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Phoenix (Labelle album)

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Released
  
August 19, 1975

Length
  
40:49

Artist
  
Labelle

Producer
  
Allen Toussaint

Recorded
  
1975

Phoenix (1975)
  
Chameleon (1976)

Release date
  
19 August 1975

Label
  
Epic/Sony Records

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Genres
  
Soul music, Funk, Rock music, Funk rock

Similar
  
Labelle albums, Soul music albums

Labelle phoenix the amazing flight of a lone star 1975


Phoenix is the fifth album by American rock singing trio Labelle. The album was moderately successful peaking at #44 on the pop charts and #10 on the R&B charts. Only one minor hit was released and that was "Messin With My Mind" which was written by Nona Hendryx. The album is most notable for drifting away from the funk style of their previous album, Nightbirds, most of the album taking on a rock approach.

Contents

Labelle phoenix lp 1974


Track listing

All tracks composed by Nona Hendryx; except where indicated

Side A
  1. "Phoenix (The Amazing Flight of a Lone Star)" (6:17)
  2. "Slow Burn" (3:32)
  3. "Black Holes in the Sky" (3:21)
  4. "Good Intentions" (3:57)
  5. "Far As We Felt Like Goin'" (2:58) (Bob Crewe, Kenny Nolan)
Side B
  1. "Messin' with My Mind" (4:36)
  2. "Chances Go Round" (Nona Hendryx, Edward Levone Batts, James Budd Ellison) (2:50)
  3. "Cosmic Dancer" (5:49)
  4. "Take the Night Off" (3:38)
  5. "Action Time" (Edward Levone Batts, James Ellison; with additional lyrics by Nona Hendryx) (3:51)

Personnel

  • Nona Hendryx, Patti Labelle, Sarah Dash - vocals
  • Edward Batts - guitar; acoustic guitar on tracks A5, B5
  • Carmine "Pee Wee" Rojas - bass on tracks A4, B1, B5
  • James Ellison - keyboards
  • Larry Davis - drums
  • Jeffrey Shannon - percussion

    • with:

  • George Porter, Jr. - bass on tracks A1 to A3, A5, B2 to B4)
  • Herman Ernest III - drums
  • Leo Nocentelli (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1 to B5), Steve Hughes (tracks: A4, B1, B5), Teddy Royal (tracks: A2, A5) - guitar
  • Allen Toussaint - Fender Rhodes, arrangements
  • James Booker - organ
  • Carl Blouin - baritone saxophone
  • Jim Moore - tenor & alto saxophone, flute
  • Lon Price - tenor saxophone
  • Lester Caliste - trombone
  • John Longo - trumpet
  • Steve Howard - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Vicki Wickham - executive producer
  • Don Puluse, Ken Laxton - engineers
  • Tom Huetis - photography

    • Songs

    1Phoenix (The Amazing Flight of a Lone Star)6:19
    2Slow Burn3:33
    3Black Holes in the Sky3:22

    References

    Phoenix (Labelle album) Wikipedia
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