It's Alright with Me explained

It's Alright with Me
Type:	Album
Artist:	Patti LaBelle
Cover:	Pattialrightwithme.jpg
Released:	March 2, 1979
Studio:	Total Experience Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) Alpha International Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Label:	Epic
Producer:	Skip Scarborough^[1]
Prev Title:	Tasty
Prev Year:	1978
Next Title:	Released
Next Year:	1980

It's Alright with Me is the third studio album by American singer Patti LaBelle, released in 1979 via Epic Records.^[2] Produced by Skip Scarborough, the album was a success due to the popularity of the songs "Come What May" and "Music is My Way of Life", the latter finding success on the dance chart.

Critical reception

Rolling Stone wrote that the "sleek arrangements are too tight to allow the aimless vocal overkill that marred so many earlier performances, yet they're flexible enough to avoid formulas."^[1] The Bay State Banner thought that "sometimes [Labelle's] shrill yells and cries can wear on the ears, but the bulk of this album presents her most effectively, joining the past cosmic aura of the group Labelle with today's more earthy atmosphere."^[3]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Skip Scarborough.

Personnel

• Patti LaBelle – lead vocals
• Michael Stanton – acoustic piano (1, 5, 9), Fender Rhodes (2-4, 8), clavinet (9)
• Ernest Straughter – Fender Rhodes (1, 5, 6, 9), acoustic piano (2-4, 8)
• Felton Pilate – synthesizers (6, 9)
• Wayne Vaughn – synthesizers (6)
• Skip Scarborough – acoustic piano (7), Fender Rhodes (7), horn and string arrangements
• Johnny Graham – guitar (1, 3, 8)
• John Rowin – guitar (1-6, 8, 9)
• Louis Russell – guitar (2), acoustic guitar (7)
• Spencer Bean – guitar (4, 6, 9)
• Wayne Douglas – bass (1, 3, 4, 7, 8)
• Robert Russell – bass (2, 6, 9)
• Nate Neblett – drums
• Miguel Fuentes – glockenspiel (1, 3, 4, 8), triangle (1, 8), xylophone (1, 3, 8), percussion (2, 7), vibraphone (5)
• Munyungo Jackson – percussion (1-6, 8, 9)
• David Crawford – orchestra arrangements and conductor
• George Bohanon – horn contractor
• Charles Veal – string contractor
• Emma Coleman – additional backing vocals (1)
• The Waters [Julia, Luther, Maxine and [[Oren Waters]]] – backing vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 7-9)
• Scherrie Payne – backing vocals (3, 6)
• The Wright Combination [Dianne and Michael Wright] – backing vocals (3, 6)

Production

• James Budd Ellison – assistant producer
• Don Cody – recording, mixing
• Steve MacMillan – assistant engineer
• Jerry Williamson – assistant engineer
• Steve Mantoani – technical advisor
• Stacy Baird – technical assistant
• Ben O'Brien – technical assistant
• Stuart J. Romaine – mastering
• Sigidi Abdullah – music copyist
• Yvonne Brooks – production coordinator
• Janet Perr – art direction, design
• Paula Scher – art direction, design
• Bill King – photography
• Mixed at Different Fur Studios (San Francisco, California).
• Mastered at CBS Studios (New York City, New York).

Charts

Chart (1979)											Peakposition
US Billboard 200^[4]											145
US Billboard Top R&B Albums^[5]											33
US Cashbox Top 75 R&B Albums^[6]											23
US Cashbox Top 100 Albums^[7]											76
US Record World R&B LP Charts^[8]											26
US Record World Album Chart^[9]											56

Notes and References

1. RollingStone.com: Recordings: Patti LaBelle, It's Alright with Me. https://web.archive.org/web/20010512211151/http://rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=26225&cf=1663. dead. 2001-05-12. Rolling Stone. May 12, 2001.
2. Web site: Patti LaBelle | Biography & History. AllMusic.
3. News: Lane . George . Shades of Blue . Bay State Banner . 12 Apr 1979 . 16.
4. Patti LaBelle Chart History. Billboard.
5. Patti LaBelle Chart History. Billboard.
6. Web site: 1979-04-21. Cashbox Magazine.
7. Web site: 1979-04-28. Cashbox Magazine.
8. Web site: 1979-04-14. Record World Magazine.
9. Web site: 1979-04-21. Record World Magazine.