The Gospel According to Patti LaBelle

Infobox Album
Name = The Gospel According To Patti LaBelle
Type = studio album
Artist = Patti LaBelle


Released = November 21, 2006
Recorded =
Genre = R&B, gospel music
Length = 47:17
Label = Bungalo Records
Producer = Paul "PDA" Allen, Del Atkins, Eddie Brown, Dean "DC" Charles, Thianar Gomis, Gerald Haddon, J. Moss, Troy Taylor, Scott "Shavoni" Parker, Gordon Chambers [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3zfyxqrrld0e~T2 The Gospel According To Patti LaBelle - Credits] on All Music Guide]
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Last album = "Classic Moments" (2005)
This album = "The Gospel According To Patti Labelle" (2006)
Next album = "Miss Patti's Christmas" (2007)

"The Gospel According To Patti LaBelle" is the first gospel act since the release of "Going Home To Gospel With Patti LaBelle"" featuring gospel music queen Albertina Walker in 1991 from the esteemed R&B veteran Patti LaBelle.

This project began three years ago when Patti's late musical director and close friend Budd Ellison told a skeptical LaBelle that "it's now or never, Patti." The album is dedicated to his memory as he succumbed to prostate cancer before the album saw a release. [cite web|url=http://www.magic1017.com/Article.asp?id=314953&spid=|publisher=KMGL-FM|date=November 28, 2006|title=T.K.'s 411]

The album was released on November 21 2006 through indie label Umbrella/Bungalow Records, also home to Carl Thomas, Rodney Jerkins, and other artists. "The Gospel According To Patti LaBelle" features collaborations with Yolanda Adams, Mary Mary, Kanye West, Wynonna Judd, The Soul Seekers, Tye Tribbett, CeCe Winans and more. Production duties were handled by Gordon Chambers (who produced Patti's hit duet with Ron Isley, "Gotta Go Solo"), J. Moss, Scott "Shavoni" Parker, Troy Taylor, Gerald Haddon, Jon DeLise (also produced on Patti's Timeless Journey's Two Steps Away) and others.

"The Gospel According To Patti LaBelle" debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 at number 86, selling about 18,000 copies in its first week. [cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003465594|author=Katie Hasty|title=Jay-Z Reclaims His 'Kingdom' With No. 1 Debut|publisher=Billboard.com|date=November 29, 2006] The album peaked at #17 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and #1 on Billboard's Top Gospel Albums chart for 17 weeks. [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=5031&model.vnuAlbumId=717527 Artist chart history for Patti LaBelle (albums)] , Billboard.com.]

"Where Love Begins," a duet with Yolanda Adams was played frequently on R&B and gospel radio stations and debuted at #68 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop tracks. The second single "Anything" featuring Kanye West, Mary Mary and Consequence hit #64 on Billboards Hot R&B/Hip-Hop tracks.

Track listing

#Did You Pray Today
#Where Love Begins (featuring Yolanda Adams)
#Anything (featuring Mary Mary)
#Walk Around Heaven
#More Than (He Loves You) (with J. Moss)
#God Ain't Through (featuring The Soul Seekers)
#I Just Love Him So
#Walking Away (featuring CeCe Winans)
#My Everything (featuring Wynonna Judd)
#Anything (Feat. Kanye West, Consequence & Mary Mary)
#You Are My Friend
#Lord's Prayer — (Walmart-Only Bonus Track)

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