Patti isn’t comparable to any other singer on Earth that lady has been to outer space and back without NASA, that voice has power and longevity, and the way she can do hours of a concert with the same power in her voice
Record sales and hit records often were scarce in her career but she made herself a superstar anyway. I have always loved how Patti persevered and achieved so much later in her years.
This woman is an American Treasure! I have loved her from birth until 46 years later! My mother loved Patti LaBelle and I am my mothers child because I adore her! ❤️
No maybe she didnt out sell her peers or get as many grammys but she touched waay more souls with her voice simply because she was singing from her soul and heart. who sing with more emotions than she does???? Who else bring tears to grown men eyes?? Nobody has on the level that she has.... Queen Patti
Aretha wins on every level, she would knock people clean over with her voice and move people like no other, I have witnessed it. I love Patti but when it comes to soul and moving the listener, Aretha wins every time.
@@COMPACTTVHD Patti is a great entertainer with a powerful soprano in her prime, but the quality of sound and pitch and depth, and diction were always lacking. It makes me laugh when her fanatics, usually screaming queens, put her as the greatest and above Aretha Franklin, which is plain madness. The sound of Arethas voice, at any stage in her career, wins over Patti every time, you just cannot compare the two voices, Patti has volume and range, Aretha has perfect-pitch, beauty, depth, power and soul unmatched, plus technically, there isn't anything Aretha could not do, she could impersonate every other singer just for fun, but when things were serious and that woman sang, especially her recorded voice from 1967 and 1968, her voice has never been matched for clarity and resonance. Patti Labelle said in interview some years ago, "You just can't find a voice like that", she said recently, "Aretha is the best singer of all time, I would be her background singer for life". Love Patti, her dramatic voice can lift people out of their seats in her prime, but her voice is a an off-pitch off-key screech now and he belts are weakening and thin. But please, stop with the ridiculous comparissons with Aretha, the greatest voice of all time.
@@markdrinkwater1508 That may be your opinion, but Aretha voice lost a lot of its appeal as well. Early in her career she did have clarity in her voice, but due to a lot of smoking her voice became strained and choked. To me it sounded like she was trying to sing with a marshmallow stuck in her throat. I hate when people try to compare these two women, but as far as vocal power goes Patti in her prime could blow Aretha off the stage. I love Aretha and Patti. They are both queens in my eyes.
I've heard a lot of people say that Fantasia should've done the Aretha Franklin story instead of Jennifer Hudson but I think Fantasia would do Patti Labelle justice in her life story.
@adthebarber3 What does her height matter? A lot of people have potrayed people that they were taller than or didn't look like. She can lip sync like Angela Bassett did for "What's love got to do with it.
"Intergalactic singing contest the earth could win by entering just one contest...Patti LaBelle" if that ain't the best way to describe my girl Patti's singing abilities I don't know what is!!!! 😂😂
I can not believe this , this concert footage was filmed Easter Sunday 1992 at the James L Knight center I was there. I remember Patti telling the audience Diane Sawyer crew was filming for a special. Mariah Carey came on the stage to sing You Are My Friend
many, many years ago.....I was 12, to be exact. Me, my Mom, her stepmother, my Aunt and a family friend and his wife, went to see Ms Patti at the old Warner Theater in my hometown, DC. She was touring on her "Released" album..and back in those days, Patti had a habit of making her entrance in the outfits that she wore on the album cover. So, here she comes on stage in all white...white wide brim hat..and a white poncho and a white skirt under that, in these thigh high boots. i'll never forget that....and a BIG marquee in neon lights, behind her w/ "Patti" inscribed on the display. but the thing I remember most about that concert, was making my way to the old restroom downstairs while she was singing "Don't Make Your Angel Cry" (not my favorite of hers), I think...so I get down there, and a toilet was broken and everything in it had run out on the floor. It was so bad, that it flowed out onto the carpet in the waiting area there next to the restrooms, because the floor drains had obviously, backed up. So the carpet was flooded, too. Im standing there with water squishing around my shoes...there must've been about 7 or 8 of us wanting to use the restroom. And right when the toilet stopped all this noise and carryin' on, a rat the size of a football, came running out of the same restroom..a big black one. Hey, you never saw 8 negroes running back up a flight of stairs, so fast in your damn life!!!! Thats why I called it "the old Warner Theater" 'cuz yrs later it was renovated. But it didnt matter that it was old as Hell..if we found out on the radio, that Patti was coming to DC to perform at a damn roller skating rink, me and everybody's Mama would be there..because in her prime, you weren't going to find a better performer. No way..
