Patti LaBelle discography | |
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![]() LaBelle in 2011 | |
Studio albums | 18 |
Live albums | 3 |
Compilation albums | 8 |
Singles | 47 |
American R&B singer Patti LaBelle has released eighteen studio albums, three live albums, fourteen compilation albums, and forty-seven singles. To date, LaBelle has sold 50 million records worldwide. [1] According to RIAA, she has attained six gold and two platinum album in the United States. [2] LaBelle has also charted forty-two hits on Billboard's Hot/R&B Hip-Hop Songs, 13 of which reached the Top 10. [3]
In 2015, Billboard ranked “Lady Marmalade” with the all-female group LaBelle as the 30th Biggest Girl Group song of all time on Billboard Hot 100. [4] She has charted twenty albums on Billboard 200, two of which reached the Top 10 and one reaching the top. [3] Winner In You is her most successful album to date with eight million copies sold worldwide, [5] [6] and about 900,000 copies were sold in the US in just seven weeks. [7]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
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US [8] | US R&B [8] | US Cashbox R&B [9] | US Gospel [8] | US Jazz [8] | AUS [10] [11] | CAN [12] | NL [13] | NZ [14] | UK [15] | ||||||
Patti LaBelle | 62 | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
Tasty |
| 129 | 39 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
It's Alright with Me |
| 145 | 33 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Released |
| 114 | 21 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
The Spirit's in It |
| 156 | 43 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
I'm in Love Again |
| 40 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Patti |
| 72 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Winner in You | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 72 | 7 | 28 | 10 | 30 | |||||
Be Yourself |
| 86 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
This Christmas |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Burnin' |
| 71 | 9 | 11 | — | — | 184 | — | — | — | — | ||||
Gems |
| 48 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 136 | — | — | — | — | ||||
Flame |
| 39 | 10 | n/a | — | — | 192 | — | — | — | — | ||||
When a Woman Loves |
| 63 | 26 | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Timeless Journey |
| 18 | 5 | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Classic Moments |
| 24 | 5 | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
The Gospel According to Patti LaBelle |
| 86 | 17 | n/a | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Miss Patti's Christmas |
| 174 | 26 | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Bel Hommage |
| — | — | n/a | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
Patti Labelle Presents: Home for the Holidays with Friends |
| — | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
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US [8] | US R&B [8] | |||||||||||||
Live! | 135 | 18 | ||||||||||||
Live! One Night Only |
| 182 | 51 | |||||||||||
Live in Washington, D.C. |
| — | 43 | |||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
Year | Album | Peaks | Record label | |||||||||||
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US R&B [8] | AUS [11] | |||||||||||||
1982 | Best of Patti LaBelle | 61 | — | Epic | ||||||||||
1993 | Miss Soul | — | — | Sony Music | ||||||||||
1995 | Lady Marmalade: The Best of Patti & Labelle | — | — | Legacy/Epic | ||||||||||
La Belle | — | — | Sony Music | |||||||||||
1996 | Greatest Hits | 58 | 168 | MCA | ||||||||||
1997 | You Are My Friend: the Ballads | — | — | Legacy/Epic | ||||||||||
1999 | 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Patti LaBelle | — | — | MCA | ||||||||||
2001 | Love Songs | — | — | Legacy/Epic | ||||||||||
Classic: The Universal Masters Collection | — | — | MCA | |||||||||||
2002 | Greatest Love Songs | — | — | Hip-O | ||||||||||
2003 | The Essential Collection | — | — | Spectrum Music | ||||||||||
2004 | Anthology | 95 | — | The Right Stuff | ||||||||||
2005 | Gold | — | — | Hip-O | ||||||||||
2006 | The Definitive Collection | 36 | — | Geffen | ||||||||||
Beautiful Ballads | — | — | Legacy/Epic | |||||||||||
2008 | The Essential Patti LaBelle | — | — | Sony BMG | ||||||||||
