Lalah Hathaway
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| Lalah Hathaway | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Eulaulah Hathaway |
| Born | December, 1968 |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Genre(s) | R&B, jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, arranger, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Label(s) | Virgin, GRP, Mesa Bluemoon, Stax |
| Associated acts | Donny Hathaway Marcus Miller |
| Website | www.lalahhathaway.com |
Lalah Hathaway (born Eulaulah Hathaway)[1] is a contemporary R&B and jazz singer. She is the daughter of soul singer Donny Hathaway and classically trained vocalist Eulaulah.
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[edit] Career
After studying at Berklee College of Music,[2] Hathaway signed with Virgin Records and released her self-titled debut Lalah Hathaway in 1990. The set spawned several R&B hits, including "Something", "Baby Don't Cry", and the Billboard Top 5 R&B chart smash "Heaven Knows".
Her 1994 follow up A Moment saw Hathaway embracing an even more progressive sound as producer Brian Alexander Morgan (of SWV fame) was enlisted for her upbeat single "Let Me Love You". The album also included the singles "Separate Ways" and "Family Affair", a cover of the classic Sly & The Family Stone gem. Still, the set did not sell as well as her first release, and eventually Hathaway parted ways with Virgin.
She continued working with many other established artists, including Take 6, Mary J. Blige, The Winans, and Marcus Miller, writing, producing and doing background vocals. In 1999 jazz legend Joe Sample collaborated with Hathaway on the album The Song Lives On, which became a staple on both jazz and smooth R&B radio, as well as topping the jazz charts.
However, it would not be until 2004 that Lalah Hathaway would resurface with another solo project. She had her biggest hit single in years with an inspired cover of Luther Vandross' "Forever, For Always, For Love" on the all-star tribute album "Forever, For Always, For Luther". The song topped the Urban AC Chart and cracked the Top 40 on Billboard's mainstream R&B chart. This feat was repeated by the album Outrun the Sky, Hathaway's first solo album in a decade, which was released later in the year. Outrun the Sky included production from Rex Rideout and [[Mike City].[3] Also in 2004, Hathaway was featured on Donald Lawrence's debut solo album I Speak Life as a lead vocalist on "Don't Forget to Remember".
Recently, Hathaway was seen on the international Daughters of Soul tour along with Sandra St. Victor, Nona Hendryx, Indira Khan (daughter of Chaka Khan), Simone (daughter of Nina Simone), and Joyce Kennedy of Mother's Finest.[4]
Continuing her forays into the gospel realm, she can be found on Israel and New Breed's 2006 Christmas album A Timeless Christmas which also featured Marcus Miller. The recently re-launched Stax Records label has announced signing Hathaway. Her first release from Stax was the single "Love's Holiday," from the Earth, Wind, & Fire tribute album Interpretations.[5]
She will release her Stax Records debut CD Self Portrait on June 3. The first single "Let Go" impacts radio April 21, 2008. Hathaway and longtime collaborator Rex Rideout produced the single, which also features background vocals by fellow independent soul artist Rahsaan Patterson.[6]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Lalah Hathaway (Virgin)
Chart Peak: #18 Billboard Top R&B, #191 Billboard 200. Released October 20, 1990 - A Moment (Virgin)
Chart Peak: #40 Top R&B. Released May 31, 1994. - The Song Lives On (GRP) Credited to: Joe Sample & Lalah Hathaway.
Chart Peak: #53 Billboard Top R&B, #196 Billboard 200, #2 Billboard Top Jazz. Released April 20, 1999. - Outrun the Sky (AgU/Mesa Bluemoon, 2004)
Chart Peak: #34 Billboard Top R&B, #18 Top Heatseekers. Released September 28, 2004 - Self Portrait (Stax, 2008)
To be released June 3, 2008.
[edit] Singles
- "Inside the Beat" (Allegiance, 1987)
- "Heaven Knows" (Virgin, 1990) Released June 28, 1990 (US R&B #3, Dance #35, UK #66) V
- "Baby Don't Cry" (Virgin, 1990) Released October 10, 1990 (US R&B #18, UK #54) V
- "I'm Coming Back" (Virgin, 1990) Released June 6, 1991 (US R&B #54)
- "Something" (Virgin, 1990) Released March 7, 1991 (US R&B #21) V
- "Night & Day" (Virgin, 1991) Japan only
- "Family Affair" (Ten, 1991) B.E.F. featuring Lalah Hathaway (UK #37 - only credited to Lalah Hathaway in UK)
- "Love Like This" (Columbia, 1992) Grover Washington Jr. featuring Lalah Hathaway (US R&B #31)[7] V
- "Let Me Love You" (Virgin, 1994) (US R&B #37) V
- "Separate Ways" / "Family Affair" (Virgin, 1994) Released November 1, 1994
- "When Your Life Was Low" (GRP, 1999)[8] (US R&B #118)^
- "Fever" (GRP, 1999)
- "Forever, For Always, For Love" (GRP, 2004) (US R&B #37, US Hot 100 #112)^
- "Better and Better" (Mesa/Blue Moon, 2004) (US R&B #121)^
- "Love's Holiday" (Stax, 2007)
- "Let Go" (Stax, 2008) (US R&B #62)V
V = A music video was shot to accompany the single's release.
^ Denotes chart positions from Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart or Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.
