Winner in You

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Winner in You
Winner in You cover
Studio album by Patti LaBelle
Released April 28, 1986
Recorded 1984-85
Genre R&B/Soul
Length 44:48
Label MCA
Producer Patti LaBelle,
Nickolas Ashford,
Burt Bacharach,
Carole Bayer Sager,
Neil Diamond,
Valerie Simpson, et al.
Professional reviews
Patti LaBelle chronology
Patti
(1985)
Winner in You
(1986)
Be Yourself
(1989)

Winner in You is the name of sixth solo album of R&B singer Patti LaBelle. The album is LaBelle's most successful album thus far of her career, reaching number one on the American Billboard album charts in 1986 and going platinum in the United States. The album features the Billboard Hot 100 number one single, "On My Own", a duet with blue-eyed soul singer Michael McDonald.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Oh, People" – 5:19
  2. "On My Own" with Michael McDonald – 4:50
  3. "Something Special (Is Gonna Happen Tonight)" – 4:58
  4. "Kiss the Pain Away" – 4:28
  5. "Twisted" – 3:54
  6. "You're Mine Tonight" – 3:38
  7. "Finally We're Back Together Again" – 5:49
  8. "Beat My Heart Like a Drum" – 3:50
  9. "Sleep With Me Tonight" – 3:44
  10. "There's a Winner in You" – 4:18

[edit] Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1986 The Billboard 200 1
Preceded by
Control by Janet Jackson
Billboard 200 number-one album
July 19 - July 25, 1986
Succeeded by
Top Gun (soundtrack) by Various artists