2011 | Playlist: The Very Best of Patti LaBelle | — | — | Legacy/Epic | ||||||||||
2014 | Icon | — | — | Geffen | ||||||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
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US [8] | US R&B [8] | US Dan [8] | US Cashbox R&B [18] | US A/C [8] | AUS [10] [11] | CAN [12] | IRE [19] | NL [13] | NZ [14] | UK [15] | |||||
1977 | "Joy to Have Your Love" | — | 31 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Patti LaBelle | ||
1978 | "You Are My Friend" | — | 61 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Dan Swit Me" | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Teach Me Tonight (Me Gusta Tu Baile)" | — | 51 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tasty | |||
"Little Girls" | — | 60 | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1979 | "It's Alright with Me" | — | 34 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | It's Alright with Me | ||
"Music Is My Way of Life" | — | 81 | 10 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1980 | "Release (The Tension)" | — | 61 | 48 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | Released | ||
"I Don't Go Shopping" | — | 26 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Don't Make Your Angel Cry" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1981 | "Rocking Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Spirit's in It | ||
"The Spirit's in It" | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1982 | "The Best Is Yet to Come" (with Grover Washington, Jr.) | — | 14 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best Is Yet to Come | ||
1983 | "If Only You Knew" (A-side) | 46 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I'm in Love Again | ||
"I'll Never, Never Give Up" (B-side) | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1984 | "Love Has Finally Come at Last" (with Bobby Womack) | 88 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Poet II | ||
"Love, Need and Want You" | — | 10 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I'm in Love Again | |||
"It Takes a Lot of Strength to Say Goodbye" (with Bobby Womack) | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Poet II | |||
1985 | "New Attitude" | 17 | 3 | 1 | 10 | — | 84 | — | — | — | 30 | — | Beverly Hills Cop: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||
"Stir It Up" | 41 | 5 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"I Can't Forget You" | — | 63 | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Patti | |||
"Shy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1986 | "If You Don't Know Me by Now (Part 1)" | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"On My Own" (with Michael McDonald) | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | Winner in You | |||
"Oh, People" | 29 | 7 | — | 9 | — | — | 42 | 10 | 31 | 36 | 26 | ||||
"Kiss Away the Pain" | — | 13 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1987 | "Something Special (Is Gonna Happen Tonight)" | — | 50 | 10 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"The Last Unbroken Heart" (with Bill Champlin) | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Miami Vice II | |||
"Just the Facts" | — | 33 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dragnet | |||
1989 | "If You Asked Me To" | 79 | 10 | — | 8 | 11 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | Be Yourself | ||
"Yo Mister" | — | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | ||||
1990 | "I Can't Complain" | — | 65 | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1991 | "Superwoman" (with Gladys Knight & Dionne Warwick) [A] | — | 19 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Good Woman | ||
"Feels Like Another One" | — | 3 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Burnin' | |||
"Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)" | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1992 | "When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)" | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"When You Love Somebody (Saving My Love for You)" | — | 70 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"All Right Now" | — | 30 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live! | |||
