Pressure Cookin'
Pressure Cookin' | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 7, 1973 | |||
Recorded | 1973 | |||
Studio | RCA Studio D, New York City | |||
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Length | 40:05 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | Vicki Wickham; and "friend" (Stevie Wonder) on "Goin' On a Holiday" | |||
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Pressure Cookin' is the third album by American singing trio Labelle, released in August 1973. This release was their first and only for RCA Records, and was critically raved due to the songs that songwriter and member Nona Hendryx composed. The album is also notable for being the first album released following lead singer Patti LaBelle giving birth to her only child, son Zuri Edwards (she recorded the album while still pregnant with Zuri).
Among notable songs were "
Despite RCA releasing the Stevie Wonder composition, "Open Up Your Heart", the album failed to become a success. In spite of its initial failure, the album has gone on to become a cult classic and is considered a revolutionary album because few female groups talked so openly about social issues and other topics. Wonder was uncredited due to contractual reasons - the production credit was listed as "Vicki Wickham and friend". Musicians on this track included members out of a Philadelphia-based band, Buff, and others from a Latin-black band from Queens called Harlem River Drive. Several of them would morph to become Labelle's road band, including guitarist, Eddie Martinez.
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
Christgau's Record Guide | B[1] |
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Nona Hendryx, except where noted.
Side A
- "Pressure Cookin'" - 3:00
- "Medley: Gil-Scott Heron) - 5:50
- "Sunshine (Woke Me Up This Morning)" - 3:18
- "(Can I Speak Before You Go To) Hollywood" - 6:38
Side B
- "Mr. Music Man" - 4:05
- "Goin' On a Holiday" - 3:21
- "Let Me See You in the Light" - 6:13
- "Open Up Your Heart" (Stevie Wonder) - 3:25
- "Last Dance" - 4:15
Personnel
- LaBelle
- vocals
- Nona Hendryx - vocals
- Sarah Dash - vocals
- Musicians
- Buzz Feiten, Eddie Martinez, Hank Redd - guitars
- Leroi Conley - guitars, percussion (congas, tambourine)
- , percussion, arrangements
- Luther Eaddy - organ
- Carmine Rojas - bass guitar
- Larry Davis, Emry Thomas - drums
- Daniel Ben Zebulon - percussion
- Technical
- Mike Moran, Tom Brown - recording engineers
- Roger Williams - artwork, design
- Bob Gruen - photography
References
- ^ ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Popmatters.
External links
- Pressure Cookin' at AllMusic
- Pressure Cookin' on Discogs.com