Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle (* 24. May 1944 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania ; actually Patricia Louise Holt ) is an American R & B - and soul - singer and two-time Grammy -Preisträgerin.
biography
Bluebelles & Labelle
Patti LaBelle began singing in church when she was 14. In 1958 she founded "The Ordettes" with her three friends Cindy Birdsong, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash. In 1962 they received a record deal , whereby Patricia Holt became "Patti LaBelle". The Ordettes called themselves from then on "The Bluebelles".
In the same year Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles had their first Top 40 hit with I Sold My Heart to the Junkman . They performed in the legendary New York Apollo Theater and became one of the hottest vocal groups of their time. Her hits included Danny Boy , Down the Aisle (The Wedding Song) , You'll Never Walk Alone, and Somewhere over the Rainbow .
In 1970 the Bluebelles went to England after Cindy Birdsong left the group and joined the Supremes . The following year they came back to America with a new name: "LaBelle"; At the end of the year they released the LP Gonna Take a Miracle together with Laura Nyro . In 1975 they had a number 1 with Lady Marmalade , the accompanying album Nightbirds won gold . In Germany LaBelle was less successful, only her single Lady Marmalade was able to place in the German charts in 1975 in the top 20.
Patti LaBelle
In 1976 the group broke up. The following year, Patti LaBelle released her first solo album of the same name . In 1983 she had two big hits with If Only You Knew and Love, Need & Want You . In 1985 the film Beverly Hills Cop helped her songs New Attitude and Stir It Up to success. In 1986 their most successful album, Winner in You , came out with the number 1 hit On My Own, composed by Burt Bacharach . For the Bond film License to Kill , she sang the song If You Asked Me To . In 1989, LaBelle worked with Prince , who composed two songs for her album Be Yourself .
In 1992 Patti LaBelle won her first Grammy Award in the form of the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Performance for Burnin ' . In 1998 a second Grammy followed in this category. In 1993 she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 2007 the Excellence in Media Award of the GLAAD Media Awards . Some of their songs were re-recorded by young pop artists, such as Lady Marmalade by Christina Aguilera , P! Nk , Mýa and Lil 'Kim (for the film Moulin Rouge ), or processed, such as B. Love, Need & Want You by Nelly and Kelly Rowland in their number 1 hit Dilemma . LaBelle is a huge Mariah Carey fan . Both recorded a duet together called Got to Be Real .
In 2008, Rolling Stone listed Patti LaBelle as 95th of the 100 best singers of all time .
In July 2019, the Patti LaBelle Way was inaugurated in her native Philadelphia .
From October to November 2019, LaBelle took part as Flower in the second season of the US offshoot of The Masked Singer , in which she reached eighth of a total of 16 places.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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R&B
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| 1966 | Over the rainbow | - | - | - | - |
R&B20 (2 weeks) R&B |
First published: May 1966
as Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles |
| 1971 | Gonna take a miracle | - | - | - |
US46 (17 weeks) US |
R&B41 (7 weeks) R&B |
Laura Nyro with LaBelle
First published: November 17, 1971 |
| 1975 | Nightbirds | - | - | - |
US7th  (28 weeks)US |
R&B4 (25 weeks) R&B |
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| Moon shadow | - | - | - | - |
R&B42 (3 weeks) R&B |
First published as LaBelle : 1972 |
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| Phoenix | - | - | - |
US44 (13 weeks) US |
R&B10 (10 weeks) R&B |
First published as LaBelle : August 19, 1975 |
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| 1976 | Chameleon | - | - | - |
US94 (10 weeks) US |
R&B21 (25 weeks) R&B |
Eals LaBelle
First published: June 17, 1976 |
| 1977 | Patti LaBelle | - | - | - |
US62 (16 weeks) US |
R&B16 (22 weeks) R&B |
First published: October 13, 1977
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| 1978 | Tasty | - | - | - |
US129 (7 weeks) US |
R&B39 (8 weeks) R&B |
First published: October 23, 1978
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| 1979 | It's alright with me | - | - | - |
US145 (16 weeks) US |
R&B33 (17 weeks) R&B |
First published: November 12, 1979
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| 1980 | Released | - | - | - |
US114 (13 weeks) US |
R&B21 (22 weeks) R&B |
First published: November 24, 1980
