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What Happened Miss Patti ?!?

T. West | LaWrEnCe, KaNsAs | 01/13/2007

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I luv me some Miss Patti just like everyone else..... but what happened? Where's that voice that goes bezerk in concert when she sings gospel? I waited years for Miss Patti to deliver an out-n-out gospel album and have to say I am very disappointed in this. Sorry, but I have to be honest. We didn't need a 27th version of You Are My Friend. Besides whoever said that was a gospel song?! This is the same kind of disappointment I had with Jennifer Holliday's "gospel" album. Please LORD, let Martha Wash's upcoming gospel album be a great one with all songs being top ten material. We get enough filler on the regular releases, we sure don't need it on a gospel album. Sorry Patti, I will continue to buy your music, but this is not a gospel album. It was a cop-out to call it The Gospel According To... because then you can put whatever you want on the album and call it "gospel". Perhaps I expected too much. I put Miss Patti high on a pedestal with the greats- Chaka Khan, Whitney Houston, Martha Wash, Donna Summer, etc. I guess I should thank someone that there isn't a gospel version of Lady Marmalade on here."

Contemporary Christian Pop at its Best.

Brotha Dony | Columbia,SC | 11/24/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I have been a Die-Hard Patti fan since I was kid. This Gospel project has been a 16yr wait for me. I pretty much figured if Patti wouldnt release a "Traditional Gospel CD" in the 90's,then her fans would probably never see any type of CD of that stature. Now unlike 50% percent of the reviews on this site I happen to like this CD. No,it's not the type of Production that I DREAMED for this Legendary Diva. But I have listened to the album maybe 5 or 6 times in the last 3 days and I'm feeling it..



My favorite stand-outs are "Did you Pray Today"..."Where Love Begins".."Heaven"...& "I just love him so".....The Duets are spectacular. Patti chose the most popular artists on the scene who happen to have the Greatest pipes. The added bonus "The Lords Prayer" was not included on my CD...



What Patti's Fans & Critics need to understand is that unlike most Artists who live for their next Hit single and Album Patti LIVES for today. Perhaps 15 or 30yrs ago someone might have convinced Patti to do a Traditional Gospel LP or even a string of Traditional R&B LP's. But Patti is one of those rare & Unique Entertainers that Live for the blessings she receives daily. Patti doesnt look back at yesterday and say "Maybe I shoulda done this or that."...That's simply not Patti LaBelle. Patti is 62 but she has the energy & drive of a 32yr old..Patti likes young energy and she loves the young up & coming "Under-dogs". Today's Producers and Song writers are conditioned to keep artists they are working with as relevant as possible.



So to assume that Patti's going to follow suit like Aretha and many of her peers is a false sense of hope. The Late Great Luther Vandross once said,"What i always love about Patti LaBelle is that when she became a Solo performer she stuck with her Vision in how she saw herself"...Patti is not trying to be LIKE anyone else but herself. Patti is different from the rest of the bunch and always stands-out in the crowd. That's why we have come to love her so much.



The CD is not Traditional Gospel but it is Traditional Patti doing what she wants to do. If you're a fan of Contemporary Christian music,then you will enjoy this CD from a Living Icon."

