Product Description
Patti LaBelle – Be Yourself
Label: MCA Records – MCA 6292
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 1989
Genre: Funk / Soul, Pop
Style: Soul, Ballad, Funk
Tracklist
A1 If You Asked Me To
…..Arranged By, Programmed By [Synthesizer], Synthesizer [ Synthesizer Bass] – Aaron Zigman
…..Backing Vocals – Bunny Hull, Paulette Brown, Valerie Pinkston-Mayo
…..Drums – John Robinson
…..Guitar – Michael Landau
…..Percussion – Lenny Castro
…..3:58
A2 I Can’t Complain
…..Drum Programming – Larry Robinson
…..Keyboards – Raymond Jones
…..Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals – Patti LaBelle
…..Saxophone – Gerald Albright
…..5:08
A3 Be Yourself
…..Arranged By [Synthesizer], Synthesizer [Bass, Drum] – Nathaniel Wilkie
…..Backing Vocals – Annette Hardeman, Desiree Coleman, Patti LaBelle, Paula Holloway, Thelma Houston
…..Keyboards – James Ellison, Nathaniel Wilkie
…..Percussion – James Ellison
…..5:40
A4 Yo Mister
…..Producer, Written-By, Instruments – Prince
………Remix – Timmy Regisford
…..5:38
A5 I Got It Like That
…..Backing Vocals – Cheryl “Pepsii” Riley, Full Force, Lisa Lisa
…..Backing Vocals [Full Force Is] – B-Fine, Baby Gerry, Bow Legged Lou, CurT-T-T, Paul Anthony, Shy Shy
…..Producer, Written-By, Arranged By, Instruments – Full Force
…..5:38
B1 Love 89
…..Producer, Instruments – Prince
…..Written-By – Prince, Sheena Easton
…..5:06
B2 Still In Love
…..Arranged By [Strings] – Jerry Hey
…..Backing Vocals – Claytoven Richards, Jim Gilstrap, Kitty Beethoven, Melisa Kary
…..Cymbal [Paste Rock Cymbals] – Greg “Gigi” Conway
…..Drums, Programmed By – Narada Michael Walden
…..Guitar – Corrado Rustici
…..Keyboards – David Sancious, Walter “Baby Love” Afansieff
…..Mixed By – David Frazer
…..Producer – Narada Michael Walden
…..Programmed By – Fred McFarlane
…..Soloist, Saxophone – Kenny G
…..Synthesizer [Fairlight C M I] – Ren Klyce
…..Synthesizer [Moog Bass] – Randy Jackson
…..4:36
B3 I’m Scared Of You
…..Backing Vocals – Lyndie White, Mona Rae Campbell, Ronee Martin
…..Bass – Dominic Genova
…..Drums – Tom Walsh
…..Guitar – Mark Leggett
…..Keyboards – Brad Cole
…..4:46
B4 Can’t Bring Me Down
…..Backing Vocals – Annette Hardeman, Charlene Holloway, Deborah Dukes, Paula Holloway
…..Drum Programming [Linn Drum Overdubs], Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Jim Salamone
…..Guitar – James Herbert Smith
…..Keyboards – James Ellison, Nathaniel Wilkie
…..Percussion – Eric Wood
…..Producer – James R. “Budd” Ellison
…..Soloist, Soprano Saxophone – Michael Patterson, Jr.
…..Synthesizer [Bass] – Nathaniel Wilkie
…..4:13
B5 Need A Little Faith
…..Arranged By – Burt Bacharach
…..Backing Vocals – Joe Pizulo, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, Phil Perry, Stephanie Spruill
…..Bass – Neil Stubenhaus
…..Coordinator [Session], Contractor [Session] – Frank DeCaro
…..Drums – Jeff Porcaro
…..Guitar – Dann Huff
…..Percussion – Lenny Castro
…..Piano, Synthesizer [Midi D X 7] – Randy Kerber
…..Synthesizer – Michael Boddicker
…..4:00
B6 I Can Fly
…..Arranged By [Synthesizer] – Nathaniel Wilkie
…..Backing Vocals – Annette Hardeman, Deborah Dukes, Reverend Freddie Washington, Gabriel Hardeman, Jr., Gabriel Hardeman Delegation, The, Music Ministry Workshop Choir, The, O.J. Smallewood, …..Patti LaBelle, Paula Holloway, Paula Holloway
…..Drum Programming, Programmed By [Synthesizer] – Jim Salamone
…..Guitar – James Herbert Smith
…..Horns, Strings – Jack Faith
…..Keyboards – James Ellison
…..Piano [Acoustic] – George Duke
…..Producer – James R. “Budd” Ellison
…..Remix – Louil Silas Jr.
…..5:22
Companies
Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – MCA Records, Inc.
Credits
Coordinator [AR Director] – Cheryl Dickerson
Design – Amy Dakos, Kosh
Executive-Producer – Patti LaBelle
Management – Gallin Morey Associates
Mastered By – Steve Hall
Photography By – Carol Friedman
Supervised By [Production] – Budd Ellison
Notes
Gerald ALbright appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation
Desiree Coleman appears courtesy of Motown Record Company LP
Full Force, Lisa Lisa and Cheryl Pepsi Riley appear courtesy of Columbia Records and Full Force Productions
Narada Michael Walden appears courtesy of Reprise Records
Kenny G appears courtesy of Arista Records
Reverend Freddie Washington and The Music Ministry Workshop Choir and the Gabriel Hardeman Delegation appear courtesy of Tony Beck Son Of Man Productions and Messiah Records
Prince appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc.
Julia Waters and Maxine Waters appear courtesy of Water Wheel Records
John Robinson appears courtesy of Bridge Too Far WTG Records
George Duke appears courtesy of Elektra / Asylum / Nonesuch Records
℗ © 1989 MCA Records, Inc.
Printed in U.S.A.
Identifiers
Barcode (Text): 0 76732 – 6292 – 1 5
Matrix / Runout (Side A Label): MCA 8755
Matrix / Runout (Side B Label): MCA 8756