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| 1981 | The Spirit's in It | - | - | - |
US156 (4 weeks) US |
R&B43 (9 weeks) R&B |
First published: November 30, 1981
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| 1983 | I'm in love again | - | - | - |
US40 (35 weeks)US |
R&B4 (46 weeks) R&B |
First published: November 21, 1983
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| 1985 | Patti | - | - | - |
US72 (29 weeks) US |
R&B13 (41 weeks) R&B |
First published: July 11, 1985
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| 1986 | Winner in You |
DE31 (16 weeks) DE |
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UK30th  (17 weeks)UK |
US1  (30 weeks)US |
R&B1 (42 weeks) R&B |
First published: April 28, 1986
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| 1989 | Be Yourself | - | - | - |
US86 (26 weeks) US |
R&B14 (39 weeks) R&B |
First published: June 22, 1989
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| 1991 | Burnin ' | - | - | - |
US71 (36 weeks)US |
R&B9 (51 weeks) R&B |
First published: October 1, 1991
Grammy (Best Female R&B Vocal Performance) |
| 1994 | Gems | - | - | - |
US48 (22 weeks)US |
R&B7 (38 weeks) R&B |
First published: June 7, 1994
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| 1997 | Flame | - | - | - |
US39 (21 weeks)US |
R&B10 (50 weeks) R&B |
First published: June 24, 1997
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| 2000 | When a Woman Loves | - | - | - |
US63 (5 weeks) US |
R&B26 (12 weeks) R&B |
First published: October 24, 2000
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| 2004 | Timeless Journey | - | - | - |
US18 (10 weeks) US |
R&B5 (24 weeks) R&B |
First published: May 4, 2004
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| 2005 | Classic Moments | - | - | - |
US24 (9 weeks) US |
R&B5 (14 weeks) R&B |
First published: June 21, 2005
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| 2006 | The Gospel According to Patti LaBelle | - | - | - |
US86 (9 weeks) US |
R&B17 (31 weeks) R&B |
First published: November 21, 2006
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| 2007 | Miss Patti's Christmas | - | - | - |
US174 (1 week) US |
R&B26 (7 weeks) R&B |
First published: October 9, 2007
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| 2008 | Back to Now | - | - | - |
US45 (2 weeks) US |
R&B9 (15 weeks) R&B |
First published: October 21, 2008
as LaBelle |
gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More albums
- 1962: Patti Labelle and Her Bluebells on Stage (as Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles)
- 1963: Sleigh Bells, Jingle Bells & Blue Belles (as Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles)
- 1963: Sweethearts of the Apollo (as Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles)
- 1967: Dreamer (as Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles)
- 1971: Labelle (as LaBelle; release: September 8th)
- 1973: Pressure Cookin ' (as LaBelle; released August 7th)
- 1973: Merry Christmas from Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles (as Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles)
- 1975: Patti LaBelle and the Bluebells (as Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles)
- 1984: The Poet II ( Bobby Womack feat.Patti LaBelle)
- 1990: This Christmas (released October 30th)
literature
- Warner, Jay: The Billboard Book of American Singing Groups. A History 1940–1990 . New York City / New York: Billboard Books, 1992, pp. 407-409.
swell
- ↑ Patti LaBelle. November 19, 2019, accessed on March 12, 2020 .
- ↑ a b Chart sources: Patti LaBelle LaBelle UK1 UK2 US US LaBelle
- ↑ GLAAD: Patti LaBelle, Tom Ford, Kate Clinton Honored at the 18th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York ( Memento of July 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) , March 27, 2007, accessed on March 13, 2015 (English).
- ↑ 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Rolling Stone , December 2, 2010, accessed August 9, 2017 .
- ↑ Brandon T. Harden: Patti LaBelle honored with her own Philly street. Retrieved March 12, 2020 (American English).
- ↑ Malcolm Venable: The Masked Singer Sends Another Music Legend Home, and It's So Not Cool. In: TV Guide . November 20, 2019, accessed on July 14, 2020 .
- ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
- ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965–1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
Web links
- Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles on Doo Wop Heaven
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | LaBelle, Patti |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holt, Patricia Louise (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA |