Bellbottoms, Bluebelles and the Funky-Ass White Girl

By Mark Anthony Neal

. . . the collaboration between Nyro and Labelle . . . placed the issue of gender and sexuality in the mix alongside traditional critical musings about race. [15 January 2002]

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Patti LaBelle: The Essential Patti La Belle / Live In Washington D.C.

By Spencer Tricker

A career retrospective anthology and 1982 live concert convince us that "diva" can most definitely be one of the good four-letter words. [22 July 2008]

Patti LaBelle: The Definitive Collection

By Edward Xia

LaBelle's work is fabulous. This collection is not. [7 November 2006]

Patti LaBelle: Classic Moments

By Steve Horowitz

Don't let the title full you -- this disc doesn't compile great tracks from LaBelle's past repertoire but features all new recordings of old tunes made popular by others. [23 August 2005]

Patti Labelle: Greatest Love Songs

By Maurice Bottomley

Patti LaBelle and her soul sisters are making beautiful music once again [7 November 2008]

Chairwoman of the board: Patti LaBelle does it her way [24 June 2008]

Patti LaBelle’s first gospel album recalls her Baptist roots [15 December 2006]