Darerick Ford As Patti La belle would say, I did it first #foxypatti 😂😂😂 But I'm glad this was RE posted..Of any interview Patti has ever done this by far is my favorite...... Beulah Baptist church wasn't playing with Patti though....The pastor was the Shade of LIFE....
That opening quote must be noted: "IF THERE WAS AN INTERGALLATIC SINGING CONCERT, THE EARTH SHOULD ENTER ONE CONTESTANT--PATTI LABELLE." -- Luther Vandross
Who can hit that Note at the end, turn all the way around holding the mic stand upside down, hit the intended note and then blow kisses and your audience. Actually this is unheard of, sorta unearthly when you think about it.
It’s not really fair to compare Patti to Aretha’s career. Aretha achieved super stardom at a very early age whereas most people take time before they reach that level. Aretha also paved the way for Patti and Gladys and the other countless singers who came after her. I’m glad Patti finally achieved the super stardom she wanted. That’s all that counts.
You will not disrespect Aretha’s legacy by thinking either Gladys or Patti are remotely in the same league. While all 3 are from the same era, ARETHA, by far was and is still the most successful. She has 18 competitive Grammys and 2 honorary Grammys with a total of 44 nominations. Gladys has 7, 0, and 22 respectively. Patti stands at 2, 0, 13. Aretha’s win percentage is at 41%. Gladys’ is at 31% while Patti won 15% of the times nominated. WINNER: ARETHA!!!! Aretha earned 20 number one hits on the Billboard charts. She has the most in history. Gladys (including her work with the Pips) has 11. Patti has 2. Aretha has more than the two of them combined. WINNER: ARETHA. On an International front, not only has she had a sold out international tour, Aretha has not only dominated US charts but she has top hits on the charts in Canada, France, and the UK. Neither Gladys nor Patti have achieved this. WINNER: ARETHA Aretha sold nearly 100 million records, while I could find no reliable sources for the number Gladys and Patti have sold. WINNER: ARETHA. Aretha has earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She is slated to earn a Congressional Gold Medal. Not to mention she became the youngest person to receive the Kennedy Center honors. WINNER: ARETHA. Aretha, joining the likes of Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson, graced the cover of TIME MAGAZINE in a way that only the most influential and successful have. When did Time give Gladys or Patti the honor? Crickets. WINNER: ARETHA. Between these three ladies, their music has been streamed on Pandora over 1.4 billion times!!! That’s incredible. Let’s look at the numbers. Gladys has over 61 million Pandora streams. Patti has over 200 million streams. While the Queen-Aretha-has over 1.2 BILLION STREAMS. That’s right, 1.2 BILLION and that’s only Pandora!!! I can go on and on about the countless things Aretha has done that Gladys and Patti could only dream of. Gladys, in her day, giving credit where it is due, was a great singer but there is only one Aretha. Patti ... well she sells more pies than albums and even the pie isn’t good!
So why are you here I don't understand that if you are Aretha fan why are you over here that's just like the right-wingers always in the left wing comments I don't understand why you people come over here I'm not over there to Aretha because I'm not a big fan of a Aretha
You will not disrespect Aretha’s legacy by thinking either Gladys or Patti are remotely in the same league. While all 3 are from the same era, ARETHA, by far was and is still the most successful. She has 18 competitive Grammys and 2 honorary Grammys with a total of 44 nominations. Gladys has 7, 0, and 22 respectively. Patti stands at 2, 0, 13. Aretha’s win percentage is at 41%. Gladys’ is at 31% while Patti won 15% of the times nominated. WINNER: ARETHA!!!! Aretha earned 20 number one hits on the Billboard charts. She has the most in history. Gladys (including her work with the Pips) has 11. Patti has 2. Aretha has more than the two of them combined. WINNER: ARETHA. On an International front, not only has she had a sold out international tour, Aretha has not only dominated US charts but she has top hits on the charts in Canada, France, and the UK. Neither Gladys nor Patti have achieved this. WINNER: ARETHA Aretha sold nearly 100 million records, while I could find no reliable sources for the number Gladys and Patti have sold. WINNER: ARETHA. Aretha has earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She is slated to earn a Congressional Gold Medal. Not to mention she became the youngest person to receive the Kennedy Center honors. WINNER: ARETHA. Aretha, joining the likes of Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson, graced the cover of TIME MAGAZINE in a way that only the most influential and successful have. When did Time give Gladys or Patti the honor? Crickets. WINNER: ARETHA. Between these three ladies, their music has been streamed on Pandora over 1.4 billion times!!! That’s incredible. Let’s look at the numbers. Gladys has over 61 million Pandora streams. Patti has over 200 million streams. While the Queen-Aretha-has over 1.2 BILLION STREAMS. That’s right, 1.2 BILLION and that’s only Pandora!!! I can go on and on about the countless things Aretha has done that Gladys and Patti could only dream of. Gladys, in her day, giving credit where it is due, was a great singer but there is only one Aretha. Patti ... well she sells more pies than albums and even the pie isn’t good!