1993 | "With Your Hand upon My Heart" (with Michael Crawford) | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | A Touch of Music in the Night | ||
1994 | "The Right Kinda Lover" | 61 | 8 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | Gems | ||
"All This Love" | — | 42 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1995 | "I Never Stopped Loving You" | — | 67 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1997 | "When You Talk About Love" | 56 | 12 | 1 | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | Flame | ||
"Shoe Was on the Other Foot" | — | 35 | 10 | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1998 | "Someone Like You" [A] | — | 43 | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2000 | "Too Many Tears, Too Many Times" | — | — | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | When a Woman Loves | ||
"Call Me Gone" | — | — | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
2001 | "Why Do We Hurt Each Other" | — | — | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2003 | "Way Up There" | — | — | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Church: Songs of Soul & Inspiration | ||
"You Are Everything" (with Terry Steele) | — | — | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Day by Day | |||
2004 | "New Day" | 93 | 36 | 11 | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Timeless Journey | ||
"Gotta Go Solo" (with Ronald Isley) | 89 | 31 | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2005 | "Ain't No Way" (with Mary J. Blige) | — | 62 | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Classic Moments | ||
2006 | "When Love Begins" (with Yolanda Adams) | — | 68 | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Gospel According To Patti LaBelle | ||
2007 | "Anything" (with Mary Mary, Kanye West & Consequence) | — | 64 | — | n/a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Notes
Adult R&B Airplay [21]
Year | Song title | Peak |
---|---|---|
1994 | "The Right Kinda Lover" | 1 |
"All This Love" | 30 | |
1997 | "When You Talk About Love" | 1 |
"Shoe Was on the Other Foot" | 2 | |
1998 | "Someone Like You" | 9 |
2000 | "Call Me Gone" | 10 |
2001 | "Why Do We Hurt Each Other" | 35 |
2004 | "New Day" | 4 |
"Gotta Go Solo" (featuring Ron Isley) | 1 | |
2005 | "Ain't No Way" (featuring Mary J. Blige) | 13 |
2006 | "Where Love Begins" (featuring Yolanda Adams) | 17 |
2007 | "Anything" (featuring Mary Mary with Kanye West & Consequence) | 21 |
2008 | "What Do the Lonely Do at Christmas?" | 40 |
2014 | "Jesus" (Kem featuring Patti LaBelle & Ronald Isley) | 25 |
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales [21]
Year | Song title | Peak |
---|---|---|
1992 | "When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)" | 44 |
1994 | "The Right Kinda Lover" | 13 |
1997 | "When You Talk About Love" | 16 |
2004 | "New Day" | 60 |
"Gotta Go Solo" (featuring Ron Isley) | 1 |
Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay [21]
Year | Song title | Peak |
---|---|---|
1994 | "The Right Kinda Lover" | 6 |
"All This Love" | 40 | |
1997 | "When You Talk About Love" | 14 |
R&B Digital Song Sales [21]
Year | Song title | Peak | ||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | "Jesus" (Kem featuring Patti LaBelle & Ronald Isley) | 15 |
Dance Singles Sales [21]
Year | Song title | Peak |
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1985 | "New Attitude" / "Axel F" | 1 |
"Stir It Up" (remix) | 7 | |
1986 | "On My Own" | 1 |
"Oh, People" (remix) | 21 | |
1987 | "Something Special (Is Gonna Happen Tonight)" | 40 |
1989 | "Yo Mister" | 44 |
1991 | "Feels Like Another One" | 12 |
1994 | "The Right Kinda Lover" | 13 |
1997 | "When You Talk About Love" | 27 |
Gospel Airplay [21]
Year | Song title | Peak | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2006 | "Walk Around Heaven" | 15 | |||||||||||||
2019 | "Changed" (featuring Deborah Joy Winans) | 27 |
Gospel Digital Song Sales [21]
Year | Song title | Peak | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | "Ohhh Lord" | 3 | ||||||||||||
"Changed" (featuring Deborah Joy Winans) | 19 |
The group was known as The Blue Belles (a.k.a. Patti La Belle and Her Blue Belles; Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles) from 1962 to 1970, changing their name to simply Labelle in 1971.
