Labelle Pressure Cookin' CD

Digitally remastered edition of this 1973 album. Originally the quartet Patti Labelle & the Blue belle), the transformation from bouffant wigs and the reworking on standards to a futuristic, space-age-clad trio of high-powered vocalists finally took hold with the release of PRESSURE COOKIN'. The album boasted seven compositions by member Nona Hendryx including the now-classic '(Can I Speak to You Before You Go To) Hollywood?' which became a staple of the trio's dynamic live performances. Stevie Wonder penned the album's lone single, 'Open Up Your Heart' as well as co-producing the track and 'Going on a Holiday' (although not credited for contractual reasons on both cuts). PRESSURE COOKIN' also included an inspiring medley of Thunderclap Newman's 'Something in the Air' and Gil Scott-Heron's timeless 'The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.' Includes notes by renowned US writer A. Scott Galloway with quotes from Vicki Wickham, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash.

1. Pressure Cookin' 2. Medley: Something in the Air / the Revolution Will Not Be Televised 3. Sunshine (Woke Me Up This Morning 4. (Can I Speak to You Before You Go to) Hollywood 5. Mr. Music Man 6. Goin' on a Holiday 7. Let Me See You in the Light 8. Open Up Your Heart 9. Last Dance