It's Alright with Me

It's Alright with Me
Studio album by
Patti LaBelle
ReleasedMarch 2, 1979
Studios
Length53:56
LabelEpic
ProducerSkip Scarborough
Patti LaBelle chronology
Tasty
(1978)		 It's Alright with Me
(1979)		 Released
(1980)

It's Alright with Me is the third studio album by American singer Patti LaBelle, released in 1979 via Epic Records. Produced by Skip Scarborough, 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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStar
The New Rolling Stone Record GuideStarStarStar

Rolling Stone 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 Bay State Banner thought that "sometimes [Labelle's] shrill 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 Skip Scarborough.

It's Alright with Me track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's Alright with Me"Skip Scarborough4:16
2."My Best Was Good Enough"Scarborough2:47
3."What Cha Doin' to Me?"Scarborough3:46
4."Love Is Just a Touch Away"
  • James Ellison
  • Patti LaBelle
  • Scarborough
3:54
5."Love and Learn"Scarborough5:34
6."Deliver the Funk"
  • Wayne Lee Vaughn
  • Wanda Hutchinson
4:10
7."Come What May"
4:05
8."You and Me"
  • Allee Willis
  • Franne Golde
3:50
9."Music Is My Way of Life"
  • Marti Sharron
  • Gerald Lee
8:12
2011 remaster
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."It's Alright with Me" (Single Version)Scarborough3:51
11."Music Is My Way of Life" (Single Version)
  • Sharron
  • Lee
3:19
12."Music Is My Way of Life" (Instrumental)
  • Sharron
  • Lee
5:52

Personnel

Performers and musicians

Technical

Charts

Chart performance for It's Alright with Me
Chart (1979) Peak
position
US Billboard 200145
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)33

References

  1. 1 2 "RollingStone.com: Recordings: Patti LaBelle, It's Alright with Me". Rolling Stone. May 12, 2001. Archived from the original on May 12, 2001.
  2. ↑ "Patti LaBelle Biography & History". AllMusic.
  3. ↑ "It's Alright with Me Patti LaBelle". AllMusic.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 5. MUZE. p. 55.
  5. ↑ The New Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1983. p. 286.
  6. ↑ Lane, George (April 12, 1979). "Shades of Blue". Bay State Banner. p. 16.
  7. ↑ "Patti LaBelle Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Patti LaBelle Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2025.