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{{Album|
{{Album|
<!------ ALBUM TABLE -------->
|album name            = Be Yourself
|album name            = Be Yourself
|album image            = [[Image:Beyourself album.jpg|200px|Be Yourself (Front Cover)]]
|album image            = [[Image:Beyourself album.jpg|200px|Be Yourself (Front Cover)]]
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_26|26 June, 1989]]
|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_26|26 June 1989]]<br>
|length                = 53:48
[[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/December 20|20 December 2019]]
|length                = 53:48<br>
118:00 (2019 Expanded Edition)
|label                  = MCA Records
|label                  = MCA Records
|studios                = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA; [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
|studios                = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA; [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|previous album        = Album: Time Waits For No One
|previous album        = Album: Time Waits For No One
|next image            = Image:Goodfeeling_album.jpg
|next image            = Image:Goodfeeling_album.jpg
|next album            = Album: Good Feeling
|next album            = Album: Good Feeling
|previous album link    = [[Album: Time Waits For No One|Time Waits For No One]]
|previous album link    = [[Album: Time Waits For No One|Time Waits For No One]]
|next album link        = [[Album: Good Feeling|Good Feeling]]
|next album link        = [[Album: Good Feeling|Good Feeling]]
<!-------ALBUM TEXT ------->
|introduction          = '''Be Yourself''' album is the second MCA Records studio album by soul singer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LaBelle Patti LaBelle] (formerly part of the band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labelle Labelle], along with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nona_Hendryx Nona Hendryx]).  
|introduction          = '''Be Yourself''' album is the second MCA Records studio album by soul singer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LaBelle Patti LaBelle] (formerly part of the band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labelle Labelle], along with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nona_Hendryx Nona Hendryx]).  


The album contains two songs with writing input by [[Prince]], [[Yo Mister]], and [[Love 89]] (co-written with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheena_Easton Sheena Easton]). Both tracks were recorded by [[Prince]], with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LaBelle Patti LaBelle] simply replacing [[Prince]]'s vocals with her own.
The album contained two songs with writing input by [[Prince]], [[Yo Mister]] and [[Love 89]] (co-written with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheena_Easton Sheena Easton]).  


[[Prince]] later contributed the song [[I Hear Your Voice]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LaBelle Patti LaBelle]'s next album, [[Album: Burnin'|Burnin']] in 1991.
 
<b>Sessions and compiling</b>
 
[[Yo Mister]] (from 1986) and [[Love 89]] were recorded by [[Prince]], with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LaBelle Patti LaBelle] simply replacing [[Prince]]’s vocals with her own.
 
[[Prince]] later contributed the song [[I Hear Your Voice]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LaBelle Patti LaBelle]’s next album, [[Album: Burnin’|Burnin’]] in 1991.




<b>Promotion</b>
<b>Promotion</b>


The album produced three singles, ''If You Asked Me To'', [[Single: Yo Mister|Yo Mister]] (which contained various remixes of the track), and ''I Can't Complain''. The album reached number 86 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 14 on the Billboard Black Chart.
The album produced three singles, ''If You Asked Me To'', [[Single: Yo Mister|Yo Mister]] (which contained various remixes of the track), and ''I Can’t Complain''. The album reached number 86 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 14 on the Billboard Black Chart.
<!-------TRACK LIST ------->
<!-------TRACK LIST ------->
|tracklisting          =  
|tracklisting          =  
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<small>The compact disc version is the original issue.</small>
<small>The compact disc version is the original issue.</small>
# <b>If You Asked Me To</b>
# <b>If You Asked Me To</b>
# <b>I Can't Complain</b>
# <b>I Can’t Complain</b>
# <b>Be Yourself</b>
# <b>Be Yourself</b>
# <b>[[Yo Mister]]</b> (5:08) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Yo Mister]]</b> (5:08) <sup>1</sup>
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# <b>[[Love 89]]</b> (5:09) <sup>2</sup>
# <b>[[Love 89]]</b> (5:09) <sup>2</sup>
# <b>Still In Love</b>
# <b>Still In Love</b>
# <b>I'm Scared Of You</b>
# <b>I’m Scared Of You</b>
# <b>Can't Bring Me Down</b>
# <b>Can’t Bring Me Down</b>
# <b>Need A Little Faith</b>
# <b>Need A Little Faith</b>
# <b>I Can Fly</b>
# <b>I Can Fly</b>
<!-------LP FORMAT ------->
<!-------LP FORMAT ------->
|other format            = LP
|other format            = LP/MC
|content                =  
|content                =  
*Side 1:
# <b>If You Asked Me To</b>
# <b>If You Asked Me To</b>
# <b>I Can't Complain</b>
# <b>I Can’t Complain</b>
# <b>Be Yourself</b>
# <b>Be Yourself</b>
# <b>[[Yo Mister]]</b> (5:08) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>[[Yo Mister]]</b> (5:08) <sup>1</sup>
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# <b>[[Love 89]]</b> (5:09) <sup>2</sup>
# <b>[[Love 89]]</b> (5:09) <sup>2</sup>
# <b>Still In Love</b>
# <b>Still In Love</b>
# <b>I'm Scared Of You</b>
# <b>I’m Scared Of You</b>
# <b>Can't Bring Me Down</b>
# <b>Can’t Bring Me Down</b>
# <b>Need A Little Faith</b>
# <b>I Can Fly</b>
 
