Featuring Lauryn Hill’s chart-topping singles “Doo Wop (That Thing)” and “Everything Is Everything”, collaborations with D'Angelo, Carlos Santana, and Mary J Blige, and unique album art, this reissue is an ideal gift for avid fans and collectors.
This 2016 release is renowned for its high sound quality.
A1: Intro
A2: Lost Ones
A3: Ex-Factor
A4: To Zion
A5: Doo Wop (That Thing)
B1: Superstar
B2: Final Hour
B3: When It Hurts So Bad
B4: I Used To Love Him
C1: Forgive Them Father
C2: Every Ghetto, Every City
C3: Nothing Even Matters
D1: Everything Is Everything
D2: The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
D3: Can't Take My Eyes Off You
D4: Tell Him
Tracks D3 & D4 are not listed on the back cover and label side D.
After two hit records with The Fugees, Lauryn Hill released her debut album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill in 1998. It garnered major acclaim, including winning the Grammy for 'Album of the Year'. The album features several smash singles, including "Doo Wop, That Thing", "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You", and "Ex Factor".
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is a declaration of independence. With this record, Lauryn Hill put the entire genre of hip-hop on blast and elevated heartbreak to spiritual proportions.
To understand the significance of The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, it’s important to remember what mainstream hip-hop was like in 1998. Materialism and misogyny were rampant, fanned by music videos that presented women as objects or conquests. Hill’s first solo album provided a sharp counterpoint by injecting the perspective of a young black woman dealing with identity and sexuality. The response to it was universal—Miseducation was a juggernaut, earning five Grammy Awards including Album of the Year. She put her Fugees past behind her, seizing the spotlight to showcase her rapping skills and amplify her emotional singing voice. “Doo Wop (That Thing)” and “Lost Ones” are vital crowd-movers, while “Ex-Factor,” “To Zion,” and “Everything Is Everything” collect Hill’s penetrating insights on life, love, and motherhood. Percolating with hip-hop, reggae, and R&B, Miseducation was right on time and ahead of its time, encouraging a generation (including future stars like Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar) that it’s okay to show your soul.
"The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill shows a personal side to the singer that was never explored during her time with the Fugees. Baring her soul and exploring love in its many forms, she takes us through a journey of heartbreak, newfound joy and spirituality. From light-hearted skits to passionate ballads, the singer shifts from her raspy gentle vocals to spitting bars with an effortless flow that still sounds thrilling in 2018. Fusing the emerging sound of neo-soul with hip hop, and integrating groovy layers of gospel, reggae and funk into the mix, Lauryn Hill excelled in producing one of the most innovative projects ever to be created."
- Seven things The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill taught us about love, Jennifer Adetoro
Arranged By, Producer, Written-By – Lauryn Hill
Label: Ruffhouse Records, Columbia, Sony Music, Legacy – 88875194221
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue
Country: Europe
Released: 2016
Genre: Hip Hop, Funk / Soul
Style: Pop Rap, Neo Soul, Contemporary R&B, Conscious
Model Number | Z52431 |
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RRP | 64.00 |