Burnin' (Patti LaBelle album)

Burnin' is a 1991 album by Patti LaBelle. It won the category of "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" at the Grammy Awards of 1992 jointly with a single by Lisa Fischer, an unusual event in the history of the Grammy Awards.

The album features several prominent all-star collaborations, including duets with Gladys Knight ("I Don't Do Duets") and Michael Bolton ("We're Not Making Love Anymore") and a reunion track with Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash from Labelle ("Release Yourself"), as well as three Billboard top 5 R&B hits: "Feels Like Another One", "Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)" and "When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)". The album track "Temptation" was written by Cuban-American singer Martika, who originally released it on her album Martika's Kitchen.

Burnin', released as CD, LP, cassette and DCC (Digital cassette tape), has been certified gold in the United States by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 copies. It reached #71 on the Billboard 200 and #13 on the R&B album charts.

The last track, "Crazy Love", was not included in all formats.

The following year, LaBelle released her first solo live album, simply titled Live!, featuring several songs from Burnin' as it was recorded during this album's promotional tour. However, despite being related to Burnin' for that reason, Live! also features several songs from her past catalogue, two brand new studio songs and two covers of pop standards.

Track listing

1. "Feels Like Another One" (LaBelle, Sharon Barnes, James R. Budd Ellison, Michael Stokes)
2. "Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)" (Bunny Sigler, Eugene Lambchops Curry)
3. "When You Love Somebody (I'm Saving My Love for You)" (Jonathan Butler, Graham Lyle)
4. "I Don't Do Duets" (w/Gladys Knight) (Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman)
5. "Temptation" (Martika, Frankie Blue, Les Pierce)
6. "When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)" (LaBelle, Nona Hendryx, James R. Budd Ellison, Nathanial Wilkie)
7. "Burnin' (The Fire Is Still) Burnin' for You" (Bunny Sigler, Eugene Lambchops Curry)
8. "I Hear Your Voice" (Rosie Gaines, Paisley Park, Francis Jules)
9. "We're Not Makin' Love Anymore" (w/Michael Bolton) (Michael Bolton, Diane Warren)
10. "Release Yourself" (w/Labelle) (Nona Hendryx, Warren McRae)
11. "Love Never Dies" (LaBelle, Clarence McDonald, Sami McKinney, Michael Thomas)
12. "Crazy Love" (David Lasley, Allan Rich, Robin Lerner, Marsha Malamet)

"I Hear Your Voice" was written by: Prince