On July 3, 1985, “Philadelphia International” label released “Patti”, the seventh Patti LaBelle studio album. It was recorded in 1985, at “Sigma Sound Studios” in Philadelphia, and was produced by Kenny Gamble, Reggie Griffin, Leon Huff, Joseph Jefferson, Bunny Sigler, James Sigler, Dexter Wansel and Cecil Womack.
Personnel:
- Patti LaBelle – lead, harmony and backing vocals
- Herb Smith – guitar, backing vocals
- Cecil Womack – guitar, arrangements
- Dennis Harris – guitar
- Joel Bryant – acoustic piano
- James Budd Ellison – acoustic piano, keyboards, arrangements, musical director, orchestra conductor
- Philip Woo – acoustic piano, keyboards, synthesizers
- Dexter Wansel – keyboards, arrangements
- Joseph Jefferson – keyboards, arrangements
- Cecil Du Valle – keyboards, synthesizers
- Leon Huff – keyboards
- Reggie Griffin – guitar, bass, keyboards, Minimoog, synthesizers, drum programming, arrangements
- James Sigler – keyboards, synthesizers, arrangements
- William Jolly – keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals, arrangements
- Lenny Pakula – organ
- Bunny Sigler – keyboards
- Jimmy Williams – bass
- Steve Green – bass
- Darryl Jones – bass
- Quinton Joseph – drums
- John Ingram – drums, backing vocals
- Charles Collins – drums
- Clifford “Pete” Rudd – drums
- Miguel Fuentes – percussion
- Don Renaldo – horns and strings
- Sam Peake – saxophone
- Andrea Jackson – backing vocals
- Donna Natson – backing vocals
- Veronica Underwood – backing vocals
- Cynthia Biggs – backing vocals
- Terri Wells – backing vocals
- Edward Batts – backing vocals
- Peter Humphreys, King Shameek, Arthur Stoppe, Joseph Tarsia – engineer
- Randy Abrams, Tom Caine, Marin Conaty, Scott MacMillan, Glenn McKee, Adam Silverman, Vince Warsavage – engineer assistant
- Stephen Byram – art direction
- Diane Best – illustration
- Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff – executive producers
Track listing:
- Love Symphony – Linda Womack, Cecil Womack
- Living Double – Bunny Sigler, James Sigler
- Where I Wanna Be – Cecil Womack, Kenny Gamble
- Shy – Bunny Sigler, Kenny Gamble
- Look to the Rainbow – Burton Lane, E.Y. “Yip” Harburg
- I Can’t Forget You – James Herbert Smith, Terri Wells
- What Can I Do for You – Charles Simmons, Richard Roebuck, Joseph Jefferson
- If You Don’t Know Me By Now (live) – Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
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