Labelle, Patti / Bel Homage
Album: Bel Homage   Collection:General
Artist:Labelle, Patti   Added:Jul 2017
Label:Gpe Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2017-08-26 Pull Date: 2017-10-28
Week Ending: Sep 24
Airplays: 1

Recent Airplay
1. Sep 19, 2017: Waste FM
Peel Me A Grape

Album Review
Tom McCarter
Reviewed 2017-08-17
Reviewed: 2017-08-27
Genre: General
FCCs: none

Review: Labelle fuses her brilliant pop, soul, and gospel sensibilities with jazz standards to create a new hybrid. This CD rocks with energy and her backing band is spot on.
If You Like: Lena Horne, Aretha Franklin, Carmen McCrae
Track Review (favorites denoted by *): 1/ The Jazz In You (3:59)- piano starts> midtempo> crescendo end on vocal 2/ Wild Is The Wind (5:24) - piano starts> slow tempo with strings> fade *3/ Moanin' (2:44) guitar starts> midtempo with horns> organ solo> quick fade 4/ Till I Get It Right (3:19) - orchestral start> slow tempo with strings> fade *5/ Moody's Mood (3:05) vocal starts> midtempo> quick fade on vocal 6/ Softly As I leave You (3:44) - piano starts> midtempo> piano solo> fade *7/ Peel Me A Grape (2:48) piano starts> uptempo> quick stop *8/ Don't Explain (4:44) piano/guitar/trumpet starts> slow tempo> fade on vocal 9/ I Can Cook (3:44) horns start> swinging uptempo> quick stop *10/ Folks Who Live On The Hill (3:42) - strings start> slow tempo> slow fade 11/ Go To Hell (3:34) - horns start> midtempo and wailing> quick fade on vocal 12/ Song For Old Lovers (5:53) - orchestra startsslow tempo> slow fade *13/ Here's To Life (5:24) - piano starts> slow tempo> slow fade

Track Listing
1. The Jazz In You   7. Peel Me A Grape
2. Wild Is The Wind   8. Don't Explain
3. Moanin'   9. I Can Cook
4. Till I Get It Right   10. Folks Who Live On The Hill
5. Moody's Mood   11. Go To Hell
6. Softly As I Leave You   12. Song For Old Lovers
  13. Here's To Life