Post by Tary on Sept 2, 2009 18:15:53 GMT -5
In the four years since she’s blessed the people with a set of songs, she’s been “working, writing music and living a very, simple life. Many people think that you’re just lounging between albums, but that time for me was about trying to find a place to land that will give you the opportunity to create something artful, something mindful,” Lalah notes.
In 1990, Lalah began her journey with the release of her self-titled debut, Lalah Hathaway. Within the album, were the singles "Heaven Knows", "I'm Coming Back", "Somethin", and "Baby Don't Cry". Four years later, Hathaway returned with her sophomore release, A Moment. Still with two albums, Hathaway's career just wasn't were she wanted it.
In 1999, Hathaway joined GRP Records and teamed up with legendary musician "Joe Sample" for the release of, The Song Lives On. The album contained a mixture of jazz-influenced songs and piano-influenced songs including the hit single "When Your Life Was Low". The album won the Billboard/BET Jazz Album Award.
By 2003, Lalah had parted ways with GRP and joined Mesa Bluemoon Entertainment and Pyramid Records. In 2004, Lalah released her fourth album, Outrun the Sky. The album ushered in a new taste of contemporary R&B and Soul-influenced songs. With the release of a new album came the birth of neo soul. Hathaway released the lead single "Forever, For Always, For Love" which debut at #1 on Hot Adult R&B and Hot R&B Recurrents Charts. The second single "Better & Better", a cover version of Eric Benet's song, followed-up the success of the album. In the end of 2005, Outrun the Sky had solded over 60,000 copies worldwide. She continued to make herself known by introducing herself on tribute album to Luther Vandross, Forever, For Always, For Luther. Her version of Vandross's "Forever, For Always, For Love" became the #1 seller on the album according the ratings of iTunes.
In 2007, Lalah reappeared before the spotlight again with the new single "Love's Holiday" and signed a record deal with Stax/Concord Music Group. In 2008, Hathaway released her highly acclaimed fifth album, Self Portrait. The album received four rating stars from Allmusic.com and fans gave the album an average rating of five stars. Leading the 12-song collection is “Let Go,” a dance-oriented, up-tempo number she produced with Rex Rideout and wrote alongside Rahsaan Patterson. And just as the title suggests, the song is about acknowledging and releasing whatever’s not working to make room for the next experience. “I’ve had to let go of quite a few things, quite a few situations and a couple of mindsets,” she admits about the origins of her first single. “Every so often, I have to remind myself to just let some stuff go – from people and relationships to an old pair of jeans. - Lalah Hathaway”
The second single "That Was Then" sold over 8,000 downloads in online stores. On “That Was Then,” which she produced with Rideout and written with St. Victor, Hathaway recalls her former self and how much she didn’t know way back then. “I called Sandra in Amsterdam on a Tuesday and said, ‘I don’t know what to write,’” she says. “She was there, helping me craft the melody, by Friday. She’s a baaad girl.” Closing out the album is the Hathaway-produced, “Tragic Inevitability,” a song that stands out for her because of its fluidity. “My friend told me that she got some love while listening to this song, which horrified me and made me happy at the same time,” she remembers. “The track was sent to me by two cats from Amsterdam, Wiboud Burkens and Manuel Hugas, whom I met with Sandra. I just wrote the words that came to me.” As she sings about the things that will no longer be, you might actually feel soothed because, after all, the only constant is change. Life is funny that way.
With highly successful album, Hathaway sold over 100,000 copies worldwide (69,000 copies in the US).
Album Discography
1990: Lalah Hathaway
1994: A Moment
1999: The Song Lives On
2004: Outrun the Sky
2008: Self Portrait
In 1990, Lalah began her journey with the release of her self-titled debut, Lalah Hathaway. Within the album, were the singles "Heaven Knows", "I'm Coming Back", "Somethin", and "Baby Don't Cry". Four years later, Hathaway returned with her sophomore release, A Moment. Still with two albums, Hathaway's career just wasn't were she wanted it.
In 1999, Hathaway joined GRP Records and teamed up with legendary musician "Joe Sample" for the release of, The Song Lives On. The album contained a mixture of jazz-influenced songs and piano-influenced songs including the hit single "When Your Life Was Low". The album won the Billboard/BET Jazz Album Award.
By 2003, Lalah had parted ways with GRP and joined Mesa Bluemoon Entertainment and Pyramid Records. In 2004, Lalah released her fourth album, Outrun the Sky. The album ushered in a new taste of contemporary R&B and Soul-influenced songs. With the release of a new album came the birth of neo soul. Hathaway released the lead single "Forever, For Always, For Love" which debut at #1 on Hot Adult R&B and Hot R&B Recurrents Charts. The second single "Better & Better", a cover version of Eric Benet's song, followed-up the success of the album. In the end of 2005, Outrun the Sky had solded over 60,000 copies worldwide. She continued to make herself known by introducing herself on tribute album to Luther Vandross, Forever, For Always, For Luther. Her version of Vandross's "Forever, For Always, For Love" became the #1 seller on the album according the ratings of iTunes.
In 2007, Lalah reappeared before the spotlight again with the new single "Love's Holiday" and signed a record deal with Stax/Concord Music Group. In 2008, Hathaway released her highly acclaimed fifth album, Self Portrait. The album received four rating stars from Allmusic.com and fans gave the album an average rating of five stars. Leading the 12-song collection is “Let Go,” a dance-oriented, up-tempo number she produced with Rex Rideout and wrote alongside Rahsaan Patterson. And just as the title suggests, the song is about acknowledging and releasing whatever’s not working to make room for the next experience. “I’ve had to let go of quite a few things, quite a few situations and a couple of mindsets,” she admits about the origins of her first single. “Every so often, I have to remind myself to just let some stuff go – from people and relationships to an old pair of jeans. - Lalah Hathaway”
The second single "That Was Then" sold over 8,000 downloads in online stores. On “That Was Then,” which she produced with Rideout and written with St. Victor, Hathaway recalls her former self and how much she didn’t know way back then. “I called Sandra in Amsterdam on a Tuesday and said, ‘I don’t know what to write,’” she says. “She was there, helping me craft the melody, by Friday. She’s a baaad girl.” Closing out the album is the Hathaway-produced, “Tragic Inevitability,” a song that stands out for her because of its fluidity. “My friend told me that she got some love while listening to this song, which horrified me and made me happy at the same time,” she remembers. “The track was sent to me by two cats from Amsterdam, Wiboud Burkens and Manuel Hugas, whom I met with Sandra. I just wrote the words that came to me.” As she sings about the things that will no longer be, you might actually feel soothed because, after all, the only constant is change. Life is funny that way.
With highly successful album, Hathaway sold over 100,000 copies worldwide (69,000 copies in the US).
Album Discography
1990: Lalah Hathaway
1994: A Moment
1999: The Song Lives On
2004: Outrun the Sky
2008: Self Portrait