Patti LaBelleThe Spirit's In It

Label:

Legacy – none

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CD , Album, Reissue, Stereo

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US

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Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Contemporary R&B

Tracklist

1 The Spirit's In It
Alto SaxophoneRalph Olsen*
Arranged ByDexter Wansel
Backing VocalsPatti LaBelle
BassJimmy Williams*
DrumsQuinton Joseph
GuitarDennis Harris
KeyboardsJoel Bryant
OrganLenny Pakula
ProducerKenneth Gamble
Tenor BanjoRobert Malach*
Tenor SaxophoneMichael Pedicin, Jr
TrumpetBroderick Gittens*
Written-ByK. Gamble*
5:50
2 Here You Come Again
Arranged ByJames "Budd" Ellison*
Backing VocalsReggie Workman
BassJimmy Williams*
GuitarJames Herb Smith*
KeyboardsPhillip Woo*
ProducerKenneth Gamble
Strings, HornsMFSB
Written-ByC. Weil*
3:02
3 Love Lives
Arranged ByLeon A. Huff*
BassJimmy Williams*
DrumsQuinton Joseph
GuitarCecil Womack
OrganLenny Pakula
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes]Leon A. Huff*
ProducerLeon A. Huff*
StringsMFSB
Vibraphone, Bells [Orchestral]Vince Montana*
Written-ByL.A. Huff*
2:52
4 I Fell In Love Without Warning
Arranged ByLeon A. Huff*
Backing VocalsPatti LaBelle
BassJimmy Williams*
DrumsQuinton Joseph
GuitarCecil Womack
OrganLenny Pakula
Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes]Leon A. Huff*
ProducerLeon A. Huff*
Written-ByL.A. Huff*
3:12
5 Boats Against The Current
Arranged ByJames "Budd" Ellison*
Backing VocalsPatti LaBelle
BassJimmy Williams*
DrumsJohnny Ingram*
GuitarJames Herb Smith*
KeyboardsNathaniel Crockett*
PercussionMiguel Fuentes
Piano, Organ, SynthesizerNathaniel Wilkie
ProducerKenneth Gamble
Soprano Saxophone, Tenor SaxophoneWillie Williams (8)
Written-ByE. Carman*
4:04
6 Rocking Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu
Acoustic GuitarBobby Bennett*
Arranged ByLeon A. Huff*
Arranged By [Background Vocals]Leon A. Huff*
Backing VocalsPatti LaBelle
BassDerrick Graves
DrumsQuinton Joseph
GuitarCecil Womack
HarmonicaBobby Rush
PianoLeon A. Huff*
ProducerLeon A. Huff*
Written-ByH.P. Smith*
4:25
7 Family
Arranged ByJames "Budd" Ellison*
Backing VocalsPatti LaBelle
DrumsJohnny Ingram*
GuitarJames Herb Smith*
HandclapsVivian Reed
KeyboardsNathaniel Crockett*
PercussionMiguel Fuentes
Piano, Organ, SynthesizerNathaniel Wilkie
ProducerKenneth Gamble
Written-ByJ.H. Smith*
4:22
8 Shoot Him On Sight
Arranged ByDexter Wansel
Backing VocalsPatti LaBelle
GuitarRoy Smith (12)
PercussionMiguel Fuentes
PianoCynthia Biggs
ProducerDexter Wansel
Strings, HornsMFSB
SynthesizerDexter Wansel
Written-ByD. Wansel*
5:31
9 Over The Rainbow
Arranged ByJames "Budd" Ellison*
Backing VocalsReggie Workman
BassJimmy Williams*
DrumsJohnny Ingram*
GuitarJames Herb Smith*
KeyboardsPhillip Woo*
ProducerKenneth Gamble
SaxophoneSam Peake
Strings, HornsMFSB
Written-ByH. Arlen*
3:46

Credits

  • A&R [Coordinator]Jean Scott
  • DesignPaula Scher
  • EngineerJoseph Tarsia*
  • Engineer [Assistant]Vince Warsavage*
  • Executive-ProducerLeon A. Huff*
  • Photography ByRebecca Blake (2)

Notes

© 1981 CBS Inc.
℗ 1981 Assorted Music Inc.

A5 - According to disc documentation ANV is Carman not Carmen.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 0 74643 73802 6

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
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The Spirit's In It (LP, Album) Philadelphia International Records PIR 85117, FZ 37380 Europe 1981
The Spirit's In It (LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Pressing) Philadelphia International Records FZ 37380 US 1981
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The Spirit's In It (LP, Album) Philadelphia International Records PIR 85117 UK 1981
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The Spirit's In It (LP, Album, Reissue) Philadelphia International Records Z 37380, PZ 37380 US 1981
The Spirit's In It (LP, Album, Stereo) Philadelphia International Records FZ 37380 Canada 1981

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