Before
Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash morphed into the futuristic soul
trio known as Labelle and became one of the greatest girl groups of the 70s,
all three women - along with Cindy Birdsong were members of one of the greatest
girl groups of the 60s, Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles.
Originally based in
Philadelphia, the quartet enjoyed a modicum of chart recognition and sales
during a two-year period (1962-64) with Newtown Records and then Parkway
Records. After an appearance on a 1964 Atlantic LP, Saturday Night at the
Uptown, the quartet signed with the label and recorded over thirty tracks for
the label over a four-year period.
Among the sides were two albums: Over the
Rainbow (1965), a Top 20 R&B LP produced by Bert Berns, whose title track
was also a Top 20 R&B hit single along with "All or Nothing,"
which also charted; and Dreamer (1967), which contained the R&B-charting
singles "I'm Still Waiting" (produced by Curtis Mayfield) and
"Take Me for a Little While." In 1967, with the departure of Cindy
Birdsong (who joined the Supremes), the remaining trio recorded a number of
singles between 1967 and 1969, with production by Jerry Williams Jr., Memphis
songwriters Chips Moman & Dan Penn, Bob Gallo, Don Davis and others;
however, none achieved any chart success and in 1969, the group left Atlantic.
This 2-CD anthology from Real Gone Music, produced and annotated by soul music
historian David Nathan/SoulMusic Records and remastered by Alan Wilson at
Western Star Studio (and featuring some great photos), contains all 35 sides
released by Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles on Atlantic along with four
previously unissued tracks recorded in 1969. A treasure trove for any fan of
60s girl groups and soul!
Disc
One:
1.Danny
Boy
2.
That’s How Heartaches Are Made
3. Down
the Aisle
4. One
Phone Call
5. Where
Are You
6.
Patti’s Prayer
7.
Groovy Kind of Love
8. All
or Nothing
9. Who
Can I Turn To
10. You
Forgot How to Love
11.
Unchained Melody
12. Ebb
Tide
13. He
14. Try
to Remember
15.
People
16.
Yesterday
17. More
18. Over
the Rainbow
19. I’m
Still Waiting
20.
Family Man
Disc Two
1.
Always Something There to Remind Me
2. I
Don’t Want to Go On Without You
3. Take
Me for a Little While
4.
Tender Words
5.
Dreamer
6. Oh My
Love
7. I
Need Your Love
8. He’s
My Man
9.
Wonderful
10. How
You Can Throw My Love Away (Unreleased)
11.
Dance to the Rhythm of Love
12.
Pride’s No Match for Love
13. He’s
Gone
14.
(1-2-3-4-5-6-7) Count the Days
15.
Forget It (Unreleased)
16.
Never for Me (Unreleased)
17.
Loving Rules
18. When
Joe Touches Me (Unreleased)
19.
Trustin’ in You
~ Real Gone
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