Pressure Cookin’
Digitally remastered edition of this 1973 album. Originally the quartet Patti Labelle & the Blue belle), the transformation from bouffant wigs and the reworking on standards to a futuristic, space-age-clad trio of high-powered vocalists finally took hold with the release of PRESSURE COOKIN’. The album boasted seven compositions by member Nona Hendryx including the now-classic ‘(Can I Speak to You Before You Go To) Hollywood?’ which became a staple of the trio’s dynamic live performances. Stevie Wonder penned the album’s lone single, ‘Open Up Your Heart’ as well as co-producing the track and ‘Going on a Holiday’ (although not credited for contractual reasons on both cuts). PRESSURE COOKIN’ also included an inspiring medley of Thunderclap Newman’s ‘Something in the Air’ and Gil Scott-Heron’s timeless ‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised.’ Includes notes by renowned US writer A. Scott Galloway with quotes from Vicki Wickham, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash.
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” Great vocals, and a great prelude to “Lady Marmalade” This is the second time I bought this cd because I wore out the first one. This is Labelle third album which should’ve been a million seller. The title song Pressure Cookin gets the party started. The Revolution is probably the first cover songcombining a poem with another song. Sunshine has elements of rock and soul. At the end Go Hollywood the vocals sound like a mass choir. Stevie Wonder wrote Open Up Your Mind. Last Dance has the quiet storm slow jam vibe. The essay was enjoyable to…
Classic message soul-funk fusion, with killer songs by Nona Hendryx, Gil-Scot Heron, and Stevie Wonder, including the epic “Can I Speak To You Before You Go To Hollywood” and the call-to-action “Something In The Air / The Revolution…” Great vocals, and a great prelude to “Lady Marmalade”. Sarah Dash’s vocals on “Hollywood…” are worth the price of the CD (or the download) alone! “Hollywood” is also one of the only songs in Labelle’s repertoire where all three women share lead vocals by…