Yes she is very successful and is considered the queen. I don't think Patty ever debated that. Patty's voice would kill her any day though. Not to mention Aretha lost her voice years before she died and was singing falsetto.
Paulette Stovall We all know Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul and super successful but Patti Labelle and Gladys Knight are still Legends that have remarkable careers. Patti took longer to get hits but she did well for herself. Still going strong guest starring on various tv shows such as Star, Greenleaf, American Horror Story etc... I won’t compare them because I love them all!!!!!
@@o2intellectuallucas31 If you seriously think Pattis thin yell can even come close to Arethas deep full majestic divine sound, then you seriously need to have a clinical review of your medication as it obviously isn't working.
That is a lie about you don't know how many albums Patti LaBelle has sold Nationwide she has sold over 50 million Aretha has sold 75 million if you want to tell it correct be correct you put nearly a million not so! another thing most of these people in here commenting nothing but haters anyway. NEXT! They all the way over here in Patti LaBelle comments so what does that tell you?!
Patti isn’t comparable to any other singer on Earth that lady has been to outer space and back without NASA, that voice has power and longevity, and the way she can do hours of a concert with the same power in her voice
Record sales and hit records often were scarce in her career but she made herself a superstar anyway. I have always loved how Patti persevered and achieved so much later in her years.
"I'm not on the mattress." She is hilarious, but oh so honest! Love me some Auntie Patti!
Amazing that this interview was recorded 30 years ago and she's still at it! ❤️
What a phenomenal woman
THE GREATEST SINGER OF ALL TIME. THE MOST HUMBLE AND THE MOST UNDERRATED! THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE INTERVIEW.
This woman is an American Treasure! I have loved her from birth until 46 years later! My mother loved Patti LaBelle and I am my mothers child because I adore her! ❤️
Opera singers cant even do what Patti LaBelle is able to do vocally ❤
No maybe she didnt out sell her peers or get as many grammys but she touched waay more souls with her voice simply because she was singing from her soul and heart. who sing with more emotions than she does???? Who else bring tears to grown men eyes?? Nobody has on the level that she has.... Queen Patti
Aretha wins on every level, she would knock people clean over with her voice and move people like no other, I have witnessed it. I love Patti but when it comes to soul and moving the listener, Aretha wins every time.
@@COMPACTTVHD Patti is a great entertainer with a powerful soprano in her prime, but the quality of sound and pitch and depth, and diction were always lacking. It makes me laugh when her fanatics, usually screaming queens, put her as the greatest and above Aretha Franklin, which is plain madness. The sound of Arethas voice, at any stage in her career, wins over Patti every time, you just cannot compare the two voices, Patti has volume and range, Aretha has perfect-pitch, beauty, depth, power and soul unmatched, plus technically, there isn't anything Aretha could not do, she could impersonate every other singer just for fun, but when things were serious and that woman sang, especially her recorded voice from 1967 and 1968, her voice has never been matched for clarity and resonance. Patti Labelle said in interview some years ago, "You just can't find a voice like that", she said recently, "Aretha is the best singer of all time, I would be her background singer for life". Love Patti, her dramatic voice can lift people out of their seats in her prime, but her voice is a an off-pitch off-key screech now and he belts are weakening and thin. But please, stop with the ridiculous comparissons with Aretha, the greatest voice of all time.
@@markdrinkwater1508 I'm so glad that's your opinion
@@markdrinkwater1508 That may be your opinion, but Aretha voice lost a lot of its appeal as well. Early in her career she did have clarity in her voice, but due to a lot of smoking her voice became strained and choked. To me it sounded like she was trying to sing with a marshmallow stuck in her throat. I hate when people try to compare these two women, but as far as vocal power goes Patti in her prime could blow Aretha off the stage. I love Aretha and Patti. They are both queens in my eyes.
Aretha Franklin emotes through song like no other singer.
I love this lady! She is so talented, so real, so incredibly pure, Miss Patti truly one of a kind❤
I've heard a lot of people say that Fantasia should've done the Aretha Franklin story instead of Jennifer Hudson but I think Fantasia would do Patti Labelle justice in her life story.
I agree
No she to big and tall and dont have a head voice.
@adthebarber3 What does her height matter? A lot of people have potrayed people that they were taller than or didn't look like. She can lip sync like Angela Bassett did for "What's love got to do with it.
