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Live! One Night Only

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Live! One Night Only
Live albumby
ReleasedSeptember 22, 1998
RecordedJune 2–3, 1998
VenueHammerstein Ballroom,Manhattan Center,New York City
Length1:33:33
LabelMCA
ProducerArif Mardin,Armstead Edwards
Patti LaBellechronology
Flame
(1997)
Live! One Night Only
(1998)
When a Woman Loves
(2000)

Live! One Night Onlyis a live album byPatti LaBelle,released in September 1998 through therecord labelMCA.[1]The album earned LaBelle theGrammy AwardforBest Traditional R&B Vocal Performance.The album was recorded in New York at theHammerstein Ballroomon June 2, 1998.[2][3]

Track listing

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Disc 1
  1. "I Believe"(Ervin Drake,Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl,Al Stillman) – 3:55
  2. "When You Talk About Love"(Harris, Lewis,Ann Nesby,James "Big Jim" Wright) – 4:59
  3. "Flame"(Ira Antelis,Brenda Russell) – 4:28
  4. "He Doesn't Love You"(Sandy Knox,Billy Stritch) – 3:01
  5. "New Attitude"(Jon Gilutin,Bunny Hull,Sharon Robinson) – 2:23
  6. "If You Asked Me To"(Diane Warren) – 3:13
  7. "If Only You Knew"(Cynthia Biggs,Gamble,Dexter Wansel) – 7:13
  8. "You Are My Friend"(Armstead Edwards, James Budd Ellison, Patti LaBelle) – 5:21
  9. "Lord's Side" (Timothy Wright) – 6:12
Disc 2
  1. "The Bells"(Anna Gordy Gaye,Marvin Gaye,Iris Gordy,Elgie Stover) – 3:17
  2. "Is It Still Good to You"(Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) – 4:41 - duet withGerald Levert
  3. "Don't Make Me Over"(Burt Bacharach,Hal David) – 3:13
  4. "If You Love Me"(Marguerite Monnot,Geoffrey Parsons) – 6:35
  5. "On My Own"(Burt Bacharach,Carole Bayer Sager) – 5:14
  6. "Sparkle"(Curtis Mayfield) – 1:05
  7. "Got to Be Real"(Cheryl Lynn,David Paich,David Foster) – 3:24 - duet withMariah Carey
  8. "Lady Marmalade"(Bob Crewe,Kenny Nolan) – 5:08
  9. "Patti Talk" – 3:09
  10. "A Change Is Gonna Come"(Sam Cooke) – 4:04
  11. "Hold On (Change Is Comin')"[4](Clarke, Reid, Seacer, Steele,Troutman,Roger Troutman) – 4:55 - collaboration withGerald LevertandEddie Levert
  12. "Over the Rainbow"(Harold Arlen,Yip Harburg) – 5:12
  13. "I Believe I Can Fly"(R. Kelly) – 2:51

Personnel

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  • Patti LaBelle - vocals
  • James "Herb" Smith - guitar
  • Manuel Yanes - bass guitar
  • John Beal - acoustic bass
  • Nathaniel Wilkie - keyboards, assistant musical director
  • John Stanley - piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • John Blackwell - drums
  • José Rossy - percussion
  • Emily Mitchell - harp
  • Gary Topper - tenor saxophone
  • Harvey Estrin - alto saxophone
  • Roger Rosenberg - baritone saxophone
  • George Flynn - bass trombone
  • Hollis Burridge,Lew Soloff- trumpet
  • Jim Pugh, Larry Farrell - trombone
  • Bob Carlisle - French horn
  • Jeanne Leblanc, Mark Shuman - cello
  • Abe Appleman, Ann Leathers, Charles Libove, Eric Wyrick, Jean Ingraham, Joel Pitchon, Richard Rood, Robert Chausow - violin
  • Carol Landon, Karen Dreyfus, Mary Hammann - viola
  • James Budd Ellison - musical director, conductor, arrangements
  • Jack Faith, Richard Di Cicco - string arrangements
  • Emil Charlap - conductor

Chart performance

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Live! One Night Onlyreached peak positions of number 182 on theBillboard200and number 51 on the Top R&B Albums chart.[5]

Legacy

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The duet cover of "Got to Be Real" was used as the title and theme song of theparodydigital seriesGot 2B Real,which featured LaBelle and Carey as lead characters.

Accolades

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
1999 Live! One Night Only Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance[6] Won

References

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  1. ^"Live! One Night Only".Allmusic.Archivedfrom the original on October 17, 2022.RetrievedJuly 8,2011.
  2. ^Warner, Jay (2006).On this Day in Black Music History.Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 155.ISBN978-0-634-09926-7.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-10-17.Retrieved2022-10-17.
  3. ^Samuels, Anita M. (1998-06-06).Patti Labelle's Broadway Show To Be Taped.Billboard.p. 22.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-10-17.Retrieved2022-10-17.
  4. ^Originally recorded bySounds of Blacknesson their 1997 albumTime for Healing.
  5. ^"Live! One Night Only: Charts & Awards".Allmusic.Archivedfrom the original on October 17, 2022.RetrievedJuly 8,2011.
  6. ^Kot, Greg(October 8, 2023)."10 Nominations Put Lauryn Hill Atop Grammy Heap".Chicago Tribune.Tribune Company. p. 10.RetrievedMay 14,2011.