Release Date: 10/09/2007
Recording Date: 10/2007
Tracks: 10
Length: 00:42:49 Hrs
Label: Def Soul Classics
Type: CD
- Genre/Styles
- Christmas, Contemporary R&B, Holiday
Album Tracks (10)
Currently 0.0 / 5.0 Stars
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What the Critics Say
Like the Isley Brothers' I'll Be Home for Christmas, Patti LaBelle's Miss Patti's Christmas was released on Def Soul Classics and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. It's a brief set at ten songs, and it's made mostly of interpretations, including material that is both secular and spiritual. It's not a given that the disc will become part of each listener's annual holiday listening tradition, but it's all pleasant and enjoyable, and there are several moments where it is obvious that LaBelle is giving everything she has, rather than coasting through (a common issue with Christmas albums). Jam, Lewis, and LaBelle should seriously consider repurposing the very upbeat "Nativity" -- one of four originals -- into a song with an everyday lyrical theme. It's too well-made to be suitable only for once-a-year rotation. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music Guide
12/19/2007 1:12 PM
I just heard Christmas Jam on the Today Show. It is a stretch to call it a song. It's a most annoying "tune"...hardly a tune either. It's typically Patti ...a song you could never sing along with. It seemed like the music came first then the lyrics were forced into the music. I've not listened to anything else, but to do it on national television as the promo for your new album, it's probably "the best" one on the cd. With all the great writers and composers that Patti could have at her calling, this is the best? Yes, it's a Miss Patti Christmas. Calling Patti party of One. This album must be an attempt at just making a buck as oppose to putting out something that's actually good.