Yes, love LABELLE..looking 4ward to the reunion. I REALLY hope its this yr.

I wish "Phoenix" and "Pressure Cookin'" could be released on cd.... I`m curious about the song "Open your heart", which was written by Stevie Wonder.

I can't wait for my Soul Sista's to reunite.
Hey Sista Soul, Soul Sista, Soul Sista, Go Sista!

isthisdadawn said:

Um, yeah, that ain't happening at least not for longer than it takes to sing one song on BET for about 83598345838583583593853895 dollars each.

Hey,

does anyone have the Stevie Wonder penned song Open Up Your Heart??

graecophilos said:

I didn't know that.

Most definately. LaBelle is 50 times better than Patti LaBelle solo.

vainandy said:

I think many will disagree w/ that statement. PATTI is a force of nature that cant be messed with. A VOCAL hurricane.

I loved the LABELLE years.. incredible songs w/ social messages but PATTI's solo years are what gave her legions of fans..and celebrity.

In fact, she deserves much more credit then she ever got. Who can sing like her.. hit notes in that range. Yet still be so humble and gracious.

If only she knew..how much we do love her..
[Edited 3/18/08 14:17pm]

Nona really deserved more shine post LaBelle though.

isthisdadawn said:

Agree... Patti's voice during the 1990s will go unparalleled -- too bad most were wrapped up in grunge and acid house to appreciate what she was serving up... Her Live in New York DVD from this time also featured a mini LaBelle reunion!

I LOOOOOVE the song "All girl band" from the nightbirds album

I've never been one to follow the crowd's tastes anyway. The songs from the LaBelle years were harder and had more rhythm than Patti's solo stuff. I like Patti's early solo years but by the mid 1980s she had a pop sound (a turnoff) and in the 1990s, she had a conservative adult contemporary sound (an even bigger turnoff).

vainandy said:

Totally agree about the sound and weak song choices of the 80s and 90s but I think Patti's voice was strongest during those years... And to be honest, I've never heard a complete LaBelle album all the way through -- which one should I start with?

Jude418 said:

I say start w/ nightbirds.. one of my favorites.."It Took a Long Time" is a very special song to me.

love them

there are some CRRRRRAZY
clips on youtube at the moment
I thought I'd died & went to heaven
a live performance of most of
the Chameleon album

I guess that was one of their
last performances as a group

Sarah

@Jude... I started with the
Chameleon album (which was their last
as a group) it's fiyah
from start to finish...

@isthisdadawn - my mother loves
that song ITALT also... and me too

my favorite song by the ladies
[Edited 3/19/08 15:38pm]

Dance said:

Hell yeah!