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Only a special force of nature can own a name as uniquely fabulous as LaBelle and still end up universally known as simply...Patti. And it's all because of that Voice. To say there is simply something about it, is to indulge in the rhetorical, but indulge me: There is something about Patti's voice. It is a sonic chameleon, that voice, able to present the gamut of emotion - joy, pain and practically every cerebral quirk in between - with an innate, artful verve and soulful ingenuity that is distinctly, unquestionably Patti. Have you noticed that, at least in this universe, there are virtually no Patti LaBelle imitators? It is difficult to effectively emulate Patti's portrayals of romantic bliss or heartbreak residue. That voice, whether interpreting down-home glee at one turn, heart-tugging anguish the next and true love and aching uncertainty at yet another take, is striking in its unflinching sincerity and passion. Soul singers are called soul singers for a reason. If Patti recited nursery rhymes, you can believe that ditty about Mary and her little lamb would emanate from somewhere deep, down inside, and we'd no doubt get another view of what that little girl was really going through (and what Mary was going through, too).