When Lalah Hathaway's self-titled debut album came out in 1990, there was reason to believe that she might evolve into one of the top female R&B singers of the 1990s. Donny Hathaway's daughter certainly had a lot going for her -- not only a big vocal range, but also plenty of charisma, passion, and charm to go with it. The material on this CD ranges from excellent to routine, depending on who's writing and/or producing a particular song. Hathaway doesn't always have fantastic material to work with, but when she does, the results are quite memorable. The producers/songwriters who really do Hathaway justice include Angela Winbush on "Baby, Don't Cry" and "I Gotta Move On," and Andre Fisher on "Smile" and "Somethin'." While those selections come across as personal, Hathaway slips into a routine, less-than-memorable urban contemporary grind thanks to Chuckii Booker on "Sentimental," and Craig T. Cooper on "Obvious" and "U-Godit Gowin On." Again, not everything on the album is a gem. But when Hathaway had strong material to work with, it was clear that she had a lot of potential. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
Lalah Hathaway
01/01/1990 | Virgin Records Us
All Music Guide Review
Lalah Hathaway Track Listing
Credits of Lalah Hathaway
- Michael Mancini
- Engineer
- Jean McClain
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Richard McKernan
- Engineer
- Jeff Porcaro
- Drums
- Dean Parks
- Guitar
- Darin Prindle
- Assistant Engineer
- Doug Rider
- Engineer
- Marc Russo
- Saxophone
- Al Schmitt
- Engineer, Mixing
- Mike Scotella
- Assistant Engineer, Assistant
- Rob Seifert
- Engineer
- Monty Seward
- Keyboards
- Larry Steelman
- Synthesizer
- Neil Stubenhaus
- Bass
- Denise Stewart
- Voices, Clapping
- Steve Sykes
- Engineer
- Larry Williams
- Synthesizer
- Angela Winbush
- Synthesizer, Engineer, Drum Programming, Producer, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals (Background), Arranger
- Jeffrey "Woody" Woodruff
- Engineer, Mixing
- Antoinette Brown
- Voices, Clappers, Clapping
- Anthony Jeffries
- Assistant Engineer, Assistant
- Michael Hart Thompson
- Guitar
- Robbie Casey
- Voices, Clapping
- Tracy Veal
- Design
- Will Kennedy
- Drums
- Tara Posey
- Make-Up
- Dennis Stefani
- Engineer
- Kyle Bess
- Assistant Engineer
- Melanie Nissen
- Art Direction
- Gerald Farwell
- Voices, Clapping
- John Kirtland
- Clapping
- Kelvin McKisic
- Voices, Clapping
- Karen Shellenberger
- Assistant Engineer
- Al Singleton
- Assistant Engineer
- Wendy Williams
- Clapping
- Jean-Paul Mann
- Photography, Cover Photo
- Maria A. Manning
- Voices, Clapping
- Wendi Williams
- Clarinet
- Celestine Cloutier
- Clothing/Wardrobe, Wardrobe
- Jai Diamond
- Voices, Clapping
- Josina Elder
- Voices, Clapping
- 4-Reel
- Ensemble
- Phaenicia Grant
- Voices, Clapping
- Bullet Harris
- Voices, Clapping
- Victor Joseph
- Clothing/Wardrobe, Wardrobe
- Cat Milkler
- Clapping
- Shiro Stokes
- Voices, Clapping
- John Brown
- Executive Producer
- James Weldon Johnson
- Assistant Engineer
- Michael Thompson
- Guitar
- Cat Miller
- Voices, Clapping
- Jimmy Haslip
- Bass
- David Roth
- Photography
- Jeff Balding
- Engineer, Mixing
- Robert Biles
- Engineer, Mixing
- Chuckii Booker
- Arranger, Multi Instruments, Producer
- Derek Bramble
- Bass, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Producer, Programming
- Craig Burbidge
- Mixing
- Marsha Burns
- Production Coordination, Project Coordinator
- Luis Conte
- Percussion
- Craig T. Cooper
- Arranger, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Multi Instruments
- Deborah Cooper
- Vocals (Background), Clapping
- Russell Ferrante
- Keyboards
- André Fischer
- Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Producer, Arranger, Drums, Keyboards, Percussion
- Mitch Gibson
- Engineer
- Donald Griffin
- Guitar
- Stephen Harrison
- Assistant Engineer
- Dan Hersch
- Mastering
- Jerry Hey
- Arranger
- Marc Hugenberger
- Synthesizer
- James Darrin Johnson
- Assistant Engineer
- William Kennedy
- Drums
- Randy Kerber
- Keyboards
- Jeff Lorenzen
- Mixing
- Lalah Hathaway
- Vocals, Vocals (Background), Main Performer, Vocal Arrangement
- Gary Taylor
- Synthesizer, Producer, Dmx, Programming, Arranger, Keyboards
- Sam Riney
- Saxophone
- Jeff Lorber
- Synthesizer, Programming, Strings, Flute
- Jerry "Boogie" McCain
- Vocals (Background)














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