Winner in You
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| Studio album by Patti LaBelle | ||||
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Publication |
March 28, 1986 |
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admission |
1984-1985 |
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| Label (s) | MCA Records | |||
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Format (s) |
CD, record |
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Soul , Pop , Adult Contemporary , Softrock , Contemporary R&B , |
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Title (number) |
10 |
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running time |
44:48 |
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Patti LaBelle, Ashford & Simpson , Burt Bacharach , Carole Bayer Sager , Neil Diamond , Andy Goldmark, Ron Kersey, Budd Ellison, Steve George, Howie Rice |
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Winner in You is the eighth studio album by Patti LaBelle , which was released in April 1986 and is probably LaBelle's most successful album.
background
The album was preceded by a change of label from Philadelphia International to the major label MCA Records . After the release, the work replaced the Janet Jackson album Control at the top of the US album charts and was in turn replaced by the soundtrack for the film Top Gun , and it also received a platinum award. The LP's success was fueled by the song On My Own , a duet with Michael McDonald . The song topped both the pop and R&B charts.
reception
Allmusic's Rob Wynn wrote that the album led LaBelle to the stardom she'd strived for since 1977. With Kiss Away the Pain there was even another potential, but ignored hit single. It awarded three out of five stars.
Track list
- Oh, People - 5:19 (Andy Goldmark, Bruce Roberts)
- On My Own - 4:50 ( Burt Bacharach , Carole Bayer-Sager)
- Something Special (Is Gonna Happen Tonight) - 4:58 (Howie Rice, Alan Rich)
- Kiss Away the Pain - 4:28 (Alex Brown, Ron Kersey)
- Twisted - 3:54 (Roy Freeland, Bill LaBounty)
- You're Mine Tonight - 3:38 (Dorothy Sea Gazeley, Howie Rice, Alan Rich)
- Finally We're Back Together - 5:49 (Chuck Jackson, Nick Johnson)
- Beat My Heart Like a Drum - 3:50 (Steve George, John Lange, Richard Page)
- Sleep With Me Tonight - 3:44 (Burt Bacharach, Neil Diamond, Carole Bayer-Sager)
- There's a Winner in You - 4:18 (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson)
Charts
album
| year | title | Chart positions | ||||
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| DE | AT | CH | UK | US | ||
| 1986 | Winner in You | 31 | / | / | 30th | 1 |
Singles
| year | title | Chart positions | ||||
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| DE | AT | CH | UK | US | ||
| 1986 |
On My Own "Winner in You" |
18th | 20th | / | 2 | 1 |
| 1986 |
Oh, people "Winner in You" |
32 | / | / | 26th | 29 |
Contributors
Musician
- Drums, percussion: Paulinho da Costa , James Gadson, Paul Fox, John Ingram, Harvey Mason Sr. , Chris Parker, Carlos Vega
- Bass: Freddie Washington, Neil Stubenhaus , Lequient Jobe, Nathan East , Alfonso Carey
- Guitars: Charles Fearing, Dann Huff , Michael Landau , Leo Nocentelli , Howie Rice, Herb Smith, David T. Walker
- Keyboards, synthesizers, piano: Nathaniel Wilkie, Bruce Roberts, Howie Rice, Greg Phillinganes , Steve Mitchell, Bill LaBounty, Ron Kersey, Joseph Joubert, Andy Goldmark, Steve George, Paul Fox, Robbie Buchanan, William Bryant, Burt Bacharach
- Backing vocals: Marva Barnes, Carla Benson, Evette Benton, Alex Brown, Jim Gilstrap, Barbara Ingram, Clydene Jackson, Patti LaBelle, Mendy Lee, Michael McDonald, Julia Tillman, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, Maxine Willard
- Saxophone: Larry Williams, George Howard
- Trumpet: Charles Loper
- Concertmaster: Charles Veal
production
- Executive Producer: Patti LaBelle
- Producers: Nickolas Ashford, Budd Ellison, Andy Goldmark, Nick Johnson, Bill LaBounty, Richard Page, Carole Bayer Sager, Valerie Simpson, Ron Kersey, Howie Rice, Richard Perry & Steve George
- Mixed By Robert Biles, Kirk Ferriaoli (Re-mixing), Michael Hutchinson, Nick Johnson, Taavi Mote, Bill Schnee (Re-mixing) & Norman Whitfield Jr.
- Sound engineers: John Arrias, Robert Biles, John Bogosian, Michael Brooks, Tim Cox, Mick Guzauski, Taavi Mote, Thom Panunzio, Bill Schnee, Dennis Stefani, Hill Swimmer & Norman Whitfield Jr.
- Mixtures: Stephen Marcussen
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b references in Allmusic.com