Released (Patti LaBelle album)

Released is the fourth studio album released by American singer Patti LaBelle. It was released by Epic Records on March 14, 1980 in the United States. The album featured the hits "I Don't Go Shopping", written by previous collaborator David Lasley and musician Peter Allen, and the title track, "Release (The Tension)", which was written by funk legend Allen Toussaint, who produced the entire album. The title track found some international success upon its release while "I Don't Go Shopping" was her first top 40 R&B charted single since 1977. Along with her frequent collaborator, James "Budd" Ellison, LaBelle lyrically co-wrote the last five songs on the album.

Released
Studio album by
Patti LaBelle
ReleasedMarch 14, 1980[1]
LabelEpic
ProducerAllen Toussaint
Patti LaBelle chronology
It's Alright with Me
(1979)		 Released
(1980)		 The Spirit's in It
(1981)
Singles from Released
  1. "Release (The Tension)"
    Released: 1980
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Allen Toussaint.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Give It Up (The Dawning of Rejection)"Allen Toussaint5:40
2."Don't Make Your Angel Cry"Toussaint3:20
3."Release"Toussaint3:01
4."I Don't Go Shopping"
3:54
5."Ain't That Enough"
  • Patti LaBelle
  • James Ellison
  • Victor Orsborn
3:45
6."Love Has Finally Come"
  • LaBelle
  • Ellison
  • Orsborn
5:36
7."Come and Dance With Me"
  • LaBelle
  • Ellison
  • Edward Batts
4:28
8."Get Ready (Lookin' for Loving)"
  • LaBelle
  • Ellison
  • Batts
4:54
9."Find the Love"
  • LaBelle
  • Ellison
  • Theodore McClean
5:43
2014 remaster[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Release (The Tension)" (12" Disco Remix)Toussaint3:01

Charts
Chart (1980) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[4] 114
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] 21

References
  1. http://cocatalog.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?v1=29&ti=1,29&SEQ=20140425202637&Search_Arg=Labelle%2C%20patti&Search_Code=NALL&CNT=25&REC=0&RD=0&RC=0&PID=RzS5YPU7NZ5MYmaZrKYCvXMyxiU3k&SID=1
  2. Allmusic rating
  3. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00HEQGRT6/ref%3Das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=B00HEQGRT6&linkCode=as2
  4. "Patti LaBelle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  5. "Patti LaBelle Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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