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If You Asked Me To by Patti Labelle
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Patricia Louise Holt Born May 24 1944 In Philadelphia Pennsylvania Better Known Professionally As Patti LaBelle Is A Highly Revered Grammy Award-Winning American Singer-Songwriter Author Businesswoman And Actress. LaBelle Has Fronted Two Moderately Successful Groups Patti LaBelle And The Bluebelles And LaBelle Before Rising To Superstardom As A Solo Artist In The Late 1970s. She Is Best Known For Her Strong Soprano Vocals And Her Signature High-Octave Vocal Belting. LaBelle Has Been Largely Compared To Aretha Franklin During The 1970s But Her Distinguishing Vocal Range Remains Unique And Recognizable And She Is Widely Regarded As One Of The Greatest Vocalists Of All-Time By Such Industry Publications And Media Outlets As Jet Magazine BET And VH1. LaBelle Has Recorded 16 Solo Studio Albums Since Her Solo Debut In 1977. LaBelle Has Also Reportedly Sold More Than 50 Million Albums. Her Biography Don't Block The Blessings Remained At The Top Of The New York Times Best Seller List For Several Weeks. In Addition She Is Also A Bestselling Cookbook Author - On Twitter As @LaBelleFoods. She Has Received Recognition Of Her Works In Music Being Inducted Into The Grammy Hall Of Fame The Hollywood Walk Of Fame The Apollo Hall Of Fame The Songwriters' Hall Of Fame As Well As The World Music Awards Presenting Her With The Prestigious Legend Award. In 2012 And 2013 LaBelle Embarked On The 50th Anniversary Tour Celebrating Her Years In The Music Business.
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Patti-Labelle - Be Yourself
"If You Asked Me To" Is A Song Written And Originally Released As The Lead Single For Patti LaBelle's Seventh Solo Studio Album Entitled Be Yourself And For The James Bond 007 Motion Picture Licence To Kill Soundtrack. The Song Is A Ballad Written By Critically Acclaimed Songwriter Diane Warren. The Lyrics Are From The Point Of View Of A Woman Who Pleads To Her Significant Other.
"If You Asked Me To" Was First Featured On The Soundtrack Of The 1989 James Bond Movie Licence To Kill. LaBelle's Version Peaked At Number 79 On The U.S. Billboard Hot 100 At Number 10 On The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs And At Number 11 On The Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks. The Music Video Was Filmed Shortly After Jacqueline "Jackie" Padgett Died Of Lung Cancer At Age 43 And Just One Day After Her Funeral. She Was The Third Of Patti LaBelle's Sisters To Die All Three Of Patti's Sisters Died Before Age 44. As Such The Context Of The Song Changed Dramatically As A Mourning LaBelle Dressed In Black Sings The Song In A Church With Candles And Mourning Lilies Intercut With Shots Of Her In Tears. Despite Being A Top 10 Hit On The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Charts The Song Did Not Crossover To The Pop Charts Until Céline Dion Covered It Three Years Later. Regarding The Subject LaBelle Once Explained During An Interview Used For The Liner Notes Of Her 1999 Greatest Hits Album What She Believed To Be The Reason For This Fact "I Knew The Song Was A Hit When I Recorded It And I Was Happy That Celine Did It And Did So Well With It. But The Arrangements Are So Close And We Both Have Pretty Powerful Voices...So Who Knows Why My Version Didn't Take Off. Maybe It Was Timing...".
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Patricia Louise Holt Born May 24 1944 In Philadelphia Pennsylvania Better Known Professionally As Patti LaBelle Is A Highly Revered Grammy Award-Winning American Singer-Songwriter Author Businesswoman And Actress. LaBelle Has Fronted Two Moderately Successful Groups Patti LaBelle And The Bluebelles And LaBelle Before Rising To Superstardom As A Solo Artist In The Late 1970s. She Is Best Known For Her Strong Soprano Vocals And Her Signature High-Octave Vocal Belting. LaBelle Has Been Largely Compared To Aretha Franklin During The 1970s But Her Distinguishing Vocal Range Remains Unique And Recognizable And She Is Widely Regarded As One Of The Greatest Vocalists Of All-Time By Such Industry Publications And Media Outlets As Jet Magazine BET And VH1. LaBelle Has Recorded 16 Solo Studio Albums Since Her Solo Debut In 1977. LaBelle Has Also Reportedly Sold More Than 50 Million Albums. Her Biography Don't Block The Blessings Remained At The Top Of The New York Times Best Seller List For Several Weeks. In Addition She Is Also A Bestselling Cookbook Author - On Twitter As @LaBelleFoods. She Has Received Recognition Of Her Works In Music Being Inducted Into The Grammy Hall Of Fame The Hollywood Walk Of Fame The Apollo Hall Of Fame The Songwriters' Hall Of Fame As Well As The World Music Awards Presenting Her With The Prestigious Legend Award. In 2012 And 2013 LaBelle Embarked On The 50th Anniversary Tour Celebrating Her Years In The Music Business.
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"If You Asked Me To" is a song written and originally released as the lead single for Patti LaBelle's seventh solo studio album, entitled Be Yourself, and for the James Bond 007 motion picture Licence to Kill soundtrack. The song is a ballad written by critically acclaimed songwriter Diane Warren. The lyrics are from the point of view of a woman who pleads to her significant other.
"If You Asked Me To" was first featured on the soundtrack of the 1989 James Bond movie, Licence to Kill. LaBelle's version peaked at number 79 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, at number 10 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and at number 11 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.
The music video was filmed shortly after Jacqueline "Jackie" Padgett died of lung cancer at age 43, and just one day after her funeral. (She was the third of Patti LaBelle's sisters to die; all three of Patti's sisters died before age 44.) As such, the context of the song changed dramatically, as a mourning LaBelle, dressed in black, sings the song in a church (with candles and mourning lilies), intercut with shots of her in tears.
Despite being a Top 10 hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, the song did not crossover to the pop charts until Céline Dion covered it three years later. Regarding the subject, LaBelle once explained during an interview used for the liner notes of her 1999 Greatest Hits album what she believed to be the reason for this fact: "I knew the song was a hit when I recorded it, and I was happy that Celine did it and did so well with it. But the arrangements are so close and we both have pretty powerful voices...so who knows why my version didn't take off. Maybe it was timing...". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.