Patti LaBelle (June 26, 1989) Be Yourself Album

Patti LaBelle’s second studio album for MCA Records, featuring two songs with writing and production input by Prince: “Yo Mister” and “Love 89”.

Publication / Source: 

MCA Records

Date: June 26, 1989

Format: Vinyl LP / CD

Side 1 

1. If You Asked Me To

2. I Can’t Complain

3. Be Yourself

4. Yo Mister (5:08)

5. I Got It Like That

Side 2 

1. Love 89 (5:09)

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

THE ALBUM	TRACKLIST
Be Yourself is Patti LaBelle’s second album for MCA. It includes two Prince-penned and produced tracks: “Yo Mister” and “Love 89” (co-written with Sheena Easton). The album reached No. 86 on the Billboard 200 and No. 14 on the R&B Chart.

CONTEXT AND NOTES	RELATED MATERIAL
Released on June 26, 1989, Be Yourself marked a strong collaboration between Patti LaBelle and Prince. “Yo Mister” became a notable single, and the album showcased LaBelle’s powerful vocals alongside Prince’s writing and production on select tracks.	For more Prince-related collaborations and 1989 releases, check out the tags at the bottom of the page.

CREDITS

REISSUES

Personnel Musicians Patti LaBelle - vocals Prince - all instruments and background vocals Margie Cox - background vocals on Yo Mister (uncredited) Production Prince - producer Susan Rogers - recording engineer on Yo Mister Coke Johnson - assistant engineer on Yo Mister Timmy Regisford - remix 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 Chris Lord-Alge - remix engineer on Yo Mister (Extended Version) Timmy Regisford - remix engineer on Yo Mister (Album Edit) Frankie Knuckles - remix engineer on Yo Mister (Miss Thing’s Club Version), Yo Mister (Miss Thing’s Radio Version) and Yo Mister (Miss Thing’s Instrumental) Steve Hall - mastering (at Future Disc Systems, Hollywood, California) John Kosh (credited as Kosh) - design and art direction Amy Dakos - design and art direction Carol Friedman - photography Norma Harris-Gordon - hair James Harris - hair Shelly Bromfield - stylist Ellen Silverstein - stylist Al Grundy - make-up Barry Kieselstein-Cord - jewelry

International (1989)  • DEU (CD) • JPN (CD) Later Editions • 2019 Digital Expanded Edition (118:00) Digital re-release - Expanded Edition (2019) TRACKLIST: If You Asked Me To I Can’t Complain Be Yourself Yo Mister (5:08) I Got It Like That Love 89 (5:09) Still In Love I’m Scared Of You Can’t Bring Me Down Need A Little Faith I Can Fly If You Asked Me To (Dub Version) If You Asked Me To (Instrumental Suite Version) I Can't Complain (Instrumental I Can Fly (Extended Version) Ain't Nuthin' But A Feeling (Radio Edit) Yo Mister (Extended Version) (6:31) Yo Mister (Radio Edit Version) (5:23) Yo Mister (Instrumental Version) (4:07) Yo Mister (Single Version) (4:06) Yo Mister (Miss Thing’s Club Version) (8:44) Yo Mister (Miss Thing’s Instrumental) (5:50) Yo Mister (Miss Thing’s Radio Version) (5:51) SOURCES Discogs, 45 World, Wikipedia. BBC Official Charts Prince Vault, Sleeveographia2

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