WAITED SO LONG BUT SO WORTH IT

Peter Bukowski | MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA | 01/06/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I REMEMBER WAY BACK TO ONE NIGHT WHEN PATTI AND BUD WERE TALKING ABOUT PUTTING TOGETHER HER FIRST GOSPEL ALBUM YES IT WAS YEARS AGO BUT YOU KNOW THEY SAY ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO THOES WHO WAIT AND YES I WAS ONE OF THOES GUYS WHO WAS AT WALMART AT 7:00 AM ON THE 21 OF NOVEMBER YOU SEE I HAD TO CATCH A PLANE THAT MORNING TO NEW YORK AND I JUST HAD TO STOP AT THE POST OFFICE SO I COULD EXPRESS MAIL NOT ONE BUT 3 COPYS OF HER CD TO SOMEONE IN PORTUGAL (LOL) AND THAT SOMEONE IS MIGUEL AND HE HAS BEEN ASKING ME TO PUT A REVIEW ON AMAZON I SHOP ON AMAZON BUT NEVER THOUGHT OF POSTING REVIEWS WITH THE THINGS I BOUGHT CAUSE MOST OF THEM HAVE GONE TO PORTUGAL (LOL) ANY WAY THIS CD FROM PATTI LABELLE WHO I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING FOR OVER 21 YEARS HAS REALLY BROUGHT ME BACK TO THE FIRST NIGHT I SAW HER IN 1985 YOU KNOW YOU GOTTA START YOUR DAY WITH "DID YOU PRAY TODAY" IT MIGHT BE TO MUCH FOR SOME OF YOU THAT EARLY BUT IT IS ALL ABOUT STARTING YOUR DAY WITH YOUR HIGER POWER AND TO LISTEN TO HER SING "WALK AROUND HEAVEN" LORD GOD ALMIGHTY I CAN'T BEGIN TO EVEN YOU TELL ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE WAITING FOR ME AND IT'S BECAUSE THEY ALL LEFT ME TO SOON THAT SONG FILLED MY EYE'S WITH SO MANY TEARS I COULDN'T SEE BUT ALL IS I COULD DO WAS TO LISTEN TO "GOD AIN'T THROUGH" BECAUSE IT'S JUST THAT WAY YOU KNOW I WAS NEVER ANY GOOD WITH GOOD BYES AND TO LISTEN TO HER SING "WALKING AWAY" MAKES SO MUCH SENSE TO ME BUT "ANYTHING" THAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED CAN SO EASILY BE TAKEN FROM US JUST BREAK DOWN THE WORDS TO "YOU ARE MY FRIEND" AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU ONE NIGHT IN BROOKLYN PATTI HAD ME ON STAGE WITH HER JUST AS SHE STARTED TO SING THAT SONG AND SHE SANG IT RIGHT TO MY FACE AND TOOK ME DOWN TO THE FLOOR WITH HER AND TOLD ME NOT TO LET HER GO SO I SLIPPED A CROSS INTO HER HAND SOME THING I GIVE HER AT EVERY CONCERT SO ALL IS I CAN SAY ABOUT THAT IS WHEN SOME ONE COMES INTO YOUR LIFE AND YOU FEEL ITS RIGHT DON'T LET THEM GO BECAUSE THEY CAN BECOME YOUR FRIEND FOR LIFE

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS THE KIND OF REVIEW I SHOULD HAVE WRITTEN CAUSE FOR ME WHEN YOU SIT DOWN AND PUT PATTI ON SHE IS A LADY THAT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE SHE CAN MEND A BROKEN HEART FULFIL AND AILING SOUL AND NO MATTER WHAT ELSE YOUR GOING THROUGH THERE IS A SONG FROM PATTI LABELLE THAT WILL MAKE IT ALRIGHT YES SOME SAY LIKE HER SISTER JACKIE DID YOU SHOULD BE BIGGER AND YOU SHOULD BE BETTER AND PATTI REPLIED WITH I'M AS BIG AS I WANT TO BE

IF THERE IS ANY BODY WHO THINKS THEY CAN STAND NEXT TO A PIANO AND SING "THE LORD'S PRAYER" THEY WAY PATTI HAS DONE ON THIS CD WELL GOD BETTER HELP YOU

MAYBE I SAID ALL THE WRONG THINGS BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT PATTI LABELLE DESERVES TO WIN THE GRAMMEY THIS YEAR FOR AN ALBUM THAT NOT ONLY IS SO DEAR TO HER HEART BUT HOW SHE GIVES AWAY WHAT IS SO GRAICIOSLY BIN GIVEN TO HER I LOVE YOU PATTI LABELLE AND YOU KNOW YOU HAVE "SAVED MY LIFE" ALWAYS PETER"