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Record label | ||||||||||
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US [22] [23] | US R&B [22] [23] | AUS [10] | CAN [24] | NL [25] | ||||||||||
1963 | Sleigh Bells, Jingle Bells and Bluebelles | — | — | — | — | — | Newtown | |||||||
1966 | Over the Rainbow | — | 20 | — | — | — | Atlantic | |||||||
1967 | Dreamer | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
1971 | Labelle | — | — | — | — | — | Warner Bros. | |||||||
Gonna Take a Miracle (with Laura Nyro) | 46 | 41 | — | — | — | Columbia | ||||||||
1972 | Moon Shadow | — | 42 | — | — | — | Warner Bros. | |||||||
1973 | Pressure Cookin' | — | — | — | — | — | RCA | |||||||
1974 | Nightbirds | 7 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 8 | Epic | |||||||
1975 | Phoenix | 44 | 10 | 52 | — | — | ||||||||
1976 | Chameleon | 94 | 21 | — | — | — | ||||||||
2008 | Back to Now | 45 | 9 | — | — | — | Verve | |||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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US [22] [23] | US R&B [22] [23] | US Dan [22] [23] | AUS [10] | CAN [24] | NL [25] | UK [27] | ||||||||
1962 | "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman" [A] | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"I Found a New Love" | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Tear After Tear" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1963 | "Cool Water" | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Decatur Street" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Down the Aisle (The Wedding Song)" | 37 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1964 | "You'll Never Walk Alone" | 34 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"One Phone Call (Will Do)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Danny Boy" | 76 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1965 | "All or Nothing" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Over the Rainbow | |||||
1966 | "Over the Rainbow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Ebb Tide" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"I'm Still Waiting" | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | Dreamer | ||||||
"Take Me for a Little While" | 89 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1967 | "Always Something There to Remind Me" | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Dreamer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"Oh My Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1968 | "Wonderful" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1969 | "Dance to the Rhythm of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
"Pride's No Match for Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1970 | "Trustin' in You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1971 | "Morning Much Better" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Labelle | |||||
1972 | "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" (with Laura Nyro) | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gonna Take a Miracle | |||||
"Moon Shadow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Moon Shadow | ||||||
"Ain't It Sad It's All Over" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1973 | "Open Up Your Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pressure Cookin' | |||||
"Sunshine (Woke Me Up This Morning)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1974 | "Lady Marmalade" | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 17 | Nightbirds | |||||
1975 | "What Can I Do for You?" | 48 | 8 | — | 52 | — | — | |||||||
"Messin' with My Mind" | — | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — | Phoenix | ||||||
"Far as We Felt Like Goin'" | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1976 | "Get You Somebody New" | 102 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | Chameleon | |||||
"Isn't It a Shame " | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
1995 | "Turn It Out" | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | |||||
2008 | "Roll Out" (with Wyclef Jean) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back to Now | |||||
"Superlover" | — | 62 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Year | Song title | Album |
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1984 | "Love Has Finally Come at Last" (with Bobby Womack) | Poet II |
"It Takes a Lot of Strength to Say Goodbye" (with Bobby Womack) | ||
"Through the Eyes of a Child" (with Bobby Womack) | ||
1985 | "Don't Make Me Sorry" | Into the Night: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack |
1986 | "The Last Unbroken Heart" (with Bill Champlin) | Miami Vice II (soundtrack) |
1987 | "Just the Facts" | Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Dragnet" |
1989 | "Total Concentration" | Sing: Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
1990 | "I Love It When I'm Naughty" | Am I Cool or What? |
1991 | "We're Not Makin' Love Anymore" (duet with Michael Bolton) | Time, Love & Tenderness |
1991 | "We Haven't Finished Yet" (with Tressa Thomas and Billy Valentine) | The Five Heartbeats: Music from the Motion Picture |
"Barbeque Bess" | Fried Green Tomatoes: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
1992 | "Ready for a Miracle" (with Edwin Hawkins) | Leap of Faith: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack |
1994 | "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (duet with Frank Sinatra) | Duets II |
