The Spirit's in It

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The Spirit's in It
Studio album by Patti LaBelle

Publication
(s)

1981

admission

1981

Label (s) Epic Records

Format (s)

vinyl record

Genre (s)

Soul , funk , disco

Title (number)

9

running time

35:44

occupation

production

Allen Toussaint , Patti LaBelle , James "Budd" Ellison

chronology
Released
(1980)
The Spirit's in It The Best of Patti LaBelle
(1982)

The Spirit's in It is the fifth album of American Soul - singer Patti LaBelle from the year 1981st

background

After the first four albums could not establish themselves commercially, Patti LaBelle left the music label Epic Records and switched to Philadelphia International. The first album she released on Philadelphia International was The Spirit's in It in 1981 . The most famous tracks on the album are the title song of the same name, which became a disco hit, and the cover version of Judy Garlands Over the Rainbow , which she recorded as a member of the group Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles in the mid-1960s . The latter title is one of their most famous titles to this day.

Track list

  1. The Spirit's in It (Womack, Kenneth Gamble ) (5:50)
  2. Here You Come Again ( Barry Mann , Cynthia Weil ) (3:02)
  3. Love Lives ( Cecil Womack , Leon Huff ) (2:52)
  4. I Fell in Love Without Warning (Leon Huff) (3:12)
  5. Boats Against the Current ( Eric Carman ) (4:04)
  6. Rocking Pneumonia and the Boogie-Woogie Flu ( Huey "Piano" Smith ) (4:25)
  7. Family (JH Smith) (4:22)
  8. Shoot Him on Sight (Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel ) (5:31)
  9. Over the Rainbow ( EY Harburg , Harold Arlen ) (3:46)

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