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Steve Huey of AllMusic selected the song as one of the best tracks on Labelle's 1995 compilation Lady Marmalade: The Best of Patti and Labelle. [13] Critic Robert Christgau described it as "great synthetic French-quarter raunch". [14] "Lady Marmalade" is billed as the song that made Labelle one of the "hottest girl groups" of the 1970s. [15]
Nightbirds became Labelle's most successful album, reaching the pop and R&B charts. It peaked at number seven on the R&B chart, driven by the success of "Lady Marmalade," one of the few songs not written by Nona Hendryx. "What Can I Do For You," their other hit single from the album, was written by Edward Batts and James Ellison.
LaBelle has also charted forty-two hits on Billboard's Hot/R&B Hip-Hop Songs, 13 of which reached the Top 10. [ 3 ] In 2015, Billboard ranked “ Lady Marmalade ” with the all-female group LaBelle as the 30th Biggest Girl Group song of all time on Billboard Hot 100 . [ 4 ]
Patti LaBelle is a living legend, and she knows it, honey! The Godmother of Soul is looking back at her illustrious career with ET and reflecting on her time with the Bluebelles, making the ...
Patricia Louise Holte (born May 24, 1944), [1] known professionally as Patti LaBelle, is an American R&B singer and actress. She has been referred to as the " Godmother of Soul ". [ 2 ] LaBelle began her career in the early 1960s as lead singer and frontwoman of the vocal group Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles .
Kelly Clarkson surprised her fans on "The Kelly Clarkson Show" when she sang a beautiful cover of Labelle's 1974 hit song "Lady Marmalade."
Prior to its release, LaBelle's biggest-charting song was the Grover Washington ballad, "The Best Is Yet to Come", which reached #14 on the R&B chart in early 1983, resulting in the singer's first Grammy nomination. "Lady Marmalade" with Labelle, "On My Own" with Michael McDonald, and "If Only You Knew" are Patti's's three #1 hits on the R&B chart.
LaBelle launched her solo career after the girl group put out five albums and the smash hit "Lady Marmalade." Her solo career produced hits like "On My Own" and "You Are My Friend."