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Patti LaBelle
Classic Moments
Release Date: 2005 06 21
Label: Def Soul
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The second straight Patti LaBelle studio album to be titled like a compilation, Classic Moments -- following 2004's Timeless Journey -- is an all-covers affair with a few pleasant surprises. While it won't shock fans to hear LaBelle in great form, some of the material the singer takes on couldn't have been all that expected. Soul classics like "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)" (hindered by a rather plain arrangement) and "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" (sounding entirely modern, even with the disco zaps and galactic keyboard effects) are natural picks, but a few other songs make this more than an average covers album, which are often spat out like contractual obligations. Highlights include strong takes on Michael McDonald's "I Keep Forgetting," the Pretenders' "I'll Stand By You" (turned into a spare piano ballad) and the Jones Girls' "You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else." The set's not spotless, but it's more than a stopgap release and will please LaBelle's followers. Andy Kellman, All Music Guide

Tracks:

	Title	Composer	Time
1	Ain't No Way	Franklin, Franklin	4:29
2	He's Out of My Life	Bahler	3:46
3	Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)	Bell, Hart	4:32
4	Love Don't Live Here Anymore	Gregory	3:56
5	I Keep Forgetting	McDonald, Leiber, Stoller	3:16
6	Love Ballad	Scarborough	4:00
7	I Can't Make You Love Me	Reid, Shamblin	6:02
8	Your Song	John, Taupin	5:23
9	I'll Write a Song for You	Beckmeier, Bailey, McKay	5:23
10	Silly	Baskett	5:12
11	I'll Stand By You	Kerr, Steinberg, Kelly	4:24
12	You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else	Gamble, Huff	4:57
13	Land of the Living [*]	Armstrong, Dougan, Weitz	5:17