Be Yourself

~ Release by Patti LaBelle (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1If You Asked Me To
recording engineer and mixer:
Darren Klein
synthesizer programming:
Aaron Zigman (American score composer)
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist)
drums (drum set):
John Robinson (session drummer)
guitar:
Michael Landau
percussion:
Lenny Castro
background vocals:
Paulette Brown, Bunny Hull and Valerie Pinkston-Mayo
performer:
Patti LaBelle
arranger:
Aaron Zigman (American score composer)
produced for:
Oliverea Prod Ltd.
recorded at and mixed at:
Westlake Audio (former name of Westlake Recording Studios) in Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
If You Asked Me To
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
3:58
A2I Can’t Complain
assistant recording engineer:
Jeff Chestek
recording engineer:
Larry Fergusson and Larry DeCarmine
drum machine programming:
Larry Robinson (US new jack swing/modern synth soul producer, arranger, remixer)
producer:
Raymond Jones and Sami McKinney
assistant mixer:
Donnell Sullivan (engineer)
mixer:
Larry Fergusson
keyboard:
Raymond Jones
saxophone:
Gerald Albright
background vocals and lead vocals:
Patti LaBelle
recorded at:
Alchemy Studios in Murrieta, California, United States and Kajem/Victory Studios (An American recording studio and production facility.) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
mixed at:
Elumba Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Can't Complain
writer:
Raymond Jones and Sami McKinney
publisher:
Avid One Music, Unicity Music, Inc. and Zubaidah Music
5:08
A3Be Yourself
recording engineer:
Joseph Tarsia (engineer), Arthur Stoppe and Michael Tarsia (engineer)
assistant engineer:
Ronnie DiStasio, Alphonse Faggiolo, Sal Viarelli, Adam Silverman and John Sullivan (engineer)
producer:
James R. "Budd" Ellison (Soul songwriter and producer)
mixer:
Bob Fintz (Producer - songwriter - author), Joseph Tarsia (engineer), Arthur Stoppe and Michael Tarsia (engineer)
keyboard:
James Ellison (Soul songwriter and producer) and Nathaniel Wilkie
percussion:
James Ellison (Soul songwriter and producer)
background vocals:
Desiree Coleman, Annette Hardeman (vocals, Singer & song writer), Paula Holloway, Thelma Houston and Patti LaBelle
remixer:
Louil Silas, Jr. and Erik Zobler
synthesizer arranger:
Nathaniel Wilkie
arranger:
James R. "Budd" Ellison (Soul songwriter and producer)
recorded at:
RPM Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
remixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Be Yourself
writer:
Thelma Houston, Bunny Hull and Jeff Hull (songwriter and producer)
5:40
A4Yo Mister
recording engineer:
Susan Rogers (US sound engineer)
assistant engineer:
Coke Johnson
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
instruments:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
remixer:
Alan Gregorie and Timmy Regisford
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
remixed at:
Soundworks (New York) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Yo Mister
writer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
5:08
A5I Got It Like That
assistant recording engineer:
Scott Gootman and David "Dil" Green
recording engineer:
Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
producer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
mixer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam) and Tony Maserati (engineer / mixer)
instruments:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
background vocals:
Cheryl "Pepsii" Riley, Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam) and Lisa Lisa
arranger:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
produced for:
Full Force Recordings
recorded at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
recording of:
I Got It Like That
writer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
5:38
B1Love 89
recording engineer:
Eddie Miller (US recording engineer)
producer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
instruments:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States
recording of:
Love 89
writer:
Sheena Easton and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
5:06
B2Still in Love
recording engineer and mixer:
David Frazer (engineer)
programming:
Fred McFarlane and Narada Michael Walden
assistant engineer:
Dana Jon Chappelle
producer:
Narada Michael Walden
cymbal [paste rock cymbals]:
Greg "Gigi" Conway
drums (drum set):
Narada Michael Walden
guitar:
Corrado Rustici
keyboard:
David Sancious and Walter "Baby Love" Afansieff
Moog [Moog bass]:
Randy Jackson (former bassist with Journey and American Idol judge)
solo saxophone:
Kenny G (saxophonist)
synthesizer [Fairlight C M I]:
Ren Klyce
background vocals:
Kitty Beethoven, Claytoven Richards, Jim Gilstrap and Melisa Kary
