Patti LaBelle (album)
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| Released | August 19, 1977 | |||
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| Length | 59:02 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Producer | David Rubinson | |||
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| Rolling Stone | (favorable) |
Patti LaBelle is the debut solo album by American singer Patti LaBelle, released in 1977. The first album LaBelle recorded after sixteen years fronting the band Labelle (formerly Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles), it is notable for the dance hit, "Joy to Have Your Love", the classic gospel-inspired ballad, "You Are My Friend" and the mid-tempo, Angelo "Funky Knuckles" Nocentelli number, "I Think About You".