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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 ...
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 (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.
Patricia Louise Holte (born May 24, 1944), [1] known professionally as Patti LaBelle, is an American R&B singer and actress. She has been referred to as the "Godmother of Soul". [2] LaBelle began her career in the early 1960s as lead singer and frontwoman of the vocal group Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles.
Touring band members Jeffrey Shannon (drums), Hector Seda (bass), and Leslie "Chuggy" Carter (percussion) contributed instrumental arrangements to the album and live performances. The album was certified platinum in the U.S. for sales exceeding one million copies, and Labelle was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone .
Pressure Cookin' is the third album by American singing trio Labelle, released in August 1973. This release was their first and only for RCA Records , and was critically raved due to the songs that songwriter and member Nona Hendryx composed.
Labelle member Nona Hendryx explained the album's title to noted R&B writer Pete Lewis of Blues & Soul: "It basically stemmed from two of the songs on this album being songs I'd specifically written for what would have been the next Labelle album back in 1977. So the title 'Back To Now" is really signifying that this record represents us really ...
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 ...
Members of the funk and soul girl group Labelle (also known as Patti La Belle and The Blue Belles). Pages in category "Labelle members" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.