Patti LaBelle Classic Moments CD

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 Great voice fro ma great Lady!
This item belongs in every " gay" collection!
Submitted by Frankieboy2403 (Stadtlohn Germany) 
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 Miss Patti
Patti did a wonderful job on this CD! It's all the classics she enjoys and I sure enjoy listening. A must for all Patti Fans!
Submitted by sankofa (Rockford, IL) 
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 good sound & refined athmosphere
Patti does stand the test of time! I'll always appreciate her as a singer and musician. This album can mingle present and past, contemporary styles and sound of the 70s.
Submitted by Bessie B. (Ferrara - Italy)
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 Do yo thing Patti
Patti Labelle in my young days, was not even close to being nor becoming my favorite singer. As I have grown older, I can appreciate her style of music, and the wonderful vocals she bring to the table. You just do not find that in many artist today. Patti did an outstanding job on this CD. My favorite CD ever.
Submitted by mscaramel (Washington State)
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 Album falls short of expectations
I have been a Patti LaBelle fan since 1975. Patti was right back on track with her last album, Timeless Journey, but she slips a little with Classic Moments. The choice of songs is good, but Patti unfortunately (as she sometimes has a tendency to do) over-sings on most of them. The best tracks are “Ain’t No Way” (Mary J.’s vocals are okay, but a better singer for Patti to duet with could have been chosen), “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore,” “I Write a Song” (up until the end when Patti starts screaming the lyrics), “Silly”, and “Land of the Living” (although I would like to hear a remixed version with a stronger beat). “Your Song” with Elton John comes off as a smarmy love fest between the two. On too many of the songs her vocals start out beautifully, but end up going too far into, and, basically, screeching out eardrum-splitting notes. I usually love Patti’s interpretations of other artists’ songs, but on this album, in general, I feel the original versions are much better, notably, The Jones Girls “You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else”, “Stand By You”, “Didn’t I Blow Your Mind This Time.” Nobody should ever bother with “He’s Out Of My Life.” It was a sappy ballad when Michael Jackson recorded it, and it still is. I will keep listening to the album and hope that it grows on me, but I’ll be looking forward to her next one and hope that she remembers the sage advice Allen Toussaint once gave her for the 1974 Labelle - Nightbirds album: “You don’t need to give everything you’ve got to every song.” That album is a true classic.
Submitted by mikenpete (San Francisco, CA)
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