The finest of
Labelle's original albums,
Nightbirds was recorded in New Orleans with funkmeister
Allen Toussaint handling the production chores and, one assumes, members of
the Meters taking care of the session work. Worth the price of admission for the
Bob Crewe-written "Lady Marmalade" alone, the album veers between the strutting New Orleans, horn-laden singles and more mainstream pop material. ~ Rob Bowman