It's Alright with Me

For the popular song by Cole Porter, see It's All Right with Me. For other uses, see It's Alright with Me (disambiguation).

It's Alright with Me
Studio album by Patti LaBelle
Released	March 2, 1979
Studio	Total Experience Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) Alpha International Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Label	Epic
Producer	Skip Scarborough [1]
Patti LaBelle chronology
Tasty (1978) It's Alright with Me (1979) Released (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[3]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide	[4]

It's Alright with Me is the third studio album by American singer Patti LaBelle, released in 1979 via Epic Records. ^[5] Produced by Skip Scarborough, the album was a success due to the popularity of the songs "Come What May" and "Music is My Way of Life", the latter finding success on the dance chart.

Critical reception

Rolling Stone wrote that the "sleek arrangements are too tight to allow the aimless vocal overkill that marred so many earlier performances, yet they're flexible enough to avoid formulas." ^[1] The Bay State Banner thought that "sometimes [Labelle's] shrill yells and cries can wear on the ears, but the bulk of this album presents her most effectively, joining the past cosmic aura of the group Labelle with today's more earthy atmosphere." ^[6]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Skip Scarborough.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It's Alright with Me"	Skip Scarborough	4:16
2.	"My Best Was Good Enough"	Scarborough	2:47
3.	"What Cha Doin' to Me?"	Scarborough	3:46
4.	"Love Is Just a Touch Away"	James Ellison Patti LaBelle Scarborough	3:54
5.	"Love and Learn"	Scarborough	5:34
6.	"Deliver the Funk"	Wayne Lee Vaughn Wanda Hutchinson	4:10
7.	"Come What May"	David Lasley Allee Willis	4:05
8.	"You And Me"	Allee Willis Franne Golde	3:50
9.	"Music Is My Way of Life"	Marti Sharron Gerald Lee	8:12

2011 remaster

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"It's Alright with Me" (Single Version)	Scarborough	3:51
11.	"Music is My Way of Life" (Single Version)	Sharron Lee	3:19
12.	"Music is My Way of Life" (Instrumental)	Sharron Lee	5:52

Personnel

• Patti LaBelle – lead vocals
• Michael Stanton – acoustic piano (1, 5, 9), Fender Rhodes (2–4, 8), clavinet (9)
• Ernest Straughter – Fender Rhodes (1, 5, 6, 9), acoustic piano (2–4, 8)
• Felton Pilate – synthesizers (6, 9)
• Wayne Vaughn – synthesizers (6)
• Skip Scarborough – acoustic piano (7), Fender Rhodes (7), horn and string arrangements
• Johnny Graham – guitar (1, 3, 8)
• John Rowin – guitar (1–6, 8, 9)
• Louis Russell – guitar (2), acoustic guitar (7)
• Spencer Bean – guitar (4, 6, 9)
• Wayne Douglas – bass (1, 3, 4, 7, 8)
• Robert Russell – bass (2, 6, 9)
• Nate Neblett – drums
• Miguel Fuentes – glockenspiel (1, 3, 4, 8), triangle (1, 8), xylophone (1, 3, 8), percussion (2, 7), vibraphone (5)
• Munyungo Jackson – percussion (1–6, 8, 9)
• David Crawford – orchestra arrangements and conductor
• George Bohanon – horn contractor
• Charles Veal – string contractor
• Emma Coleman – additional backing vocals (1)
• The Waters [Julia, Luther, Maxine and Oren Waters] – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 7–9)
• Scherrie Payne – backing vocals (3, 6)
• The Wright Combination [Dianne and Michael Wright] – backing vocals (3, 6)

Production

• James Budd Ellison – assistant producer
• Don Cody – recording, mixing
• Steve MacMillan – assistant engineer
• Jerry Williamson – assistant engineer
• Steve Mantoani – technical advisor
• Stacy Baird – technical assistant
• Ben O'Brien – technical assistant
• Stuart J. Romaine – mastering
• Sigidi Abdullah – music copyist
• Yvonne Brooks – production coordinator
• Janet Perr – art direction, design
• Paula Scher – art direction, design
• Bill King – photography
• Mixed at Different Fur Studios (San Francisco, California).
• Mastered at CBS Studios (New York City, New York).

Charts

											Peak position
US Billboard 200 [7]											145
US Billboard Top R&B Albums [8]											33
US Cashbox Top 75 R&B Albums [9]											23
US Cashbox Top 100 Albums [10]											76
US Record World R&B LP Charts [11]											26
US Record World Album Chart [12]											56

References

1. "RollingStone.com: Recordings: Patti LaBelle, It's Alright with Me". Rolling Stone . May 12, 2001. Archived from the original on May 12, 2001.
2. "It's Alright with Me - Patti LaBelle | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
3. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 55.
4. The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 286.
5. "Patti LaBelle | Biography & History". AllMusic.
6. Lane, George (April 12, 1979). "Shades of Blue". Bay State Banner. p. 16.
7. "Patti LaBelle Chart History". Billboard .
8. "Patti LaBelle Chart History". Billboard .
9. "Cashbox Magazine" (PDF). April 21, 1979.
10. "Cashbox Magazine" (PDF). April 28, 1979.
11. "Record World Magazine" (PDF). April 14, 1979.
12. "Record World Magazine" (PDF). April 21, 1979.