Daily Eighties Flashback: Patti LaBelle “Yo Mister”
Two songs from Patti LaBelle‘s 1989 Be Yourself album hit the Top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot Black Singles chart. On this date that year, the second of that pair of hits, “Yo Mister,” rose to...
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Daily Eighties Flashback: Patti LaBelle “Oh, People”
In her solo career, Patti LaBelle hit the Top 40 on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart three times. On this date in 1986, the last of that trio of songs, “Oh, People,” rose to a...
DEF: Patti LaBelle “New Attitude”
Patti LaBelle contributed to songs to the soundtrack to the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop, and both made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1985, the first and bigger hit of...
DEF: Grover Washington, Jr. with Patti LaBelle “The Best Is Yet to Come”
For the title track to his 1982 album The Best Is Yet to Come, Grover Washington, Jr. teamed up with Patti LaBelle. The song was released as a single and reached Billboard‘s Bubbling Under chart, where...
DEF: Patti LaBelle “Stir It Up”
Patti LaBelle contributed two songs to the soundtrack for the 1984 film Beverly Hills Cop. Both were released as singles and made appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. On this date in 1985, the second...
Birthday of the Week: Patti LaBelle
This week’s Birthday of the Week is Patti LaBelle, who turns 75 this Friday (May 24). LaBelle is known for her work with the Blue-Belles, later known as LaBelle, followed by her solo work...
DEF: Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald “On My Own”
The first single from Patti LaBelle‘s 1986Â Winner in You album featured the Philadelphia-born singer in a duet with Doobie Brothers’ member Michael McDonald as they teamed up for the song “On My Own.” It...
DEF: Patti LaBelle “If You Asked Me To”
In 1992, Celine Dion scored her third Top 10 single with the Diane Warren-penned song “If You Asked Me To.” That wasn’t the song’s first appearance on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, though. Three years earlier,...
