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Album · 1989

Be Yourself

by Patti LaBelle

Be Yourself is a 1989 funk album by Patti LaBelle. It runs 11 tracks across 54 minutes.

Funk · Pop · Soul

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66 /100
3 critics
11
Tracks
54 min
Runtime
118 bpm
Tempo
F minor
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Be Yourself album cover

Be Yourself album cover

The Be Yourself cover was designed by Amy Dakos and John Kosh and photographed by Carol Friedman.

Design
Amy Dakos, John Kosh
Photography
Carol Friedman

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11 tracks · 54 min

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In brief

When was Be Yourself released?
Be Yourself was released in 1989.
How many tracks are on Be Yourself?
Be Yourself has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 54 minutes.
What genre is Be Yourself?
Be Yourself is catalogued under Funk, Pop, Soul.
What BPM is Be Yourself?
Be Yourself runs at a median tempo of 118 BPM across its tracks, most often in F minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to Be Yourself?
Listeners of Be Yourself also rate Home by Stephanie Mills, Thriller by Michael Jackson, We're Movin' Up by Atlantic Starr.
Who produced Be Yourself?
Be Yourself was produced by James "Budd" Ellison, Prince, Alan Roy Scott and Allan Rich, among 11 credited in total. James "Budd" Ellison produced 3 of them.

Credits

Mixed by
Full ForceArthur StoppeJoe TarsiaMichael TarsiaBob Finiz
+6 more
Daren KleinDavid FrazerDonnell SullivanLarry FergussonMick GuzauskiTony Maserati
Engineered by
Michael McDonaldSusan RogersAdam SilvermanAlphonse FaggioloArthur Stoppe
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Joe TarsiaJohn SullivanMichael TarsiaRonnie DiStasioSal ViarellieClark GermainCoke JohnsonDana Jon ChappelleDaren KleinDavid "Dil" GreenDavid FrazerEddie MillerGene LeoneJeff ChestekJeffrey 'Woody' WoodruffLarry DecarmineLarry FergussonMick GuzauskiScott GootmanTom ArmeniTony Maserati
Played by
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Kenny GNarada Michael WaldenRandy JacksonRaymond JonesWalter AfanasieffJames "Budd" EllisonHerb SmithLenny CastroNathaniel WilkieBrad ColeDavid SanciousDomenic GenovaEric WoodGerald AlbrightGreg ConwayJack FaithJeff PorcaroJohn “JR” RobinsonMark LiggettMichael BoddickerMichael LandauMichael Patterson, Jr.Neil StubenhausRandy KerberRen KlyceTom Walsh
Vocals by
Patti LaBelleFull ForceThelma HoustonAnnette HardemanPaula Holloway
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Deborah DukesBunny HullCharlene HollowayCheryl Pepsii RileyClaytoven RichardsonDesiree ColemanFreddie WashingtonGabriel HardemanJim GilstrapJoe PizuloJulia WatersKitty BeethovenLisa LisaLyndie WhiteMaxine WatersMelisa KaryMona CampbellO.J. SmallewoodOren WatersPaulette BrownPhil PerryRonee MartinStephanie SpruillThe Gabriel Hardeman DelegationThe Music Ministry Workshop ChoirValerie Pinkston

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