''It's Alright with Me'' is the third studio album by American singer

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, released in 1979 via

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. Produced by

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, the album was a success due to the popularity of the songs "Come What May" and "Music is My Way of Life", the latter finding success on the dance chart.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that the "sleek arrangements are too tight to allow the aimless vocal overkill that marred so many earlier performances, yet they're flexible enough to avoid formulas." The ''

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'' thought that "sometimes abelle'sshrill yells and cries can wear on the ears, but the bulk of this album presents her most effectively, joining the past cosmic aura of the group Labelle with today's more earthy atmosphere."

Track listing

All tracks produced by

Personnel

* Patti LaBelle – lead vocals * Michael Stanton – acoustic piano (1, 5, 9),

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(2-4, 8),

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(9) * Ernest Straughter – Fender Rhodes (1, 5, 6, 9), acoustic piano (2-4, 8) *

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– synthesizers (6, 9) * Wayne Vaughn – synthesizers (6) *

– acoustic piano (7), Fender Rhodes (7), horn and string arrangements * Johnny Graham – guitar (1, 3, 8) * John Rowin – guitar (1-6, 8, 9) * Louis Russell – guitar (2), acoustic guitar (7) * Spencer Bean – guitar (4, 6, 9) * Wayne Douglas – bass (1, 3, 4, 7, 8) * Robert Russell – bass (2, 6, 9) * Nate Neblett – drums * Miguel Fuentes –

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(1, 3, 4, 8),

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(1, 8),

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(1, 3, 8), percussion (2, 7),

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(5) * Munyungo Jackson – percussion (1-6, 8, 9) * David Crawford – orchestra arrangements and conductor *

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Production

* James Budd Ellison – assistant producer * Don Cody – recording, mixing * Steve MacMillan – assistant engineer * Jerry Williamson – assistant engineer * Steve Mantoani – technical advisor * Stacy Baird – technical assistant * Ben O'Brien – technical assistant * Stuart J. Romaine – mastering * Sigidi Abdullah – music copyist * Yvonne Brooks – production coordinator * Janet Perr – art direction, design *

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– art direction, design * Bill King – photography * Mixed at Different Fur Studios (San Francisco, California). * Mastered at CBS Studios (New York City, New York).

Charts

References

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