Originally Posted by
reese
I prefer Patti's solo years, particularly the Philly International albums. Although I was always aware of her, I never felt the urge to buy anything until IF ONLY YOU KNEW. After that, I really enjoyed seeing her career shoot into the stratosphere with A SOLDIER'S STORY, MOTOWN RETURNS TO THE APOLLO, WINNER IN YOU, and all of her success since then.
It was her solo success that made me look backward and purchase all of the Bluebelles and Labelle albums. I must confess that I don't play the Labelle albums all that much but I gained a new appreciation for those recordings after seeing their reunion concerts at the Apollo and the Beacon in NYC.
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