• Source: Released (Patti LaBelle album)

Released is the fourth studio album by the American singer Patti LaBelle. It was released by Epic Records on March 14, 1980, in the United States. The album featured the hits "I Don't Go Shopping", written by previous collaborator David Lasley and musician Peter Allen, and the title track, "Release (The Tension)", which was written by Allen Toussaint, who produced the entire album. The title track found some international success upon its release while "I Don't Go Shopping" was her first top 40 R&B charted single since 1977. Along with her frequent collaborator, James "Budd" Ellison, LaBelle lyrically co-wrote the last five songs on the album.




Track listing


All tracks produced and arranged by Allen Toussaint.




Personnel


Patti LaBelle – vocals
Allen Toussaint – Yamaha electric grand piano, vocoder (3, 8), RMI Harmonic Synthesizer (8), acoustic piano (9)
James Budd Ellison – acoustic piano
Sam Henry Jr. – Fender Rhodes
Edward Levon Batts – guitars, backing vocals
Ron Smith – guitars
David Barard – bass
Herman "Roscoe" Ernest III – drums
Miguel Fuentes – percussion
Kenneth Williams – percussion
Albert White – alto saxophone
Carl Blouin – baritone saxophone
Harold Deffies – baritone saxophone
Paul McGinley – tenor saxophone
James Rivers – tenor saxophone solo (1), alto saxophone solo (7)
Jim Duggan – trombone
Michael Genevay – trombone
Jerome Verges – trombone
Clyde Kerr Jr. – trumpet
James Weber – trumpet
Vernon Manuel – backing vocals
Jay Van Hall – backing vocals




Production


Patti LaBelle – associate producer, album concept
James Budd Ellison – associate producer
Skip Godwin – recording, mixing
Danny Jacobs – recording, mixing
Jack Skinner – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York).
John Berg – art direction, cover design
Andrea Klein – art direction, cover design
Hiro 51 – photography




Charts






References

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