Patti LaBelle - Flame '1997

Tracks list

By the time she released Flame in 1997, Patti LaBelle had settled into a
comfortable, reliable groove. Following her mid-80s comeback, LaBelle gradually
moved toward a neo-sophisticated, laid-back, adult contemporary style that only
occasionally touched on urban soul. Which means Flame is largely a slick,
seductive collection of ballads punctuated by a handful of restrained dance-pop
numbers. And in that sense, its no different than any of her 90s albums, but
that isnt a bad thing, since LaBelle works with top-notch, classy professionals.
A team of producers -- including David Foster, Gerald LeVert, Arif Mardin and
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis -- worked on Flame, but instead of making the album
sound diverse and sprawling, their highly skilled craftsmanship keeps the album
unified. All that effort makes the record a pleasurable, listenable album, yet
there arent enough killer hooks or great songs to make it a standout in LaBelles
catalog. Instead, Flame is merely a good Patti LaBelle record, and sometimes
thats all you need.


Tracks:

01. Patti LaBelle - Someone Like You (Album Version) [05:57] 
02. Patti LaBelle - I Like The Way It Feels (Album Version) [04:39] 
03. Patti LaBelle - You Are My Solid Ground (Album Version) [03:57] 
04. Patti LaBelle - Flame (Album Version) [04:10] 
05. Patti LaBelle - Let Me Be Your Lady (Album Version) [04:17] 
06. Patti LaBelle - Does He Love You (Album Version) [04:18] 
07. Patti LaBelle - Shoe Was On The Other Foot (Album Version) [04:24] 
08. Patti LaBelle - Addicted To You (Album Version) [04:12] 
09. Patti LaBelle - When You Talk About Love (Album Version) [05:33] 
10. Patti LaBelle - Love Is Just A Whisper Away (Album Version) [05:20] 
11. Patti LaBelle - If By Chance (Album Version) [04:40] 
12. Patti LaBelle - Let Me Be There For You (Album Version) [04:20] 
13. Patti LaBelle - You Saved My Life (Album Version) [04:01] 
14. Patti LaBelle - Dont Block The Blessings (Album Version) [04:49]

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