 
<big><div style="color:#ab3e00">Expanded Edition digital re-release (2019)</div></big><br>
 
# <b>If You Asked Me To</b>
# <b>I Can’t Complain</b>
# <b>Be Yourself</b>
# <b>[[Yo Mister]]</b> (5:08) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>I Got It Like That</b>
# <b>[[Love 89]]</b> (5:09) <sup>2</sup>
# <b>Still In Love</b>
# <b>I’m Scared Of You</b>
# <b>Can’t Bring Me Down</b>
# <b>Need A Little Faith</b>
# <b>Need A Little Faith</b>
# <b>I Can Fly</b>
# <b>I Can Fly</b>
# <b>If You Asked Me To (Dub Version)</b>
# <b>If You Asked Me To (Instrumental Suite Version)</b>
# <b>I Can't Complain (Instrumental</b>
# <b>I Can Fly (Extended Version)</b>
# <b>Ain't Nuthin' But A Feeling (Radio Edit)</b>
# <b>Yo Mister (Extended Version)</b> (6:31) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>Yo Mister (Radio Edit Version)</b> (5:23) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>Yo Mister (Instrumental Version)</b> (4:07) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>Yo Mister (Single Version)</b> (4:06) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>Yo Mister (Miss Thing’s Club Version)</b> (8:44) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>Yo Mister (Miss Thing’s Instrumental)</b> (5:50) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>Yo Mister (Miss Thing’s Radio Version)</b> (5:51) <sup>1</sup>
|credits                =  
|credits                =  
|* comment              = <small>
|* comment              = <small>
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|musicians              = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LaBelle Patti LaBelle] - vocals
|musicians              = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LaBelle Patti LaBelle] - vocals
*[[Prince]] - all instruments and background vocals
*[[Prince]] - all instruments and background vocals
*[[Margie Cox]] - background vocals on [[Yo Mister]] (uncredited)
|production            = [[Prince]] - producer
|production            = [[Prince]] - producer
*[[Susan Rogers]] - recording engineer on [[Yo Mister]]
*[[Susan Rogers]] - recording engineer on [[Yo Mister]]
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*Alan Gregorie - remix engineer on [[Yo Mister]] (Soundworks, New York, NY, USA)
*Alan Gregorie - remix engineer on [[Yo Mister]] (Soundworks, New York, NY, USA)
*[[Eddie Miller]] - recording engineer on [[Love 89]]
*[[Eddie Miller]] - recording engineer on [[Love 89]]
|thanks                =  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Lord-Alge Chris Lord-Alge] - remix engineer on [[Yo Mister|Yo Mister (Extended Version)]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timmy_Regisford Timmy Regisford] - remix engineer on [[Yo Mister|Yo Mister (Album Edit)]]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankie_Knuckles Frankie Knuckles] - remix engineer on [[Yo Mister|Yo Mister (Miss Thing’s Club Version)]], [[Yo Mister|Yo Mister (Miss Thing’s Radio Version)]] and [[Yo Mister|Yo Mister (Miss Thing’s Instrumental)]]
*Steve Hall - mastering (at Future Disc Systems, Hollywood, California)
*John Kosh (credited as Kosh) - design and art direction
*Amy Dakos - design and art direction
*Carol Friedman - photography
*Norma Harris-Gordon - hair
*James Harris - hair
*Shelly Bromfield - stylist
*Ellen Silverstein - stylist
*Al Grundy - make-up
*Barry Kieselstein-Cord - jewelry
|thanks                = SPECIAL THANKS TO: First I would like to thank God for giving me the gift. ZUBI - I LOVE YOU!!!
* Thanks to all my road family: my band, my singers, my crew, my Paz family, my MCA family (Loui Silas Jr. - Thanks for making me wait! A.D. Washington - Thanks for being there for me!);
*This album is dedicated to my very ill loved ones. Those who are still here hanging on and those who tried to hang on, had to leave and are now at peace. (Malik Smith - you’ll never be forgotten; Sylvester - you make me feel mighty real.) I know you’ll hear this wherever you are.
*A very special dedication to my sister Jackie - Because of you "I Can Fly."
*Dear Daddy I know you’ll like this one!!
*To all the children: Believe in yourself and let’s advance with faith and courage toward a drug free society.
<!-------SINGLES ------->
<!-------SINGLES ------->
|singles                =  
|singles                = <small>Of the 3 singles released from this album, only the one with a [[Prince]] contribution is listed below:</small>
