Patti Laursen

Patti Laursen (1927–2013) was an internationally renowned classical music recording producer. Laursen produced a discography of distinguished recordings primarily for the Capitol, Angel and EMI labels. Commencing her recording career in the 1960s, Patti Laursen was one of the first female record producers and an industry leader in the “digital revolution” in the late 1970s. Laursen was nominated for the Classical Producer of the Year Grammy in 1990.

Recording career

Laursen joined the classical music division of Capitol Records in 1963, and assumed in-house producer responsibilities in 1969. During her three decade tenure with the company, she rose to become the Director of Artists and Repertoire, Angel Records, then Capitol’s classical label in the United States. Laursen produced recordings for the Angel/EMI label as well as on a freelance basis internationally after her retirement from Capitol in 1987.

Artists

During her career, Laursen produced recordings by leading classical artists, including: Kathleen Battle, Martha Argerich, Itzhak Perlman, Yehudi Menuhin, Ravi Shankar, Andre Watts, Christopher Parkening, Angel Romero, Ransom Wilson, David Shifrin, Florence Quivar, Aprile Millo, Elly Ameling, Bruce Hubbard, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Leonard Pennario, George Shearing, Michael Feinstein, Lee Erwin, Richard Kline, John Bayless, Nancy Allen, Sir Simon Rattle, Dennis Russell Davies, Gerard Schwarz, Leonard Slatkin, Edo de Waart, James Judd, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Empire Brass, the Tokyo String Quartet, the London Philharmonia Orchestra, the New York Chamber Symphony, the St. Louis Symphony, the Minnesota Orchestra, among others.

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Patti (album)

Patti is the seventh album released by recording artist Patti LaBelle, released in July 1985.

Background

After seven years of modest success, Patti LaBelle finally became a mainstream solo star following the late 1983 release of the album, I'm in Love Again, and its hit singles, "If Only You Knew" and "Love, Need and Want You" and the 1984 soundtrack singles "New Attitude" and "Stir It Up", the latter two were featured on the soundtrack to the Eddie Murphy film, Beverly Hills Cop, and launched LaBelle into pop stardom. By July of the year, LaBelle received new notoriety by being a standout performer on that month's Live Aid concert in her hometown of Philadelphia. In December 1984, LaBelle signed a new contract with MCA Records and began work on her first MCA album, Winner in You. In the interim, Philadelphia International was left with a bunch of leftover LaBelle recordings culled from 1983-1984 recording sessions, including a live cover of "If You Don't Know Me By Now" by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes.

Patti (name)

Patti or Pattie is a feminine given name, and a surname.

As a given name it is a short form or diminutive of Patricia, meaning 'noblewoman'.

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