The Spirit's in It
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The Spirit's in It is a 1981 album released by singer Patti LaBelle. The album was her first release off Philadelphia International Records after coming off a four-year contract with Epic Records and four studio albums. Her fifth release is notable for the title track, which became a disco hit, and for her solo cover of Judy Garland's "Over the Rainbow", which she had recorded in the mid-1960s as a member of Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles. LaBelle also recorded a cover of Dolly Parton's country-pop hit, "Here You Come Again" and a modern cover of Huey "Piano" Smith's R&B classic, "Rocking Pneumonia and the Boogie-Woogie Flu", which was the b-side to the title track. LaBelle ventured into pop rock with the climatic "Shoot Him on Sight" and the song, "Family", had slight reggae and Caribbean overtones.
Track listing
- "The Spirit's in It" (Womack, Kenneth Gamble) (5:50)
- "Here You Come Again" (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) (3:02)
- "Love Lives" (Cecil Womack, Leon Huff) (2:52)
- "I Fell in Love Without Warning" (Leon Huff) (3:12)
- "Boats Against the Current" (Eric Carman) (4:04)
- "Rocking Pneumonia and the Boogie-Woogie Flu" (Huey "Piano" Smith) (4:25)
- "Family" (J.H. Smith) (4:22)
- "Shoot Him on Sight" (Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel) (5:31)
- "Over the Rainbow" (E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Harold Arlen) (3:46)