia, PA
Recording Engineer : Larry deCarmine
Assistant Engineer : Jeff Chestek
Mixed by Larry Fergusson at Elumba Recording Studio, L.A., CA
Assistant Engineer : Donnell Sullivan
Production Coordination : Alison Jefferson

03 - Be Yourself

Produced & Arranged by James R. 'Budo' Ellison
Synthesizer Arrangements : Nathaniel Wilkie
Keyboards & Percussion : James Ellison
Keyboards, Bass Synthesizer & Drum Synthesizer : Nathaniel Wilkie
Background vocals : Patti LaBelle, Thelma Houston, Desiree Coleman, Annette Hardeman & Paula Holloway
Recorded at Sigma Sound Studio & RPM Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed by Joe Tarsia & Bob Fints for Executive Music Consultants, Inc.
Mixed at Sigma Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Recording & Mixing Engineers : Arthur Stoppe, Joseph Tarsia & Michael Tarsia
Assistant Engineers : Alphonse Faggiolo, Ronnie DiStasio, Adam Silverman, John Sullivan & Sal Viarelli
Remixed by Louil Silas Jr.
Remix Engineer : Eric Zobler
Remixed at Can Am Recording Studios, Tarzana, CA

04 - Yo Mister

Produced by Prince
All Instruments by Prince
Recorded at Sunset Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Recording Engineer : Susan Rogers
Assistant Engineer : Coke Johnson
Remixed by Timmy Regisford
Remix Engineer : Alan Gregorie
Remix at Soundworks, New York, NY

05 - I Got It Like That

Produced by Full Force for Full Force Productions
Arranged by Full Force
All Instruments Played by Full Force
Background vocals : Full Force, Lisa Lisa & Cheryl Riley
Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, New Yoek, NY
Recording Engineer : Tony Maserati
Assistant Engineers : Scott Grootman & David Dill
Mixed by Full Force & Tony Maserati

Side 2

01 - Love 89

Produced by Prince
All Instruments by Prince
Recorded at Paisley Park Studio, Chnahassen, MN
Recording Engineer : Eddie Miller

02 - Still In Love

Produced by Narada Michael Walden for Perfect Light Productions
Drums & Programming : Narada Michael Walden
Keyboards & Synthesizers : Walter Afanasieff & David Sancious
Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Charvel GTM6 Midi Guitar Synth : Corrado Rustici
Moog Synth Bass : Randy Jackson
Sax Solo : Kenny G
Paiste Rock Cymbals : Greg Conway
Fairlight CMI : Ren Klyce
Programming : Fred McFarlane
String Arrangements : Jerry Hey
Background vocals : Jim Gilstrap, Kitty Beethoven, Claytoven Richards & Melisa Kary
Recorded & Mixed by David Frazer at Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, CA
Assistant Engineer : Dana Jon Chappelle

03 - I'm Scared Of You

Produced by Alan Roy Scott & Allan Dennis Rich
Drums : Tom Walsh
Bass : Dominic Genova
Guitar : Mark Leggett
Keyboards : Brad Cole
Background vocals : Renee Martin, Lyndie White & Mona Rae Campbell
Recorded & Mixed at Traz Recording, Hollywood, CA
Engineer : Michael J. MacDonald
Patti's Vocals Recorded at Kajem East Recording, Philadelphia, PA
Engineer : Gene Leone

04 - Can't Bring Me Down

Produced & Arranged by James R. 'Budo' Ellison
Keyboards : James Ellison
Guitar : James Herbert Smith
Keyboards & Bass Synthesizer : Nathaniel Wilkie
Percussion : Eric Wood
Drum & Synthesizer Programming And Linn Drum Overdubs : Jim Salamone
Soprano Saxophone Solo : Michael Patterson Jr.
Background vocals : Annette Hardeman, Paula Holloway, Charlene Holloway & Deborah Dukes
Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios & RPM Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at Sigma Sound Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Recording & Mixing Engineers : Arthur Stoppe, Joseph Tarsia & Michael Tarsia
Assistant Engineers : Alphonse Faggiolo, Ronnie DiStasio, Adam Silverman, John Sullivan & Sal Viarelli

05 - Need A Little Faith

Produced by Burt Bacharach & Carole Bayer Sager
Arranged by Burt Bacharach
Piano / Midi DX7 : Randy Kerber
Bass : Neil Stubenhaus
Guitar : Dann Huff
Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Synthesizers : Michael Boddicker
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Background vocals : Phil Perry, Joe Pizzulo, Oren Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Stephanie Spruill
Recorded at Conway Recording, Hollywood, CA
Recording Engineer : Mick Guzauski
Mixed by Mick Guzauski at Conway Recording, Hollywood, CA
Session Coordinator & Contractor : Franck DeCaro
Additional Recording : Chartmaker Studios
Engineered by Woody Woodruff
Recording Assistant : Tom Armeni
Ocean Studios, Hollywood, CA
Engineered by Clark Germain

06 - I Can Fly

Produced & Arranged by James R. 'Budo' Ellison
Acoustic Piano : George Duke
Drums & Synthesizer Programming : Jim Salomone
Synthesizer Arrangements : Nathaniel Wilkie
Strings & Horns : Jack Faith
Keyboards : James Ellison
Guitar : James Herbert Smith
Background vocals : Patti LaBelle, Annette Hardeman, Paula Holloway, Gabriel Hardeman Jr., Deborah Dukes, O.J. Smallwood, Reverend Freddie Washington & The Music Ministry Workshop Choir & The Gabriel Hardeman Delegation
Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Cellar Sound Studios & RPM Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Mixed at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA
Recording & Mixing Engineers : Arthur Stoppe, Joseph Tarsia & Michael Tarsia
Assistant Engineers : Alphonse Faggiolo, Ronnie DiStasio, Adam Silverman, John Sullivan & Sal Viarelli
Remixed by Louil Silas Jr.
Remix Engineer : Brian Malouf
Remixed at The Grey Room