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* [[All Music Guide]] (4.5/5) [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4jd8vwvva9tk link] |
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*[[Robert Christgau]] (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=labelle link] |
*[[Robert Christgau]] (A-) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=labelle link] |
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*''[[Rolling Stone]]'' {{rating-5|4.5}} [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/labelle/albums/album/185957/review/5944260/nightbirds link] |
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| Last album = ''[[Pressure Cookin']]'' <br /> (1973) |
| Last album = ''[[Pressure Cookin']]'' <br /> (1973) |
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| This album = '''''Nightbirds''''' <br /> (1974) |
| This album = '''''Nightbirds''''' <br /> (1974) |
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Nightbirds is a 1974 album by Labelle. Template:RS500
Labelle consisted of Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx, and Sarah Dash, and Nightbirds was their fourth album under that name after reinventing themselves radically as a result of their encounters with Vicki Wickham and Laura Nyro in the early 1970s.
Like the previous three Labelle albums, Nightbirds consisted of a mixture of original songs by Nona Hendryx and a number of covers, including two by Allen Toussaint. The single "Lady Marmalade" broke their space-funk style and glittery stage costumes into the mainstream and remains by far their best-known song. It topped the Billboard Pop singles chart, driving Nightbirds to #7 on the pop album charts, but the lack of a follow-up single made it difficult for Labelle to maintain their success.
Track listing
- "Lady Marmalade" (Bob Crewe/Keith Nolan) – 3:56
- "Somebody Somewhere" (Nona Hendryx) – 3:25
- "Are You Lonely?" (Nona Hendryx) – 3:12
- "It Took a Long Time" (Raymond Bloodworth/L. Brown/Bob Crewe) – 4:03
- "Don't Bring Me Down" (Allen Toussaint) – 2:48
- "What Can I Do for You?" (Edward Batts/James R. Budd Ellison) – 4:02
- "Nightbird" (Nona Hendryx) – 3:09
- "Space Children" (Nona Hendryx) – 3:02
- "All Girl Band" (Allen Toussaint) – 3:50
- "You Turn Me On" (Nona Hendryx) – 4:37