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* A promotional stamp was published in Billboard of 26 August 1989 (Vol. 101 No. 34).  
 
* A promotional stamp was published in Billboard of 26 August 1989 (Vol. 101 No. 34).  

Revision as of 21:02, 11 October 2015

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Be Yourself


Be Yourself (Front Cover)

Album details


Released: 26 June, 1989
Length: 53:48
Label(s): MCA Records
Studio(s): Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA; Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA

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 contains two songs with writing input by Prince, Yo Mister, and Love 89 (co-written with Sheena Easton). Both tracks were recorded by Prince, with Patti LaBelle simply replacing Prince's vocals with her own.

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.

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

Track listing

Details given for Prince-related tracks only:

LP/MC

  • Side 1:
  1. If You Asked Me To
  2. I Can't Complain
  3. Be Yourself
  4. Yo Mister (5:08) *
  5. I Got It Like That
  • Side 2:
  1. Love 89 (5:09) +
  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


* Written by Prince
+ Written by Prince and Sheena Easton.

CD

  1. If You Asked Me To
  2. I Can't Complain
  3. Be Yourself
  4. Yo Mister (5:08) *
  5. I Got It Like That
  6. Love 89 (5:09) +
  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


Personnel

Musicians


Production


Singles released

  • If You Asked Me To
  • Yo Mister
  • I Can't Complain

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Charts

Entry Date Chart, Country Peak Position Weeks In Chart
22 Jul. 1989 Billboard 200 (USA) 86 26
22 Jul. 1989 Billboard Black Albums Chart (USA) 14 39

Releases

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

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):
    US press advert published in Billboard on 9 September, 1989


Awards, nominations, and certifications

  • Information needed.

Quotations and trivia


References

Timewaitsfornoone album.jpg 1989
Time Waits For No One
All Albums All Related Artists Albums 1989
Good Feeling
Goodfeeling album.jpg