"Intergalactic singing contest the earth could win by entering just one contest...Patti LaBelle" if that ain't the best way to describe my girl Patti's singing abilities I don't know what is!!!! 😂😂
Oh Patricia, you are a diamond
HAPPY 77th BIRTHDAY BELATEDLY (May 24, 2021) TO OUR WONDERFULLY OUTSTANDING SONGBIRD MISS PATTI LABELLE! MUCH LOVE 2 U MAMA P!👍
I remember when this aired in color. When she put on the dress the fan gave her, I was floored🏳️🌈
Patti is Queen 4 real when she walks away from microphone
2:27
I can not believe this , this concert footage was filmed Easter Sunday 1992 at the James L Knight center I was there. I remember Patti telling the audience Diane Sawyer crew was filming for a special. Mariah Carey came on the stage to sing You Are My Friend
Wait mariah sang you are my friend !?
Where is this FOOTAGE?!
many, many years ago.....I was 12, to be exact. Me, my Mom, her stepmother, my Aunt and a family friend and his wife, went to see Ms Patti at the old Warner Theater in my hometown, DC. She was touring on her "Released" album..and back in those days, Patti had a habit of making her entrance in the outfits that she wore on the album cover. So, here she comes on stage in all white...white wide brim hat..and a white poncho and a white skirt under that, in these thigh high boots. i'll never forget that....and a BIG marquee in neon lights, behind her w/ "Patti" inscribed on the display.
but the thing I remember most about that concert, was making my way to the old restroom downstairs while she was singing "Don't Make Your Angel Cry" (not my favorite of hers), I think...so I get down there, and a toilet was broken and everything in it had run out on the floor. It was so bad, that it flowed out onto the carpet in the waiting area there next to the restrooms, because the floor drains had obviously, backed up. So the carpet was flooded, too. Im standing there with water squishing around my shoes...there must've been about 7 or 8 of us wanting to use the restroom. And right when the toilet stopped all this noise and carryin' on, a rat the size of a football, came running out of the same restroom..a big black one. Hey, you never saw 8 negroes running back up a flight of stairs, so fast in your damn life!!!!
Thats why I called it "the old Warner Theater" 'cuz yrs later it was renovated. But it didnt matter that it was old as Hell..if we found out on the radio, that Patti was coming to DC to perform at a damn roller skating rink, me and everybody's Mama would be there..because in her prime, you weren't going to find a better performer. No way..
Omg yessssssssss a clearer version of my fav interview!!! Thank you!!!
Darerick Ford As Patti La belle would say, I did it first #foxypatti 😂😂😂
But I'm glad this was RE posted..Of any interview Patti has ever done this by far is my favorite......
Beulah Baptist church wasn't playing with Patti though....The pastor was the
Shade of LIFE....
One of the best live performers in history
That opening quote must be noted: "IF THERE WAS AN INTERGALLATIC SINGING CONCERT, THE EARTH SHOULD ENTER ONE CONTESTANT--PATTI LABELLE." -- Luther Vandross
Wow. Is that specific concert available anywhere?
Whose messing with the echo effect 2:17
Who can hit that Note at the end, turn all the way around holding the mic stand upside down, hit the intended note and then blow kisses and your audience. Actually this is unheard of, sorta unearthly when you think about it.
They MADD..lol
It’s not really fair to compare Patti to Aretha’s career. Aretha achieved super stardom at a very early age whereas most people take time before they reach that level. Aretha also paved the way for Patti and Gladys and the other countless singers who came after her. I’m glad Patti finally achieved the super stardom she wanted. That’s all that counts.
Aretha, Patti and Gladys were in the same era.
Patti LaBelle was the First official headline Singer. Of a R&B girl group. The First female Rock Band.
You will not disrespect Aretha’s legacy by thinking either Gladys or Patti are remotely in the same league. While all 3 are from the same era, ARETHA, by far was and is still the most successful.
She has 18 competitive Grammys and 2 honorary Grammys with a total of 44 nominations. Gladys has 7, 0, and 22 respectively. Patti stands at 2, 0, 13. Aretha’s win percentage is at 41%. Gladys’ is at 31% while Patti won 15% of the times nominated. WINNER: ARETHA!!!!
Aretha earned 20 number one hits on the Billboard charts. She has the most in history. Gladys (including her work with the Pips) has 11. Patti has 2. Aretha has more than the two of them combined. WINNER: ARETHA.
