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{{Album|
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|album name             = Burnin'
|album image            = [[File:Burnin album.jpg|200px|Burnin' (Front Cover)]]
|date                   = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/October 1|1 October 1991]]
|length                 = 59:05 
|label                  = [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCA_Records MCA Records]
|studios                = [[Paisley Park Studios]], Chanhassen, MN, USA<br>[http://www.larrabeestudios.com/ Larrabee Sound Studios], North Hollywood, CA, USA
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|previous year          = 1991
|next year              = 1991
|previous image         = Image:May191992 album.jpg
|previous album         = Album: May 19 1992
|next image             = Image:Nightcalls album.jpg
|next album             = Album: Night Calls
|previous album link    = [[Album: Ingrid Chavez|Ingrid Chavez]]
|next album link        = [[Album: Night Calls|Night Calls]]
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|introduction           = '''Burnin'''' is the eleventh solo studio album by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LaBelle Patti LaBelle], and was released worldwide in October 1991 (on the same day as [[Prince and the New Power Generation]]'s album [[Album: Diamonds And Pearls|Diamonds And Pearls]]).

Following on from [[Prince]]'s contributions to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LaBelle Patti LaBelle]'s 1989 album [[Album: Be Yourself|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 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LaBelle Patti LaBelle] added at some point later.


'''Promotion'''

The album produced four singles, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feels_Like_Another_One Feels Like Another One], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somebody_Loves_You_Baby_(You_Know_Who_It_Is) Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_You%27ve_Been_Blessed_(Feels_Like_Heaven) 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, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LaBelle Patti LaBelle] won a Grammy for Best Female R&B Performance for her work on the album (sharing the award, unusually, with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_Fischer Lisa Fischer] for the single [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Can_I_Ease_the_Pain How Can I Ease The Pain]).

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|tracklisting           =Details given for [[Prince]]-related tracks only: 

# <b>Feels Like Another One</b>
# <b>Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)</b>
# <b>When You Love Somebody (I'm Saving My Love For You)</b>
# <b>I Don't Do Duets</b> ''with Gladys Knight''
# <b>Temptation</b>
# <b>When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)</b>
# <b>Burnin' (The Fire Is Still) Burnin' For You</b>
# <b>[[I Hear Your Voice]]</b> (4:22) <sup>1</sup>
# <b>We're Not Makin' Love Anymore</b> ''with Michael Bolton''
# <b>Release Yourself</b> ''with LaBelle''
# <b>Love Never Dies</b>
# <b>Crazy Love</b>
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|other format            = 
|content                 =
|credits                 = 
|* comment               = 
<sup>1</sup> Written by [[Prince]], [[Rosie Gaines]] and [[Francis Jules]]
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|musicians              = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LaBelle Patti LaBelle] - lead vocals
*[[Prince]] - all instruments and vocal intro (uncredited)
*[[Rosie Gaines]] - background vocals (uncredited)
|production             = [[Prince]] - producer (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]])
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Stokes_(record_producer) Michael Stokes] - co-producer
*James R. Budd Ellison - co-producer
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LaBelle Patti LaBelle] - executive producer
*[[Michael Koppelman]] - engineer (at Paisley ParkStudios)
*[[Keith "K.C." Cohen]] - engineer (at [http://www.larrabeestudios.com/ 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
|thanks                 = 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
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|singles                =<small>The 4 singles released from this album didn't contain a [[Prince]] contribution:</small>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feels_Like_Another_One Feels Like Another One]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somebody_Loves_You_Baby_(You_Know_Who_It_Is) Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_You%27ve_Been_Blessed_(Feels_Like_Heaven) When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)]
*When You Love Somebody (I'm Saving My Love for You)
|see also               = 
{{SeeAlso|
|item1   = [[Album: Be Yourself|Be Yourself]]<br>(Album)
|image1  = [[Image:Beyourself album.jpg|60px|link=Album: Be Yourself]]
|item2   = &nbsp; 
|image2  = 
}}
|charts                 = 
{{Charts|
|charts         = 
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{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 19 Oct. 1991<sup>+</sup>
| Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard 200
| Peak Position   = 71
| Weeks in chart  = 36
}}
{{ChartLine|
| Date            = 26 Oct. 1991<sup>+</sup>
| Chart (Country) = '''USA''': Billboard R&B Albums
| Peak Position   = 9
| Weeks in chart  = 51
}}
|certifications = 
{{Certification-Header}}
{{Certification|
|Date                 = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/April 28|28 Apr. 1992]]
|Institution, Country = RIAA, USA
|Certification        = Gold <small>(500,000)</small>
}}
|awards         = 
{{Awards-Header}}
{{AlbumAwards|
|Date                 = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/February_26|26 Feb. 1992]]
|Institution, Country = ''Grammy Award'', USA
|Award                = Best Female R&B Performance on 'How Can I Ease The Pain'
}}
}}
|releases               = {{:Releases: Empty}}
|album promotion        = 
|trivia                 = The album contains a cover of the song ''Temptation'' (not related to [[Prince]]’s [[Temptation]]) originally released by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika] on her second album [[Album: Martika’s Kitchen|Martika’s Kitchen]], which also includes musical input by [[Prince]].
|alternative            = 
|references             = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
|categories              = [[Category:1991]][[Category: Related Artists]][[Category:Studio Albums (Related Artists)]]
}}