Burnin' (Patti LaBelle album)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Chicago Tribune	^[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[3]
Los Angeles Times	^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[5]
Wilson & Alroy's Record Reviews	^[6]

Burnin' is the 1991 album by Patti LaBelle. It won the category of "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" at the 1992 Grammy Awards 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 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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Feels Like Another One"	Patti LaBelle, Sharon Barnes, James R. "Budd" Ellison, Michael Stokes	Michael Stokes	5:08
2.	"Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)"	Walter "Bunny" Sigler, Eugene "Lambchops" Curry	Walter "Bunny" Sigler, Eugene "Lamb-chops" Curry (co-producer)	4:53
3.	"When You Love Somebody (I'm Saving My Love for You)"	Jonathan Butler, Graham Lyle	James R. "Budd" Ellison	4:22
4.	"I Don't Do Duets" (duet with Gladys Knight)	Marvin Hamlisch, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman	Michael J. Powell	5:53
5.	"Temptation"	Martika, Frankie Blue, Les Pierce	Michael Stokes	4:03
6.	"When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)"	Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx, James R. "Budd" Ellison, Nathanial Wilkie	James R. "Budd" Ellison	4:55
7.	"Burnin' (The Fire Is Still) Burnin' for You"	Walter "Bunny" Sigler, Eugene "Lambchops" Curry	Walter "Bunny" Sigler, Eugene "Lamb-chops" Curry (co-producer)	5:29
8.	"I Hear Your Voice"	Rosie Gaines, Paisley Park, Francis Jules	Paisley Park, Michael Stokes and James R. "Budd" Ellison (co-producers)	4:22
9.	"We're Not Makin' Love Anymore" (duet with Michael Bolton)	Michael Bolton, Diane Warren	Dana Chapelle	4:43
10.	"Release Yourself" (with Sarah Dash and Nona Hendryx from Labelle)	Nona Hendryx, Warren McRae	James R. "Budd" Ellison, Nathaniel "Crockett" Wilkie (associate producer)	4:54
11.	"Love Never Dies"	Patti LaBelle, Clarence McDonald, Sami McKinney, Michael Thomas	Sami McKinney, Clarence McDonald
12.	"Crazy Love"	David Lasley, Allan Rich, Robin Lerner, Marsha Malamet	Michael J. Powell	4:56
Total length:				59:11

Notes

"Feels Like Another One" features rap by Big Daddy Kane.
"When You Love Somebody (I'm Saving My Love for You)" features Luther Vandross as one of the background vocalists.
"Temptation" is a bonus track for CD and cassette. "Crazy Love" is a bonus track for CD and LP. As of 2012, both tracks are available for digital download.

References

Patti LaBelle

Studio albums	Patti LaBelle Tasty It's Alright with Me Released The Spirit's in It I'm in Love Again Patti Winner in You Be Yourself Burnin' Gems Flame When a Woman Loves Timeless Journey Classic Moments The Gospel According to Patti LaBelle

Christmas albums	This Christmas Miss Patti's Christmas

Live albums	Patti LaBelle Live! Live! One Night Only Live in Washington, D.C.

Singles	"You Are My Friend" "Release (The Tension)" "I Don't Go Shopping" "The Best Is Yet To Come" (with Grover Washington, Jr.) "If Only You Knew" "Love Has Finally Come at Last" (with Bobby Womack) "Love, Need and Want You" "New Attitude" "Stir It Up" "If You Don't Know Me by Now (Part 1)" "On My Own" (with Michael McDonald) "Oh, People" "Kiss Away the Pain" "If You Asked Me To" "Yo Mister" "Feels Like Another One" "Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)" "When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)" "The Right Kinda Lover" "All This Love" "When You Talk About Love" "New Day"

Filmography	A Soldier's Story Unnatural Causes Sing Sylvester: Mighty Real Preaching to the Choir Idlewild Cover Semi-Pro Mama, I Want to Sing!

Related articles	Discography Labelle Labelle discography

External links

'Burnin' - Patti LaBelle at AllMusic. Retrieved April 30, 2012.

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, December 23, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.