Patti LaBelle

Be Yourself

Patti LaBelle - Be Yourself

01/01/1989 | Mca Special Products 

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All Music Guide Review

Patti LaBelle's 1989 album, Be Yourself, boasts a bevy of the day's brightest songwriters and producers, including the ubiquitous Diane Warren, who penned the album's lead single, "If You Asked Me To," which several years later became a massive hit for Celine Dion. Despite LaBelle's masterful, tear-inducing performance, the real gems on this set are two tunes written and produced by Prince: "Yo Mister," the set's second single (and a Top Ten R&B hit amazingly omitted from her 1996 Greatest Hits album), and "Love 89," which was co-written by Sheena Easton. These two songs find LaBelle at her funkiest -- they each have unstoppable beats, and despite the late-'80s production, still manage to sound fresh and undated, which is not entirely the case with the Full Force production "I Got It Like That." Other standouts include the funky title track, the melodic, Narada Michael Walden-produced "Still in Love," and the ballad "I Can't Complain." Most of the album's other ballads are toward the end, with the Bacharach-Sager-penned "Need a Little Faith" rising above the others. Despite a couple of unmemorable moments, Be Yourself doesn't disappoint by any means and is definitely worth having if only for the forgotten gems "Yo Mister" and "Love 89," which rank as some of Prince's better songs as well. ~ Jose F. Promis, All Music Guide

Be Yourself Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • If You Asked Me To
  • 3:58
  • Sound Clip for If You Asked Me To from Be Yourself


  • 2
  • I Can't Complain
  • 5:08
  • Sound Clip for I Can't Complain from Be Yourself


  • 3
  • Be Yourself
  • 5:40
  • Sound Clip for Be Yourself from Be Yourself


  • 4
  • Yo Mister
  • 5:08
  • Sound Clip for Yo Mister from Be Yourself


  • 5
  • I Got It Like That
  • 5:38
  • Sound Clip for I Got It Like That from Be Yourself


  • 6
  • Love 89
  • 5:09
  • Sound Clip for Love 89 from Be Yourself


  • 7
  • Still in Love
  • 4:36
  • Sound Clip for Still in Love from Be Yourself


  • 8
  • I'm Scared of You
  • 4:46
  • Sound Clip for I'm Scared of You from Be Yourself


  • 9
  • Can't Bring Me Down
  • 4:13
  • Sound Clip for Can't Bring Me Down from Be Yourself


  • 10
  • Need a Little Faith
  • 4:00
  • Sound Clip for Need a Little Faith from Be Yourself


  • 11
  • I Can Fly
  • 5:22
  • Sound Clip for I Can Fly from Be Yourself


    • Credits of Be Yourself

    • Nathanial Wilkie
    • Keyboards, Synthesizer Arrangements, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Bass
    • Paul Anthony
    • Arranger, Vocals (Background), Mixing, Producer
    • B-Fine
    • Arranger, Mixing, Producer, Vocals (Background)
    • Kosh
    • Art Direction, Design
    • Curt TT
    • Arranger, Producer, Mixing, Vocals (Background)
    • Baby Gerry
    • Arranger, Vocals (Background), Mixing, Producer
    • Bow Legged
    • Arranger, Producer, Mixing, Vocals (Background)
    • Shy-Shy
    • Arranger, Vocals (Background), Mixing, Producer
    • Lou
    • Arranger, Mixing, Vocals (Background), Producer
    • Full Force
    • Arranger, Vocals (Background), Producer, Mixing, Multi Instruments
    • Patti LaBelle
    • Vocals, Vocals (Background), Main Performer, Executive Producer
    • Prince
    • Multi Instruments, Producer

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