1995 | "My Love, Sweet Love" | Waiting to Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album |
1996 | "America" (with Natalie Cole and Sheila E.) | The Songs of West Side Story [30] |
2002 | "The Voice Inside My Heart" | John Q. soundtrack [31] |
2003 | "You Are My Friend" (with Shirley Caesar) | Shirley Caesar and Friends [32] |
"I Know It Was the Blood" (with Shirley Caesar) | ||
2004 | "Black Butterfly" | Johnson Family Vacation: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture [33] |
2005 | "Stir it up" (with Joss Stone) | Chicken Little: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack |
"Shout" (with Ray Charles and the Andrae Crouch Singers) | Genius & Friends | |
"Roses" (Kanye West song) | Late Registration | |
"I Wanna Be Free" | Music from the Soundtrack of Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman | |
"Phenomenal Woman" (with Olivia Newton-John) | Stronger Than Before | |
2006 | "One of These Mornings" (Moby featuring Patti LaBelle) | Miami Vice (soundtrack) |
"Here and Now" (Luther Vandross song) | So Amazing: An All-Star Tribute to Luther Vandross | |
"I Wish" (with Fantasia and Yolanda Adams) | Happy Feet: Music from the Motion Picture | |
2010 | "Soul Brother" (Harold Faltermeyer) | Cop Out: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
2011 | "Lady Marmalade" (live December 7, 1974) | The Best of Soul Train Live [34] [35] |
Labelle was an American funk rock band that originated out of the Blue Belles, a girl group who were a popular vocal group of the 1960s and 1970s. The original group was formed after the disbanding of two rival girl groups in the area around Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania, and Trenton, in New Jersey: the Ordettes and the Del-Capris, forming as a new version of the former group, then later changing their name to the Blue Belles. The founding members were Patti LaBelle, Cindy Birdsong, Nona Hendryx, and Sarah Dash.
"Lady Marmalade" is a song written by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan that is famous for the French refrain of "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?", which is a sexual proposition that translates into English as: "Do you want to sleep with me, tonight?" The song first became a popular hit when it was recorded in 1974 by the American funk rock group Labelle and held the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for one week, and also topped the Canadian RPM national singles chart. In 2021, the Library of Congress selected Labelle's version for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
"On My Own" is a duet by American singers Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald. It was written and produced by Burt Bacharach and his then-wife Carole Bayer Sager and originally recorded by singer Dionne Warwick for inclusion on her album Friends (1985). The song was eventually recorded by LaBelle and McDonald for her eighth studio album, Winner in You (1986). It was released as the album's lead single on March 22, 1986, by MCA Records. Lyrically, "On My Own" was based on a relationship that had reached its end with both parties going their separate ways in a melancholy state with the occasional option of coming back together again one day.
Nightbirds is an album by the all-female singing group Labelle, released in 1974 on the Epic label. The album features the group's biggest hit, "Lady Marmalade," and it became their most successful album to date.
"If Only You Knew" is a single written and produced primarily by Dexter Wansel and Cynthia Biggs for American singer Patti LaBelle's sixth solo album, I'm in Love Again. It was released as the album's official first single in 1983, spending four weeks at #1 on the U.S. R&B chart during January and February 1984; it reached #46 on the Billboard Hot 100.
American rapper Lil' Kim has released five studio albums, one remix album, four mixtapes, forty-two singles, and thirteen promotional singles. In 1994, Kim was a member of the hip hop group Junior M.A.F.I.A. Their first album, Conspiracy, was released in August 1995, and has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It spawned the gold and platinum-certified top-twenty singles, "Player's Anthem", "Get Money", and "I Need You Tonight".
Winner in You is the eighth studio album by American R&B singer Patti LaBelle. It was released by MCA Records on April 28, 1986, in the United States. Recording sessions took place during 1985–1986. Production was handled by several record producers, including Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, and Nickolas Ashford, among others.
"If You Asked Me To" is a song written by American songwriter Diane Warren and produced by Stewart Levine and Aaron Zigman. It was originally recorded by American singer Patti LaBelle for her ninth studio album, Be Yourself (1989), and also for the soundtrack to the James Bond film Licence to Kill. The song was released as the soundtrack's second single on June 12, 1989 by MCA Records. The lyrics are from the point of view of a woman who pleads to her significant other: "If you asked me to, I just might change my mind, and let you in my life forever". Three years later, Canadian singer Celine Dion covered the song for her 1992 self-titled second English-language studio album. Released as the album's second single, Dion's version topped the Canadian charts and peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100.