Releases and chart positions researched from ArtistDirect[9] and BillBoard[10]
[edit] Other
| Year | Title | Artist | Album | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Lost Without U" | Marcus Miller feat. Lalah Hathaway | Marcus | Concord |
| 2007 | "Thought You Should Know" | Carl Thomas | So Much Better | Umbrella |
| 2007 | "Heaven" | Mike City feat. Lalah Hathaway | We Are Family 2007: Artists & Friends for Hurricane Relief | Point of Light Foundation/Bungalo Records |
| 2007 | "Love's Holiday" | Lalah Hathaway | Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind, Fire |
Stax |
| 2006 | "Silent Nocturne" & "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" |
Israel & New Breed feat. Lalah Hathaway | A Timeless Christmas | Integrity |
| 2005 | "(When Did You Leave) Heaven" | Me'Shell NdegeOcello feat. Lalah Hathaway | The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance Of The Infidel | Shanachie |
| 2005 | "La Villette" | Marcus Miller feat. Lalah Hathaway | Silver Rain | Koch |
| 2004 | "Don't Forget to Remember" | Donald Lawrence feat. Lalah Hathaway & Ramsey Lewis | I Speak Life | Verity |
| 2003 | "I Loves You Porgy," "Burning Down the House," "When Your Life Was Low," "People Make the World Go Round," "Killing Me Softly" | Marcus Miller feat. Lalah Hathaway | The Ozell Tapes: The Official Bootleg | Telarc |
| 2003 | "My Love (Holy Night)" | Lalah Hathaway | Cover Morning Musume: Hello Project in International aka Hip Hits (Japan Only) | Universal International |
| 2003 | "You've Got a Friend" | Ken Hirai feat. Lalah Hathaway | Ken's Bar | Sony |
| 2002 | "Someday We'll All Be Free" | Take 6 feat. Lalah Hathaway | Beautiful World | Warner Bros. |
| 2002 | "Earth" | Me'shell NdegeOcello feat. Lalah Hathaway | Cookie: The Anthropological Mixtape | Maverick |
| 2000 | "A Simple Song" | Alex Bugnon feat. Lalah Hathaway | As Promised | n/a |
| 2000 | "All This Time (Vocal Version)" | Marcus Miller & Lalah Hathaway | Ladies Man Soundtrack | Dreamworks |
| 1999 | "Looking Back on Your Love" | Lalah Hathaway | ELT Songs from L.A. (VA) | Avex Trax |
| 1999 | "I Want You" | John Tropea | A Simple Way to Say.. I Love You | Video Arts Music |
| 1999 | "When I'm with You" | David Sanborn feat. Lalah Hathaway & Eric Benet | Inside | Elektra |
| 1999 | "All I Ask of You" | Ricky Peterson feat. Lalah Hathaway | Souvenir | Windham Hill |
| 1998 | "Summertime" | Marcus Miller feat. Lalah Hathaway | Live & More | GRP |
| 1998 | "On My Own" | Lalah Hathaway & Warren Wiebe | Burt Bacharach... Applause "The Look Of Love" (VA) | King Records Japan |
| 1998 | "24/7" | Bread and Butter feat. Lalah Hathaway & Roy Hargrove | The Adventures of Bread and Butter, Vol. 1 | Jazzateria |
| 1998 | "My Only" | Wayman Tisdale feat. Lalah Hathaway | Decisions | Atlantic |
| 1996 | "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" | Lalah Hathaway, Marcus Miller, Joshua Redman | World Christmas (Special Olympics) | Blue Note |
| 1996 | "One More Chance" | Art Porter feat. Lalah Hathaway | Lay Your Hands On Me | Verve Forecast |
| 1994 | "I Surrender" | Gerald Albright | Smooth | Atlantic |
| 1994 | "Dream Don't Lie (club version)" | Lalah Hathaway | "Let Me Love You" Cassette Single | Virgin |
| 1993 | "Anyone Can Be a Hero" | Lalah Hathaway | Blankman soundtrack | Epic |
| 1993 | "Round Midnight" | Marcus Miller feat. Lalah Hathaway | The Sun Don't Lie (Japanese Edition) | PRA |
| 1992 | "Love Like This" | Grover Washington, Jr. feat. Lalah Hathaway | Next Exit | Columbia |
| 1986 | "Still Life" | Pete Escovedo | Flying South | Concord Jazz |
Information culled from Fullasoul.com[11]
[edit] References
- ^ Lalah Hathaway. CelebSRC.com.
- ^ Small, Mark. Lalah Hathaway '90: A Niche of Her Own. Berklee.edu.
- ^ eJams: Lalah Hathaway. eJams.
- ^ Shelah Moody (October 20, 2005). Lalah Hathaway grateful for her father's gifts. San Francisco Chronicle.
- ^ Murray, Jawn (June 11, 2007). The BV Buzz with Jawn Murray - June 11, 2007. AOL Black Voices.
- ^ Lalah Hathaway Bebo.
- ^ Grover Washington Jr. Singles Chart History. Billboard.com.
- ^ "When Your Life Was Low" at Allmusic
- ^ Lalah Hathaway. ArtistDirect.com.
- ^ Lalah Hathaway Chart History. Billboard.
- ^ Lalah Hathaway. Fullasoul.com Forum.
[edit] External links
- Lalah Hathaway official website
- Lalah Hathaway at Allmusic
