We get a look at a different hairstyle on the back. As the write-up states, she's been at it for a long time and had some solid hits along the way.
I remember the likes of "On My Own" (featuring Michael McDonald) getting played a lot on the adult contemporary radio stations my mom played in the car back when I was a kid in the mid 80s.
Once I started buying cassettes for myself in the late 80s, the Beverly Hills Cop soundtrack was among the first albums in my budding music collection. Pretty sure I bought it specifically for Harold Faltermeyer's iconic instrumental "Axel F", but I also really enjoyed Patti's two contributions on the tape: "New Attitude" and "Stir It Up".
Just a quick one-- trying to squeeze in a monthly post before March ends-- but I watched a doc on Dionne Warwick on HBO Max earlier this year, which included Patti LaBelle as a contemporary interview subject. It was pretty interesting and I enjoyed it despite previously not knowing much about Warwick's career other than the basics. She didn't get included in the '91 MusiCard set, so I figured it would make for a good custom to pair with the Patti LaBelle entry.
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My lone Patti LaBelle "On My Own" memory is the guy in the apartment below me, blaring the song after his on-again-off-again girlfriend, who he warred with loudly, left him (of course she came back). ... Lady Marmalade was party of my childhood (had no idea what it was about). But I wasn't a big fan of '80s LaBelle.
ReplyDeleteI was never a big fan of LaBelle, but I'll mention her cover of "Won't Get Fooled Again" just because most people reading this are going "PATTI LABELLE DID 'WON'T GET FOOLED AGAIN'? Whaaaaaat?" But it's pretty good.
ReplyDeleteI think my favorite from Dionne Warwick is "Walk On By". She's pretty funny on Twitter, though, as when she trolled Chance The Rapper by declaring herself Dionne The Singer.
I know this set had a lot of obscure/one-hit wonder artists, so I'm wondering if any card back bio can match Patti LaBelle's longevity. 1962?!? Take that, Information Society lol.
ReplyDeleteAlso, since you mentioned it I chuckled at the thought of Patti flipping the bird behind that black box.
As soon as I saw the title and saw LaBelle's name... "On My Own" came to mind (have a feeling I'll be singing that song today). And Warwick? Psychic Friends Network.
ReplyDeleteI forgot how good the Beverly Hills soundtrack was.
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard very many Patti Labelle songs, and my only memories of Dionne Warwick are of her awkward appearance on Dean Martin's Roast of Sammy Davis Jr., and all of the Psychic Hotline commercials/infomercials from when I was a kid.
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