Released (Patti LaBelle album)

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Released
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ReleasedMarch 14, 1980 [1]
Studio Sea Saint, New Orleans, Louisiana
Label Epic
Producer Allen Toussaint
Patti LaBelle chronology
It's Alright with Me
(1979)
Released
(1980)
The Spirit's in It
(1981)
Singles from Released
  1. "Release (The Tension)"
    Released: 1980
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Released is the fourth studio album by the American singer Patti LaBelle. It was released by Epic Records on March 14, 1980, in the United States. The album featured the hits "I Don't Go Shopping", written by previous collaborator David Lasley and musician Peter Allen, and the title track, "Release (The Tension)", which was written by Allen Toussaint, who produced the entire album. The title track found some international success upon its release while "I Don't Go Shopping" was her first top 40 R&B charted single since 1977. Along with her frequent collaborator, James "Budd" Ellison, LaBelle lyrically co-wrote the last five songs on the album.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks produced and arranged by Allen Toussaint.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Give It Up (The Dawning of Rejection)" Allen Toussaint 5:40
2."Don't Make Your Angel Cry"Toussaint3:20
3."Release"Toussaint3:01
4."I Don't Go Shopping"3:54
5."Ain't That Enough"
  • Patti LaBelle
  • James Ellison
  • Victor Orsborn
3:45
6."Love Has Finally Come"
  • LaBelle
  • Ellison
  • Orsborn
5:36
7."Come and Dance With Me"
  • LaBelle
  • Ellison
  • Edward Batts
4:28
8."Get Ready (Lookin' for Loving)"
  • LaBelle
  • Ellison
  • Batts
4:54
9."Find the Love"
  • LaBelle
  • Ellison
  • Theodore McClean
5:43
2014 remaster
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Release (The Tension)" (12" Disco Remix)Toussaint3:01

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (1980)Peak

position

US Billboard 200 [3] 114
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums [4] 21
US Record World Albums (POP) [5] 96
US Record World Black Oriented Charts (R&B) [6] 31
US Cashbox Top 100 Albums [7] 77
US Cashbox Top 75 Albums R&B [8] 29

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