{{AlbumSingles|
{{AlbumSingles|
|singles =  
|singles =  
{{AlbumSinglesLine|
{{AlbumSinglesLine|
|Single = [[Single: Yo Mister|Yo Mister]]
|Single = [[Single: Yo Mister|Yo Mister]]
|B-side =  
|B-side = I Can Fly
|Image  = Yomister single.jpg
|Image  = Yomister single.jpg
|Link  = Single: Yo Mister
|Link  = Single: Yo Mister
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{{Charts|
{{Charts|
|charts          =
|charts          =
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{{ChartLine|
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 22 Jul. 1989
| Date            = 22 Jul. 1989
| Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard 200
| Chart (Country) = <b>USA</b>: Billboard 200
| Peak Position  = 86
| Peak Position  = 86
| Weeks in chart  = 26
| Weeks in chart  = 26
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{{ChartLine|
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 22 Jul. 1989
| Date            = 22 Jul. 1989
| Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard R&B Albums
| Chart (Country) = <b>USA</b>: Billboard R&B Albums
| Peak Position  = 14
| Peak Position  = 14
| Weeks in chart  = 39
| Weeks in chart  = 39
}}
}}
|certifications = {{noCertification|format=album|Country=in the USA}}
|certifications = {{noCertification|format=album|Country= the USA}}
|awards        = {{noAwards|format=album|Country=in the USA}}
|awards        = {{noAwards|format=album|Country= the USA}}
}}
}}
|see also              =  
|see also              =  
{{SeeAlso|
{{SeeAlso|
|item1  = &nbsp;
|item1  = [[Album: Burnin’|Burnin’]]<br>(Album)
|image1  =  
|image1  = [[File:Burnin album.jpg|60px|link=Album: Burnin’]]
|item2  = &nbsp; 
|item2  = &nbsp; 
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|releases              = {{:Releases: Empty}}
|releases              = {{:Releases: Empty}}
|album promotion        = A promotional stamp was published in Billboard of 26 August 1989 (Vol. 101 No. 34).  
|album promotion        = A promotional stamp was published in Billboard of 26 August 1989 (Vol. 101 No. 34).  
* A full page press advert was published in Billboard of 9 September 1989 (Vol. 101 No. 36):<br>[[File:1989-09-09_billboard_press_advert_Be_Yourself.png|150px|US press advert published in Billboard on 9 September, 1989]]
* A full page press advert was published in Billboard of 9 September 1989 (Vol. 101 No. 36):<br>
[[File:1989-09-09_billboard_press_advert_Be_Yourself.png|150px|US press advert published in Billboard on 9 September 1989]]
|trivia                = The song ''Still In Love'' included on this album is a cover version of the track by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheena_Easton Sheena Easton] and included on her 1987 album [[Album: No Sound But A Heart|No Sound But A Heart]], which also includes musical input by [[Prince]].
|trivia                = The song ''Still In Love'' included on this album is a cover version of the track by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheena_Easton Sheena Easton] and included on her 1987 album [[Album: No Sound But A Heart|No Sound But A Heart]], which also includes musical input by [[Prince]].
*The song ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_You_Asked_Me_To If You Asked Me To]'' included on this album was also covered by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celine_Dion Celine Dion] and included on her [[Album: Celine Dion|self-titled album]], which also includes musical input by [[Prince]].
|alternative            =  
|alternative            =  
|references            = [[Book:_The_Vault|'''The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince''']] ''by Per Nilsen & JooZt Mattheij, with the UPTOWN Staff'' (Uptown: 2004) ISBN 91-631-5482-X
|references            = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]''
|categories              = [[Category:1989]][[Category: Related Artists]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]]
|categories              = [[Category:1989]][[Category: Related Artists]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]]
}}}}
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Latest revision as of 17:06, 20 April 2025

1989: Time Waits For No One ◄ All Prince Albums All Related Artists Albums ► 1989: Good Feeling
Be Yourself
Be Yourself (Front Cover)