On an International front, not only has she had a sold out international tour, Aretha has not only dominated US charts but she has top hits on the charts in Canada, France, and the UK. Neither Gladys nor Patti have achieved this. WINNER: ARETHA
Aretha sold nearly 100 million records, while I could find no reliable sources for the number Gladys and Patti have sold. WINNER: ARETHA.
Aretha has earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She is slated to earn a Congressional Gold Medal. Not to mention she became the youngest person to receive the Kennedy Center honors. WINNER: ARETHA.
Aretha, joining the likes of Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson, graced the cover of TIME MAGAZINE in a way that only the most influential and successful have. When did Time give Gladys or Patti the honor? Crickets. WINNER: ARETHA.
Between these three ladies, their music has been streamed on Pandora over 1.4 billion times!!! That’s incredible. Let’s look at the numbers. Gladys has over 61 million Pandora streams. Patti has over 200 million streams. While the Queen-Aretha-has over 1.2 BILLION STREAMS. That’s right, 1.2 BILLION and that’s only Pandora!!!
I can go on and on about the countless things Aretha has done that Gladys and Patti could only dream of. Gladys, in her day, giving credit where it is due, was a great singer but there is only one Aretha. Patti ... well she sells more pies than albums and even the pie isn’t good!
So why are you here I don't understand that if you are Aretha fan why are you over here that's just like the right-wingers always in the left wing comments I don't understand why you people come over here I'm not over there to Aretha because I'm not a big fan of a Aretha
@@pdoe4966 girl bye! Why are you here?! you wouldn't know nothing about this if you didn't have your nosey ass over here am my correct?!
When was this performance??
1992
I dont understand uploading this in blue color with a logo... as if you made this video personally lmao
You will not disrespect Aretha’s legacy by thinking either Gladys or Patti are remotely in the same league. While all 3 are from the same era, ARETHA, by far was and is still the most successful.
She has 18 competitive Grammys and 2 honorary Grammys with a total of 44 nominations. Gladys has 7, 0, and 22 respectively. Patti stands at 2, 0, 13. Aretha’s win percentage is at 41%. Gladys’ is at 31% while Patti won 15% of the times nominated. WINNER: ARETHA!!!!
Aretha earned 20 number one hits on the Billboard charts. She has the most in history. Gladys (including her work with the Pips) has 11. Patti has 2. Aretha has more than the two of them combined. WINNER: ARETHA.
On an International front, not only has she had a sold out international tour, Aretha has not only dominated US charts but she has top hits on the charts in Canada, France, and the UK. Neither Gladys nor Patti have achieved this. WINNER: ARETHA
Aretha sold nearly 100 million records, while I could find no reliable sources for the number Gladys and Patti have sold. WINNER: ARETHA.
Aretha has earned the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She is slated to earn a Congressional Gold Medal. Not to mention she became the youngest person to receive the Kennedy Center honors. WINNER: ARETHA.
Aretha, joining the likes of Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson, graced the cover of TIME MAGAZINE in a way that only the most influential and successful have. When did Time give Gladys or Patti the honor? Crickets. WINNER: ARETHA.
Between these three ladies, their music has been streamed on Pandora over 1.4 billion times!!! That’s incredible. Let’s look at the numbers. Gladys has over 61 million Pandora streams. Patti has over 200 million streams. While the Queen-Aretha-has over 1.2 BILLION STREAMS. That’s right, 1.2 BILLION and that’s only Pandora!!!
I can go on and on about the countless things Aretha has done that Gladys and Patti could only dream of. Gladys, in her day, giving credit where it is due, was a great singer but there is only one Aretha. Patti ... well she sells more pies than albums and even the pie isn’t good!
Yes she is very successful and is considered the queen. I don't think Patty ever debated that. Patty's voice would kill her any day though. Not to mention Aretha lost her voice years before she died and was singing falsetto.
Paulette Stovall We all know Aretha Franklin is the Queen of Soul and super successful but Patti Labelle and Gladys Knight are still Legends that have remarkable careers. Patti took longer to get hits but she did well for herself. Still going strong guest starring on various tv shows such as Star, Greenleaf, American Horror Story etc... I won’t compare them because I love them all!!!!!
@@o2intellectuallucas31 If you seriously think Pattis thin yell can even come close to Arethas deep full majestic divine sound, then you seriously need to have a clinical review of your medication as it obviously isn't working.
Paulette Stovall keep'em in check with the FACTS...
That is a lie about you don't know how many albums Patti LaBelle has sold Nationwide she has sold over 50 million Aretha has sold 75 million if you want to tell it correct be correct you put nearly a million not so! another thing most of these people in here commenting nothing but haters anyway. NEXT! They all the way over here in Patti LaBelle comments so what does that tell you?!