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Burnin' is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Patti LaBelle. It was released by MCA Records on October 1, 1991, in the United States to mixed reviews. The album features several collaborations, including duets with Gladys Knight and Michael Bolton, and a reunion track with Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash from Labelle. It yielded three Billboard R&B chart hits: "Feels Like Another One", "Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)" and "When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)".

Burnin'
Studio albumby
Patti LaBelle
ReleasedOctober 1, 1991
RecordedMarch–July 1991
GenreR&B
Length59:11
LabelMCA
Producer
Patti LaBelle chronology
This Christmas
(1990) 		Burnin'
(1991) 		Live!
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Calgary HeraldB[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[4]
Los Angeles Times[5]
Rolling Stone[6]

The album, released on CD, LP, and cassette, was certified Gold in April 1992 by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales in excess of 500,000 copies. It reached number 71 on the Billboard 200 and number 13 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The title track Burnin' won the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 1992 ceremony, jointly with a single by Lisa Fischer. In 1992, LaBelle released her first solo live album, simply titled Live!, featuring several songs from Burnin' as it was recorded during this album's promotional tour.

Under the pseudonym "Paisley Park", Prince co-wrote the song "I Hear Your Voice" along with his vocalist collaborator Rosie Gaines and her husband Francis Jules. Prince helped produce the track.[7] The album track "Temptation", B-side of the fourth single released from the album, "When You Love Somebody (I'm Saving My Love for You)", was written by Cuban-American singer Martika, who originally released it on her album Martika's Kitchen.

Critical reception

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Critical reviews were mixed: Entertainment Weekly gave it a B+,[4] while the Los Angeles Times ranked it 2.5 stars out of 5, noting a reduction of LaBelle's usual intensity.[5]

Dave Obee from Calgary Herald wrote, "Not only is she on fire, she`s lighting matches and tossing them in all directions. Many hit gravel and quickly burn out. Look out, though, for the ones that touch anything flammable. Consider the song "I Don't Do Duets", a duet - huh? - with Gladys Knight. Listen as two of the strongest, most soulful and experienced voices turn a fair-to-average song into a R&B masterpiece. It's no surprise that La Belle couldn't keep the heat turned up at that level for the entire disc, but the best stuff here - the Knight song and a duet with Michael Bolton - more than makes up for its weak moments."[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Feels Like Another One"
  • Sharon Barnes
  • James R. "Budd" Ellison
  • Michael Stokes
    		• Stokes, Ellison5:08
    2."Somebody Loves You Baby (You Know Who It Is)"
  • Eugene "Lambchops" Curry
    • Sigler
  • Curry[A]
    		• 4:53
    3."When You Love Somebody (I'm Saving My Love for You)"
  • Graham Lyle
    		• Ellison4:22
    4."I Don't Do Duets" (duet with Gladys Knight)
  • Alan Bergman
  • Marilyn Bergman
    		• Michael J. Powell5:53
    5."Temptation"
  • Frankie Blue
  • Les Pierce
    		• Stokes4:03
    6."When You've Been Blessed (Feels Like Heaven)"
    • Patti LaBelle
  • Nona Hendryx
  • Ellison
  • Nathanial Wilkie
    		• Ellison4:55
    7."Burnin' (The Fire Is Still) Burnin' for You"
    • Sigler
  • Curry
    • Sigler
  • Curry[A]
    		• 5:29
    8."I Hear Your Voice"
  • Paisley Park
  • Francis Jules
    • Park
  • Stokes[A]
  • Ellison[A]
    		• 4:22
    9."We're Not Makin' Love Anymore" (duet with Michael Bolton)
    • Bolton
  • Diane Warren
    • Bolton
  • Walter Afanasieff
    		• 4:43
    10."Release Yourself" (with Sarah Dash and Nona Hendryx from Labelle)
    • Hendryx
  • Warren McRae
    • Ellison
  • Nathaniel "Crockett" Wilkie[B]
    		• 4:54
    11."Love Never Dies"
    • LaBelle
  • Clarence McDonald
  • Sami McKinney
  • Michael Thomas
    • McKinney
  • McDonald
    		• 5:33
    12."Crazy Love"
    • David Lasley
  • Allan Rich
  • Robin Lerner
  • Marsha Malamet
    		• Michael J. Powell4:56
    Total length:59:11

    Notes

    Personnel

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    Production

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    Studios

    Charts

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    USCashbox Chart (1991) Peak

    position

    Top 200 Pop Albums[11] 66
    Top 75 R&B Albums[12] 11

    Certifications

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    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    United States (RIAA)[13] Gold 500,000^

    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

    References

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    1. ^ AllMusic review
  • ^ a b Obee, Dave (November 10, 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald.
  • ^ May, Mitchell (November 14, 1991). "Patti LaBelle Burnin'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  • ^ a b Berger, Arion (October 18, 1991). "Music Capsule Review: Burnin'". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 23, 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  • ^ a b Johnson, Connie (January 12, 1992). "Record Rack: In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  • ^ Rolling Stone score list
  • ^ "I Hear Your Voice". Prince Vault. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  • ^ "Patti LaBelle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  • ^ "Patti LaBelle Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  • ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  • ^ "Cashbox Magazine" (PDF). 1992-04-04. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-07-14.
  • ^ "Cashbox Magazine" (PDF). 1992-05-02. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-07-19.
  • ^ "American album certifications – Patti LaBelle – Burnin'". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
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