Album details

Released: 26 June 1989

20 December 2019

Length: 53:48

118:00 (2019 Expanded Edition)

Label(s): MCA Records
Studio(s): Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA; Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: Billboard 200 22 Jul. 1989 86 26
USA: Billboard R&B Albums 22 Jul. 1989 14 39
Certifications
This album has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released

Of the 3 singles released from this album, only the one with a Prince contribution is listed below:

Yo Mister
b/w I Can Fly

See also

Burnin’
(Album) 		  
Be Yourself album is the second MCA Records studio album by soul singer Patti LaBelle (formerly part of the band Labelle, along with Nona Hendryx).

The album contained two songs with writing input by Prince, Yo Mister and Love 89 (co-written with Sheena Easton).


Sessions and compiling

Yo Mister (from 1986) and Love 89 were recorded by Prince, with Patti LaBelle simply replacing Prince’s vocals with her own.

Prince later contributed the song I Hear Your Voice to Patti LaBelle’s next album, Burnin’ in 1991.


Promotion

The album produced three singles, If You Asked Me To, Yo Mister (which contained various remixes of the track), and I Can’t Complain. The album reached number 86 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 14 on the Billboard Black Chart.



Track listing
CD LP/MC

Details given for Prince-related tracks only:
The compact disc version is the original issue.

  1. If You Asked Me To
  2. I Can’t Complain
  3. Be Yourself
  4. Yo Mister (5:08) 1
  5. I Got It Like That
  6. Love 89 (5:09) 2
  7. Still In Love
  8. I’m Scared Of You
  9. Can’t Bring Me Down
  10. Need A Little Faith
  11. I Can Fly
  • Side 1:
  1. If You Asked Me To
  2. I Can’t Complain
  3. Be Yourself
  4. Yo Mister (5:08) 1
  5. I Got It Like That
  • Side 2:
  1. Love 89 (5:09) 2
  2. Still In Love
  3. I’m Scared Of You
  4. Can’t Bring Me Down
  5. Need A Little Faith
  6. I Can Fly


Expanded Edition digital re-release (2019)

  1. If You Asked Me To
  2. I Can’t Complain
  3. Be Yourself
  4. Yo Mister (5:08) 1
  5. I Got It Like That
  6. Love 89 (5:09) 2
  7. Still In Love
  8. I’m Scared Of You
  9. Can’t Bring Me Down
  10. Need A Little Faith
  11. I Can Fly
  12. If You Asked Me To (Dub Version)
  13. If You Asked Me To (Instrumental Suite Version)
  14. I Can't Complain (Instrumental
  15. I Can Fly (Extended Version)
  16. Ain't Nuthin' But A Feeling (Radio Edit)
  17. Yo Mister (Extended Version) (6:31) 1
  18. Yo Mister (Radio Edit Version) (5:23) 1
  19. Yo Mister (Instrumental Version) (4:07) 1
  20. Yo Mister (Single Version) (4:06) 1
  21. Yo Mister (Miss Thing’s Club Version) (8:44) 1
  22. Yo Mister (Miss Thing’s Instrumental) (5:50) 1
  23. Yo Mister (Miss Thing’s Radio Version) (5:51) 1


1 Written by Prince
2 Written by Prince and Sheena Easton.



Personnel
Musicians


Production


Thanks
  • SPECIAL THANKS TO: First I would like to thank God for giving me the gift. ZUBI - I LOVE YOU!!!
  • Thanks to all my road family: my band, my singers, my crew, my Paz family, my MCA family (Loui Silas Jr. - Thanks for making me wait! A.D. Washington - Thanks for being there for me!);
  • This album is dedicated to my very ill loved ones. Those who are still here hanging on and those who tried to hang on, had to leave and are now at peace. (Malik Smith - you’ll never be forgotten; Sylvester - you make me feel mighty real.) I know you’ll hear this wherever you are.
  • A very special dedication to my sister Jackie - Because of you "I Can Fly."
  • Dear Daddy I know you’ll like this one!!
  • To all the children: Believe in yourself and let’s advance with faith and courage toward a drug free society.



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2
This section is under construction
 
Additional Information
Promotion (at time of release) Trivia
  • A promotional stamp was published in Billboard of 26 August 1989 (Vol. 101 No. 34).
  • A full page press advert was published in Billboard of 9 September 1989 (Vol. 101 No. 36):

US press advert published in Billboard on 9 September 1989

References
1989
Time Waits For No One 		All Albums All Related Artists Albums 1989
Good Feeling
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