35 Years Ago - 1989 Patti LaBelle released her ninth album Be Yourself.
"If You Asked Me To" also appeared on the James Bond Soundtrack for Licence to Kill and on General Hospital. it peaked at #79, #11 AC, and #10 R&B.
The music video was filmed the day after the funeral of LaBelle's sister Jacqueline "Jackie" Padgett who died of lung cancer at age 43. The context of the song changed dramatically, as a mourning LaBelle, dressed in black, sings the song in a church intercut with shots of her in tears.
"Yo Mister" was produced by Prince and made #6 on the R&B chart.
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