"New Attitude" is a song by American singer Patti LaBelle. It was written by Sharon Robinson, Jon Gilutin, and Bunny Hull and recorded by LaBelle for the motion picture soundtrack album to the 1984 action comedy film Beverly Hills Cop, while production was helmed by Rick Chudacoff, Howie Rice, and Peter Burnetta. Released as a single in December 1984, it helped launch LaBelle's solo career as a pop music singer after the singer had spent seven years without a crossover pop hit following the break-up of her band Labelle.
"Superwoman" is a song by R&B singer Karyn White, released as the second single from her self-titled debut album in January 1989. It was her second U.S. top ten hit, peaking at number eight, and her second U.S. R&B number-one hit, holding that position for three weeks. It also earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
American R&B group TLC has released five studio albums, 13 compilation albums, six video albums, 25 singles, 11 promotional singles, and 24 music videos.
I'm In Love Again is the sixth studio album by American singer Patti LaBelle in 1983. It was released by Philadelphia International Records and Sony Music Entertainment on November 25, 1983, in the United States. LaBelle's commercial breakthrough, it featured her first top ten R&B hits, "Love, Need and Want You" and "If Only You Knew", the latter topping the R&B chart in early 1984. It was later certified gold for selling half a million copies and paved the way for her pop breakthrough in late 1984 with the dance hit "New Attitude".
"You Are My Friend" is a ballad co-written and recorded by American singer Patti LaBelle, released as the second single off her self-titled debut album, in 1978 on the Epic label. While it only reached as high as number sixty-one on the Billboard Hot-Selling Soul Singles chart upon its initial release, it has gone on to become one of the singer's signature anthems.
This is the discography documenting albums and singles released by the American female vocal group Labelle. The group was known as The Ordettes from 1958 to 1961 and The Blue Belles from 1962 to 1970, changing their name to simply Labelle in 1971.
Gems is the twelfth studio album by American singer Patti LaBelle. It was released by MCA Records on June 7, 1994, in the United States. The album features a hip-hop-esque remake of DeBarge's 1983 hit, "All This Love", produced by Teddy Riley. Gems peaked at number forty-eight on the US Billboard 200 and went gold with sales shipping past the 500,000 mark. The album is notable for the single "The Right Kinda Lover", which brought LaBelle a new legion of fans thanks to its production by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and its video which had LaBelle performing a seductress who chooses "the right mate" through a machine and if one man rubbed her the wrong way, she'd use a button to get rid of them.
"Down the Aisle " is a doo-wop ballad recorded and released by girl group Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles in 1963. The song became a hit success for the Philadelphia-based vocal group following the controversial release of their "debut hit", 1962's "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman".
"The Right Kinda Lover" is a song by American singer and actress Patti LaBelle. It was written by Ann Bennett-Nesby, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, and James "Big Jim" Wright, while production was helmed by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, with Wright as co-producing. The song was released as the first single from her LaBelle's 12th album, Gems (1994), and appeared on the soundtrack to the 1994 film Beverly Hills Cop III, starring Eddie Murphy.
When a Woman Loves is the fourteenth studio album released by American singer Patti LaBelle. Her sixth ever on the MCA Records label, it was released on October 24, 2000, in the United States.
Prince released several hundred songs both under his own name and under pseudonyms and/or pen names, as well as writing songs which have been recorded by other artists. Estimates of the actual number of songs written by Prince range anywhere from 500 to well over 1,000. He has released 117 singles, 41 promotional singles, 24 internet singles, and eight internet downloads.
American singer-songwriter H.E.R. has released one studio album, two compilation albums, five extended plays, twenty-three singles and thirteen promotional singles.