Album US 1980 on Epic label
R&B/Soul (Soul, Disco)
In the innersleeve, "Release" is written as "Release The Tension" Produced for SANSU Enterprises, Inc. Recorded at Sea-Saint Recording Studio, Inc., New Orleans, La. Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC Manufactured by Epic Records/CBS Inc. © 1980 CBS Inc./℗ 1980 CBS Inc.
![]() | Patti LaBelle voc, bvoc, *1944 US concept by, album, album by, written by |
![]() | Albert White alto saxophone |
![]() | Edward Levone Batts g, backing vocals, guitar, written by |
![]() | Carl Blouin bs, US baritone saxophone |
![]() | Harris Deffes baritone saxophone |
![]() | David Barard b, bvoc, bass |
![]() | Herman Ernest III perc, dr, bvoc, 1951-2011 US drums |
![]() | Sam Henry, Jr. , electric piano, fender rhodes 88 |
![]() | Allen Toussaint p, voc, 1938-2015 US electric piano, yamaha electric grand, producer, arranged by, written by, vocoder, vocoder, synthesizer, r m i, piano, acoustic |
![]() | Ron Smith g, voc, guitar |
![]() | Kenneth Williams perc, cng, percussion |
![]() | Miguel Fuentes perc, percussion |
![]() | James Budd Ellison , piano, acoustic, producer, associate, written by |
![]() | Paul McGinley ts, fl, US tenor saxophone |
![]() | Jerome Verges trombone |
![]() | Jim Duggan tb, *1942 US trombone |
![]() | Michael Genevay trombone |
![]() | Clyde Kerr Jr. tr, 1943-2010 US trumpet |
![]() | James Weber tr, trumpet |
![]() | James Rivers fl, ts, soloist, tenor saxophone, soloist, alto saxophone |
Jay Van Hall backing vocals |
Vernon Manuel backing vocals |
Andrea Klein design, cover |
John Berg design, cover |
Jack Skinner mastered by |
Hiro photography by |
Patti Labelle producer, associate |
Danny Jones recorded by, engineer, mix |
Skip Godwin recorded by, engineer, mix |
No | ![]() |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | ![]() | Give It Up (The Dawning Of Rejection) | Patti LaBelle | Allen Toussaint | 5:40 |
2 | ![]() | Don't Make Your Angel Cry | Patti LaBelle | Allen Toussaint | 3:20 |
3 | ![]() | Release | Patti LaBelle | Allen Toussaint | 3:01 |
4 | ![]() | I Don't Go Shopping | Patti LaBelle | David Lasley, Peter Allen | 3:54 |
5 | ![]() | Ain't That Enough | Patti LaBelle | James Budd Ellison, Patti LaBelle, Victor Orsborn | 3:45 |
6 | ![]() | Love Has Finally Come | Patti LaBelle | Edward Levone Batts, James Budd Ellison, Patti LaBelle | 5:36 |
7 | ![]() | Come And Dance With Me | Patti LaBelle | Edward Levone Batts, James Budd Ellison, Patti LaBelle | 4:28 |
8 | ![]() | Get Ready (Lookin' For Loving) | Patti LaBelle | Edward Levone Batts, James Budd Ellison, Patti LaBelle | 4:54 |
9 | ![]() | Find The Love | Patti LaBelle | James Budd Ellison, Patti LaBelle, Theodore McLean | 5:42 |
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