RARITY - SEALED Vocals - LaBelle : Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash The Meters [click here to see more vinyl featuring The Meters] Organ, keyboards, vocals - Art Neville Drums - Ziggy Modeliste Guitar, vocals - Leo Nocentelli Bass guitar, vocals - George Porter Jr. Labelle's Band : Bass – Hector Seda Drums – Jeffery Shannon Guitar – Rev Batts (A1-4, B1-3, B5) Keyboards – Bud Ellison (A4-5, B4) Piano, Electric Piano, Percussion – Allen Toussaint Alto Saxophone – Clarence Ford Baritone Saxophone – Carl Blonin Bass – Walter Payton (A4) Drums – Herman Villere Ernest III (A1-2, A5 to B5), Smokey Johnson (A3-4) Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Earl Turbinton Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Alvin Thomas, Lon Price Trombone – Lester Caliste Trumpet – Clyde Kerr Jr., Steve Howard Arranged by Allen Toussaint Written by Bob Crewe, Kenny Nolan (A1), Bob Crewe (A1, A4), L. Russell Brown (A4), Raymond Bloodworth (A4), Nona Hendryx (A2-3, B2-3, B5), Allen Toussaint (A5, B4), Edward Batts (B1), James Ellison (B1), 1LP, standard sleeve Original analog Master tape : YES Record color : orange Speed : 33RPM Size : 12” Stereo Studio Record Press : GZ Media Label : Vinyl Me Please - Essentials series Original Label : Epic Recorded in 1974 at Sea Saint Studio, New Orleans, Louisiana Engineered by Ken Laxton Remixed by Don Puluse Produced by Allen Toussaint Executive-Producer – Vicki Wickham Lacquer cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound Originally released in 1974 Reissued in 2024 Tracks: Side A: Lady Marmalade Somebody Somewhere Are You Lonely? It Took A Long Time Don't Bring Me Down Side B: What Can I Do For You? Nightbird Space Children All Girl Band You Turn Me On Awards: Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time – Ranked number 274 "Lady Marmalade" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2012 Reviews : « The finest of Labelle's original albums, Nightbirds was recorded in New Orleans with funkmeister Allen Toussaint handling the production chores and, one assumes, members of the Meters taking care of the session work. Worth the price of admission for the Bob Crewe-written "Lady Marmalade" alone, the album veers between the strutting New Orleans, horn-laden singles and more mainstream pop material. » AllMusic Review by Rob Bowman Ratings : AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.42 / 5
