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|album name            = Be Yourself
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|date                  = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_26|26 June, 1989]]
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|length                = 53:48
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|label                  = MCA Records
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|studios                = [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood, CA, USA; [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA
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|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]).  
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| [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_26|26 June, 1989]]
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'''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.
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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.
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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.
  
 
[[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.
 
[[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.
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=Track listing=
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Details given for [[Prince]]-related tracks only:
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<b>Promotion</b>
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*Side 1:
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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.
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<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>
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# <b>[[Yo Mister]]</b> (5:08) *
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# <b>[[Yo Mister]]</b> (5:08) <sup>1</sup>
 
# <b>I Got It Like That</b>  
 
# <b>I Got It Like That</b>  
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# <b>[[Love 89]]</b> (5:09) <sup>2</sup>
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# <b>Still In Love</b>
 
# <b>Still In Love</b>
 
# <b>I'm Scared Of You</b>
 
# <b>I'm Scared Of You</b>
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# <b>Need A Little Faith</b>
 
# <b>Need A Little Faith</b>
 
# <b>I Can Fly</b>
 
# <b>I Can Fly</b>
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<b>*</b> Written by [[Prince]]<br>
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<b>+</b> Written by [[Prince]] and Sheena Easton.
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# <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>
 
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# <b>I Got It Like That</b>  
 
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# <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>
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# <b>Need A Little Faith</b>
 
# <b>Need A Little Faith</b>
 
# <b>I Can Fly</b>
 
# <b>I Can Fly</b>
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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LaBelle Patti LaBelle] - vocals
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<sup>2</sup> Written by [[Prince]] and Sheena Easton.
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|musicians              = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LaBelle Patti LaBelle] - vocals
 
*[[Prince]] - all instruments and background vocals
 
*[[Prince]] - all instruments and background vocals
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*[[Susan Rogers]] - recording engineer on [[Yo Mister]]
 
*[[Susan Rogers]] - recording engineer on [[Yo Mister]]
 
*[[Coke Johnson]] - assistant 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]]
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* 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]]
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|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]].
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|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
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* 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]].
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Revision as of 21:09, 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

Charts, Certifications & Awards

Charts
America
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 in the USA
Awards
This album has not received any awards in in the USA

Singles released

Yo Mister
b/w 		Yomister single.jpg

See also

    
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.

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

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
  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


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



Personnel
Musicians


Production


Thanks



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