{{Infobox song | name = Yo Mister | cover = Patti LaBelle - Yo Mister.png | alt = | type = single | artist = Patti LaBelle | album = Be Yourself | B-side = | released = July 1989 | recorded = 11 November 1986; 21 May 1988 | studio = *Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California *Paisley Park, Chanhassen, Minnesota | genre = New jack swing<ref>{{cite magazine|title= 15 Great Prince Songs That Were Hits for Other Artists |date= April 21, 2016 |magazine= Rolling Stone |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/15-great-prince-songs-that-were-hits-for-other-artists-20160421/ |access-date= July 28, 2016}}</ref> | length = 5:12 | label = MCA | writer = Prince | producer = Prince | prev_title = If You Asked Me To | prev_year = 1989 | next_title = I Can't Complain | next_year = 1990 | misc = {{External music video|1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzEphA1jhKM "Yo Mister"] on YouTube}} }}
"'''Yo Mister'''" is a song by American singer Patti LaBelle. It was written and produced by Prince for her 1989 album, ''Be Yourself''. Prince features on various instruments and background vocals on the song which was released as a single in July 1989. It became a top ten hit on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs when it peaked at number six, becoming one of LaBelle's biggest R&B hits.<ref name=billboard>{{Cite magazine | url = {{BillboardURLbyName|artist=patti labelle|chart=all}} | title = Yo Mister - Patti LaBelle | magazine = Billboard}}</ref> "Yo Mister"{{'}}s single mix and corresponding video version was mixed by Chris Lord-Alge.
== Credits and personnel == Credits adapted from Duane Tudahl, Prince Vault, and the liner notes of ''Be Yourself''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Tudahl |first=Duane |date=2021 |title=Prince and the Parade and Sign O' The Times Era Studio Sessions 1985 and 1986 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=9781538144527}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://princevault.com/index.php?title=Yo_Mister|title=Yo Mister – Prince Vault|website=www.princevault.com|language=en|access-date=2023-05-15}}</ref><ref name="booklet">{{cite AV media notes |title=Be Yourself |publisher=MCA Records |others=Patti LaBelle |year=1989}}</ref> *Patti LaBelle – lead and backing vocals *Prince – backing vocals, Fairlight CMI and Prophet VS synthesizers, piano, electric guitar, bass guitar, Linn LM-1 *Margie Cox – backing vocals (uncredited)
=== Production credits === *Arranged, produced and played by Prince *Recorded, mixed and remixed by Timmy Regisford
==Charts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+Chart performance for "Yo Mister" !Chart (1989) !Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|6|artist=Patti LaBelle|rowheader=true|access-date=August 8, 2020}} |}
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Category:1989 singles Category:1989 songs Category:Patti LaBelle songs Category:MCA Records singles Category:New jack swing songs Category:Song recordings produced by Prince (musician) Category:Songs written by Prince (musician)
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