The road to reinvention proved to be a long, hard-fought battle for Patti LaBelle and her Blue Belle sisters. At the onset of the ‘70s, Labelle established themselves across the pond and back as vocal powerhouses with surefire determination, sensuality, and fierceness. Their gospel-charged voices contained intense emotion in every wail, coo, and shout. This sorely forgotten 1973 gem, (the lone album they cut for RCA Records), Pressure Cookin‘ signaled the group settling into their groove just a year before they catapulted into the stratosphere. Cookin’ flaunted Labelle’s versatility and Nona Hendryx‘s songwriting in a hybrid of righteous funk and meditative ballads that reflect the changing social landscape. It’s one of Labelle’s rarest, best albums, and a must-hear for classic soul and funk enthusiasts who believe “Lady Marmalade,” and possibly its parent album, their 1974 breakthrough, Nightbirds, is the end-all to be all of Labelle’s legacy.
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