Patti LaBelle - Patti LaBelle ( 1977 )

 

Track listing

1. "Joy to Have Your Love" (Jeffrey Cohen, Ray Parker, Jr., Budd Ellison)
2. "Funky Music" (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield)
3. "Since I Don't Have You" (Wally Lester, Joe VerScharen, Joseph Rock, James Beaumont, Jackie Taylor)
4. "Dan Swit Me" (Jeffrey Cohen, Ray Parker, Jr., David Rubinson, Armstead Edwards)
5. "You Are My Friend" (Patti LaBelle, Budd Ellison, Armstead Edwards)
6. "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover" (Willie Dixon)
7. "I Think About You" (Angelo "Funky Knuckles" Nocentelli)
8. "Do I Stand a Chance?" (Patti LaBelle, Budd Ellison, Armstead Edwards)
9. "Most Likely You Go Your Way (And I'll Go Mine)" (Bob Dylan)

Personnel

• Patti LaBelle – lead vocals, background vocals, vocal arrangements
• Leo Nocentelli, Ray Parker Jr. – guitar
• David Shields, George Porter, Jr., Mac Cridlin, Ray Parker, Jr. – bass
• James Budd Ellison, Leo Nocentelli – keyboards
• James Gadson – drums
• Natcho – harmonica
• Cecil Womack, Curtis Womack, Friendly Womack, Jr., Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, Norma Harris, Rosie Casals, Sherri Barman, Yvonne Fair – background vocals
• Kurt McGettrick – brass arrangements
• Bob Manchurian, Dale Warren – orchestral arrangements and conductor