Album
Lalah Hathaway
1990 · Funk / Soul, Pop
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Lalah Hathaway is a Soul & Funk album by Lalah Hathaway, originally released in 1990. On Gatefold: 9 pressings tracked.
About
As the daughter of R&B legend Donny Hathaway and a graduate of Berklee College of Music, the 21-year-old Lalah Hathaway had a superlative pedigree that helped elevate her eponymous debut from dozens of other similar albums from that era. “Baby Don’t Cry” and “Heaven Knows” are two of the best R&B tracks of the late '80s and early '90s. Hathaway was effortlessly attuned to the sonic innovations of Prince and Janet Jackson, but her virtuosic and organic-sounding voice kept the music grounded. She was young and hip but had an authenticity rarely seen in young singers, who are often sterilized by the music industry. For all its contemporary flair, the album is frequently jazzy, as on “Somethin’” and “Smile.” Hathaway’s lithe phrasing is a perfect foil to the album’s tectonic beats. Even on the simmering slow jams “I’m Coming Back” and “I Gotta Move On,” the delicacy of her voice works against the molten groans of a subatomic bassline.
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Tracklist
- 1Somethin'3:38
- 2Heaven Knows5:17
- 3Baby Don't Cry4:04
- 4Smile4:55
- 5U-Godit Gowin On3:28
- 6I'm Coming Back5:37
- 7Stay Home Tonight4:16
- 8I Gotta Move On4:46
- 9Sentimental3:42
- 10Obvious5:16
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Contemporary R&B
- velvety
- tender
- romantic
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Dean ParksGUITAR
- Donald GriffinGUITAR
- Jeff LorberSYNTHESIZER FLUTE , STRINGS, PROGRAMMED BY FLUTE, STRINGS, PROGRAMMED BY
- Jeff PorcaroDRUMS
- Jimmy HaslipBASS
- Lalah HathawayVOCALS LEAD VOCALS LEAD VOCALS, BACKING VOCALS
- Larry WilliamsSYNTHESIZER
- Luis ContePERCUSSION
- Marc RussoSAXOPHONE
- Michael ThompsonGUITAR
- Neil StubenhausBASS
- Randy KerberKEYBOARDS
- Russell FerranteKEYBOARDS
- William KennedyDRUMS
- Andre FischerDRUMS, PERCUSSION SYNTHESIZER , KEYBOARDS , DRUM PROGRAMMING SYNTHESIZER , KEYBOARDS, DRUM PROGRAMMING
- Angela WinbushBACKING VOCALS SYNTHESIZER , KEYBOARDS, DRUM PROGRAMMING
- Deborah CooperBACKING VOCALS BACKING VOCALS, HANDCLAPS
- Derek BrambleBASS, KEYBOARDS, DRUM PROGRAMMING
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 9 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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