Difference between revisions of "Album: Burnin'"

The 4 singles released from this album didn't contain a Prince contribution:

• Feels Like Another One
• Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)
• When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)
• When You Love Somebody (I'm Saving My Love for You)

Following on from Prince's contributions to Patti LaBelle's 1989 album Be Yourself, Burnin' contained one song with writing input by Prince, I Hear Your Voice, co-written by Rosie Gaines (for whom the song was originally intended) and Francis Jules.

Sessions and compiling

I Hear Your Voice was recorded by Prince in late April 1991, with vocal overdubs by Patti LaBelle added at some point later.

Promotion

The album produced four singles, Feels Like Another One, Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is), When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven) and When You Love Somebody (I'm Saving My Love for You). The album reached number 71 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, and number 9 on the Billboard R&B Chart.

On 26 February 1992, Patti LaBelle won a Grammy for Best Female R&B Performance for her work on the album (sharing the award, unusually, with Lisa Fischer for the single How Can I Ease The Pain).

Details given for Prince-related tracks only:

1. Feels Like Another One
2. Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)
3. When You Love Somebody (I'm Saving My Love For You)
4. I Don't Do Duets with Gladys Knight
5. Temptation
6. When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)
7. Burnin' (The Fire Is Still) Burnin' For You
8. I Hear Your Voice (4:22) ¹
9. We're Not Makin' Love Anymore with Michael Bolton
10. Release Yourself with LaBelle
11. Love Never Dies
12. Crazy Love

¹ Written by Prince, Rosie Gaines and Francis Jules

• Patti LaBelle - lead vocals
• Prince - all instruments and vocal intro (uncredited)
• Rosie Gaines - background vocals (uncredited)

• Prince - producer (as Paisley Park)
• Michael Stokes - co-producer
• James R. Budd Ellison - co-producer
• Patti LaBelle - executive producer
• Michael Koppelman - engineer (at Paisley ParkStudios)
• Keith "K.C." Cohen - engineer (at Larrabee Sound Studios)
• Foley Fali - assistant engineer
• F. Byron Clark - mixer (at Creative Source Studios, Studio City, California)
• Vartan - art direction
• John Coulter - design
• Margo Chase - logos
• Marc Raboy - photography
• Norma harris-Gordon - hair
• Shelly Bromfield - stylist
• Christy Hood - stylist
• Fran Cooper - makeup
• Donna Karan - clothing

• Special thanks: Ernie Singleton - Thanks for your confidence and motivation.
• David Casey - Thanks for making my burden a little lighter.
• Michael Stokes - Thanks for the smoking' tracks and your support.
• The PAZ family (Clinton Donaldson, Hazel Souder, band and crew) - Thanks for always being there for me.
• To my fans, friends and family - It is for you that I sing. Love. Patti La Belle

• The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)