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Patti LaBelle
Be Yourself

Album US 1989 on MCA Records label
R&B/Soul and Pop (Soul, Ballad, Funk)

Gerald ALbright appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corporation Desiree Coleman appears courtesy of Motown Record Company LP Full Force, Lisa Lisa and Cheryl Pepsi Riley appear courtesy of Columbia Records and Full Force Productions Narada Michael Walden appears courtesy of Reprise Records Kenny G appears courtesy of Arista Records Reverend Freddie Washington and The Music Ministry Workshop Choir and the Gabriel Hardeman Delegation appear courtesy of Tony Beck Son Of Man Productions and Messiah Records Prince appears courtesy of Warner Bros. Records, Inc. Julia Waters and Maxine Waters appear courtesy of Water Wheel Records John Robinson appears courtesy of Bridge Too Far WTG Records George Duke appears courtesy of Elektra / Asylum / Nonesuch Records A1 Produced for Oliverea Prod. Ltd. Recorded and mixed at Westlake Audio, Hollywood, CA A2 Recorded at Alchemy Recording Studios, Woodham Hills, CA Kajem - Victory Recording Studio, Philadelphia, CA Mixed at Elumba Recording Studio, L.A., CA A3 Recorded at Sigma Sound Studio, Philadelphia, PA RPM Studio, Philadelphia, PA Mixed at Sigma Sound Studio, Philadelphia, PA Remixed at Can AM Recording Studio, Tarzana, CA A4 Recorded at Sunset Studios, Los Angeles, CA Remixed at Soundworks, New York, NY A5 Produced for Full Force Productions Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, PA B1 Recorded at Paisley Park Studio, Chanhassen, MN B2 Produced for Perfect Light Productions Recorded and mixed at Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, CA B3 Recorded and mixed at Trax Recording, Hollywood, CA Patti's Vocals Recorded at Kajem East Recording, Philadelphia, PA B4 Recorded at Sigma Sound Studio, Philadelphia, PA RPM Studio, Philadelphia, PA Mixed at Sigma Sound Studio, Philadelphia, PA B5 Recorded at Conway Recording, Hollywood, CA Additional Recording at Chartmaker Studios Ocean Studios, Hollywood, CA B6 Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, CA Cellar Sound Studios, Philadelphia, CA RPM Studios, Philadelphia, CA ℗ © 1989 MCA Records, Inc. Printed in U.S.A.

Musicians

	Patti LaBelle voc, bvoc, *1944 US album by, lead vocals, backing vocals
	Aaron Zigman , *1963 US arranged by, synthesizer, & synthesizer bass, programmed by, synthesizer
	John Robinson dr, perc, *1954 drums
	Michael Landau g, *1958 US guitar
	Lenny Castro perc, *1950 US percussion
	Raymond Jones key, 1958-2011 US keyboards, written by
	Jeff Chestek , US , kajem - victory recording studio
	Gerald Albright ts, as, *1957 US saxophone
	Nathaniel Wilkie key, syn, voc, 1955-2007 synthesizer, bass, drum, arranged by, synthesizer, keyboards
	James Budd Ellison , keyboards, percussion, producer, arranged by, written by
	Prince voc, *1958 US producer, written by, instruments, producer, instruments
	B-Fine , *1959 US backing vocals, full force is
	Baby Gerry , US backing vocals, full force is
	Bow Legged Lou , backing vocals, full force is
	CurT-T-T , backing vocals, full force is
	Paul George voc, bvoc, *1960 US backing vocals, full force is
	Shy Shy eb, US backing vocals, full force is
	David "Dil" Green , , assistant
	Scott Gootman , , assistant
	Full Force , *1976 US producer, written by, arranged by, instruments
	Jerry Hey tr, fh, *1950 US arranged by, strings
	Greg Conway , cymbal, paste rock cymbals
	Narada Michael Walden dr, voc, *1952 US drums, programmed by, written by
	Corrado Rustici voc, acg, *1957 IT guitar
	David Sancious syn, g, *1953 US keyboards
	Walter Afanasieff key, p, *1958 US keyboards
	Fred McFarlane syn, key, 1959-2016 US programmed by
	Kenny G sax, *1956 US soloist, saxophone
	Ren Klyce syn, US synthesizer, fairlight c m i
	Randy Jackson b, *1956 US synthesizer, moog bass
	Dominic Genova b, eb, bass
	Tom Walsh perc, CA drums
	Mark Liggett , US guitar
	Brad Cole key, b, US keyboards
	Alan Roy Scott key, voc, US producer, written by
	Allan Rich , US producer, written by
	Gene Leone , recorded by, patti's vocals
	Jim Salamone dr, voc, programmed by, synthesizer, drum programming, & linn drum overdubs, drum programming, programmed by, synthesizer
	Herb Smith g, guitar
	Eric Wood , percussion
	Michael Patterson, Jr. sax, soloist, soprano saxophone
	Burt Bacharach p, key, *1928 US arranged by, producer, written by
	Neil Stubenhaus b, *1953 US bass
	Frank DeCaro g, contractor, session, coordinator, session
	Jeff Porcaro dr, perc, 1954-1992 US drums
	Tom Armeni , , assistant
	Dann Huff g, voc, *1960 US guitar
	Randy Kerber p, syn, *1958 US piano, synthesizer, midi d x 7
	Carole Bayer Sager bvoc, *1947 US producer, written by
	Michael Boddicker syn, *1953 US synthesizer
	Jack Faith fl, horns, strings
	George Duke key, voc, 1946-2013 US piano, acoustic

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