strings arranger:
Jerry Hey
produced for:
Perfection Light Productions, Inc.
recorded at and mixed at:
Tarpan Studios in San Rafael, California, United States
cover recording of:
Still in Love
writer:
Jeffrey Cohen (70s/80s US funk/soul producer/songwriter), Rick Davies (UK keyboardist, member of Supertramp) and Narada Michael Walden
4:36
B3I’m Scared of You
recording engineer:
Gene Leone and Michael J. McDonald (engineer)
producer:
Allan Dennis Rich and Alan Roy Scott
bass:
Domenic Genova
drums (drum set):
Tom Walsh (UK drummer for Supertramp)
guitar:
Mark Leggett
keyboard:
Brad Cole (US keyboardist/woodwind player)
background vocals:
Ronee Martin, Mona Rae Campbell and Lyndie White
recorded at:
Kajem East Recording (An American recording studio and production facility.) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and Trax Recording in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Trax Recording in Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
I'm Scared of You
writer:
Allan Rich and Alan Roy Scott
4:46
B4Can’t Bring Me Down
recording engineer and mixer:
Arthur Stoppe, Joe Tarsia (engineer) and Michael Tarsia (engineer)
drum machine [drum] programming and synthesizer programming:
Jim Salamone
assistant engineer:
Ronnie DiStasio, Alphonse Faggiolo, Sal Viarelli, Adam Silverman and John Sullivan (engineer)
producer:
James R. "Budd" Ellison (Soul songwriter and producer)
bass synthesizer:
Nathaniel Wilkie
guitar:
James Herbert Smith
keyboard:
James Ellison (Soul songwriter and producer) and Nathaniel Wilkie
percussion:
Eric Wood (percussion)
solo soprano saxophone:
Michael Patterson, Jr. (saxophonist)
background vocals:
Deborah Dukes, Annette Hardeman (vocals, Singer & song writer), Charlene Holloway (Singer, backing vocalist) and Paula Holloway
recorded at:
RPM Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
mixed at:
Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
recording of:
Can't Bring Me Down
writer:
Tena Clark and Gary Prim (pianist, songwriter)
4:13
B5Need a Little Faith
recording engineer and mixer:
Mick Guzauski
assistant engineer:
Tom Armeni
engineer:
Clark Germain and Jeffrey 'Woody' Woodruff (engineer)
producer:
Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager
bass:
Neil Stubenhaus
drums (drum set):
Jeff Porcaro
guitar:
Dann Huff
percussion:
Lenny Castro
piano and synthesizer [Midi D X 7]:
Randy Kerber
synthesizer:
Michael Boddicker
background vocals:
Phil Perry (US R&B/jazz singer, songwriter & musician), Joe Pizulo, Stephanie Spruill (American soul/disco singer, songwriter, and percussionist), Julia Waters, Maxine Waters and Oren Waters
arranger:
Burt Bacharach
additionally recorded at:
Chartmaker Studios in Malibu, California, United States and Ocean Studios (Burbank) in Burbank, California, United States
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Need a Little Faith
writer:
Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager
4:00
B6I Can Fly
recording engineer and mixer:
Joseph Tarsia (engineer), Arthur Stoppe and Michael Tarsia (engineer)
drum machine programming and synthesizer programming:
Jim Salamone
assistant engineer:
Ronnie DiStasio, Alphonse Faggiolo, Sal Viarelli, Adam Silverman and John Sullivan (engineer)
producer:
James R. "Budd" Ellison (Soul songwriter and producer)
guitar:
James Herbert Smith
keyboard:
James Ellison (Soul songwriter and producer)
piano [acoustic piano]:
George Duke
strings and wind synthesizer [horns]:
Jack Faith
background vocals:
Deborah Dukes, The Gabriel Hardeman Delegation, Gabriel Hardeman, Jr. (singer, songwriter), Annette Hardeman (vocals, Singer & song writer), Paula Holloway, Patti LaBelle, The Music Ministry Workshop Choir, Reverend Freddie Washington (US session bassist) and O.J. Smallewood
remixer:
Louil Silas, Jr.
synthesizer arranger:
Nathaniel Wilkie
arranger:
James R. "Budd" Ellison (Soul songwriter and producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Cellar Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, RPM Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
recording of:
I Can Fly
writer:
James R. "Budd" Ellison (Soul songwriter and producer), Patti LaBelle and Theodore McLean
publisher:
Budsky Music, THEI II Music and Zuri Music, Inc.
5:22

Credits

Release

photography:Carol Friedman
executive producer:Patti LaBelle
mastering:Steve Hall (chief mastering engineer for Future Disc)
design:Amy Dakos (designer)
Kosh (UK art director)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1989)
mastered at:Future Disc in McMinnville, Oregon, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/835674 [info]

Release group

artist & repertoire support:Cheryl Dickerson
associated singles/EPs:I Can't Complain
If You Asked Me To
Wikidata:Q4875620 [info]