20-10-2011, 12:08
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current r&b is not my thing and this is no exception
too much of that vibratto stuff for me
one good track of Wrong Way (no clip), which is unlike anything else on the album
1.3
from the album - Lie To Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq5kdk93B3U
released Oct 18th, 2011
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Bio
The daughter of the great Donny Hathaway, Lalah Hathaway made a good impression with her debut recording, Lalah
Hathaway, in 1990. She not only displayed poise, confidence, and good technique, but was also versatile enough to
do more than just light urban contemporary ballads. Her stage shows included jazz, pre-rock pop, and even gospel,
and Hathaway later appeared on BET doing jazz and fusion. After her second and final album for Virgin, 1994's A
Moment, she went on a lengthy hiatus, returning in 1999 with Joe Sample for The Song Lives On (GRP). Outrun the Sky
(Sanctuary, 2004), Self Portrait (Stax, 2008), and Where It All Begins (Stax, 2011). Fine albums involving
collaborations with Mike City, Rahsaan Patterson, Rex Rideout, and Dre & Vidal, established Hathaway as one of the
finest adult contemporary R&B vocalists of the 2000s and 2010s.
Album Review
The artwork for Where It All Begins, Lalah Hathaway's second Stax album, features a striking collage of her father
Donny’s album covers, with Lalah cleverly inserted in place of her father on most of them. In addition to family
photos scattered throughout the booklet, Lalah maintains a looking-back theme with a naturally heart-rending
version of her father’s “You Were Meant for Me,” the original of which was issued as a single a few months prior to
his tragic passing. Lalah also reaches back 20 years for a hushed but powerful remake of her own “I’m Coming Back,”
her fourth charting single, first released in 1991. Otherwise, Where It All Begins picks up where 2008’s Self
Portrait left off, though the pop-R&B-type moves -- buzzing synthesizers, harder beats -- are a little more
pronounced. “If You Want To,” a gleaming disco-funk track co-written by Rahsaan Patterson, is the best of that lot;
the remainder of the album’s highlights are relatively subdued, led by the gliding, atmospheric title track -- a
stunning throwback to lyrically inward, sonically otherworldly soul-jazz of the ‘70s. There’s also a pleasant
surprise in the form of “Wrong Way,” an uplifting number driven by bright acoustic guitar and a big chorus. It
could easily fit into the playlist of a mature-rock radio station.
Track Listing
1. Strong Women
2. Where It All Begins
3. My Everything
4. Small of My Back
5. If You Want To
6. Always Love You
7. Lie to Me
8. This Could Be Love
9. Wrong Way
10. You Were Meant for Me
11. I'm Coming Back
12. Dreamland
current r&b is not my thing and this is no exception
too much of that vibratto stuff for me
one good track of Wrong Way (no clip), which is unlike anything else on the album
1.3
from the album - Lie To Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq5kdk93B3U
released Oct 18th, 2011
from all music
Bio
The daughter of the great Donny Hathaway, Lalah Hathaway made a good impression with her debut recording, Lalah
Hathaway, in 1990. She not only displayed poise, confidence, and good technique, but was also versatile enough to
do more than just light urban contemporary ballads. Her stage shows included jazz, pre-rock pop, and even gospel,
and Hathaway later appeared on BET doing jazz and fusion. After her second and final album for Virgin, 1994's A
Moment, she went on a lengthy hiatus, returning in 1999 with Joe Sample for The Song Lives On (GRP). Outrun the Sky
(Sanctuary, 2004), Self Portrait (Stax, 2008), and Where It All Begins (Stax, 2011). Fine albums involving
collaborations with Mike City, Rahsaan Patterson, Rex Rideout, and Dre & Vidal, established Hathaway as one of the
finest adult contemporary R&B vocalists of the 2000s and 2010s.
Album Review
The artwork for Where It All Begins, Lalah Hathaway's second Stax album, features a striking collage of her father
Donny’s album covers, with Lalah cleverly inserted in place of her father on most of them. In addition to family
photos scattered throughout the booklet, Lalah maintains a looking-back theme with a naturally heart-rending
version of her father’s “You Were Meant for Me,” the original of which was issued as a single a few months prior to
his tragic passing. Lalah also reaches back 20 years for a hushed but powerful remake of her own “I’m Coming Back,”
her fourth charting single, first released in 1991. Otherwise, Where It All Begins picks up where 2008’s Self
Portrait left off, though the pop-R&B-type moves -- buzzing synthesizers, harder beats -- are a little more
pronounced. “If You Want To,” a gleaming disco-funk track co-written by Rahsaan Patterson, is the best of that lot;
the remainder of the album’s highlights are relatively subdued, led by the gliding, atmospheric title track -- a
stunning throwback to lyrically inward, sonically otherworldly soul-jazz of the ‘70s. There’s also a pleasant
surprise in the form of “Wrong Way,” an uplifting number driven by bright acoustic guitar and a big chorus. It
could easily fit into the playlist of a mature-rock radio station.
Track Listing
1. Strong Women
2. Where It All Begins
3. My Everything
4. Small of My Back
5. If You Want To
6. Always Love You
7. Lie to Me
8. This Could Be Love
9. Wrong Way
10. You Were Meant for Me
11. I'm Coming Back
12. Dreamland