1990 Lalah Hathaway – Lalah Hathaway
Lalah Hathaway is the 1990 debut album of singer Lalah Hathaway. The album’s first single was “Heaven Knows”, produced by Derek Bramble. The follow-up single was “Baby Don’t Cry”, produced by Angela Winbush. The third single was “Somethin'”. Virgin also released Night and Day, an EP available only in Japan. The disc featured two versions of the song “Night and Day” as well as two songs taken from the Lalah Hathaway album. Promotional music videos were shot for the singles “Heaven Knows”, “Baby Don’t Cry”, and “Somethin'”.
Tracks
1 Somethin\’ (David Foster; Brenda Russell) 3:40
2 Heaven Knows (Derek Bramble) 5:19
3 Baby Don\’t Cry (Angela Winbush) 4:06
4 Smile (Russell Ferrante; Marilyn Scott) 4:57
5 U-Godit Growin On (Craig T Cooper; Deborah Cooper) 3:29
6 I\’m Coming Back (Gary Taylor) 5:38
7 Stay Home Tonight (Martin Blockson) 4:18
8 I Gotta Move On (Angela Winbush) 4:48
9 Sentimental (Chuckii Booker) 3:43
10 Obvious (Craig T Cooper; Deborah Cooper) 5:18
Media
Musicians
1 Somethin\’
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Keyboards | Randy Kerber |
| Synthesizer | Larry Williams |
| Sax | Marc Russo |
| Vocals | Lalah Hathaway |
2 Heaven Knows
| Bass | Derek Bramble |
| Keyboards | Monty Seward |
| Keyboards | Derek Bramble |
| Programming | Derek Bramble |
| Background Vocals | Jean McClain |
| Vocals | Lalah Hathaway |
3 Baby Don\’t Cry
| Drums (programming) | Angela Winbush |
| Keyboards | Angela Winbush |
| Synthesizer | Angela Winbush |
| Synthesizer | Jeff Lorber |
| Programming | Jeff Lorber |
| Background Vocals | Angela Winbush |
| Vocals | Lalah Hathaway |
4 Smile
| Bass | Jimmy Haslip |
| Drums | William Kennedy |
| Guitar | Dean Parks |
| Keyboards | Russell Ferrante |
| Sax | Marc Russo |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Vocals | Lalah Hathaway |
5 U-Godit Growin On
| All Instruments | Craig T Cooper |
| Background Vocals | Deborah Cooper |
| Vocals | Lalah Hathaway |
6 I\’m Coming Back
| Drums | Andre Fischer |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | Gary Taylor |
| Synthesizer | Marc Hugenberger |
| Programming | Gary Taylor |
| Percussion | Andre Fischer |
| Vocals | Lalah Hathaway |
7 Stay Home Tonight
| Bass | Neil Stubenhaus |
| Drums | William Kennedy |
| Guitar | Donald Griffin |
| Keyboards | Russell Ferrante |
| Synthesizer | Larry Williams |
| Percussion | Luis Conte |
| Vocals | Lalah Hathaway |
8 I Gotta Move On
| Drums (programming) | Angela Winbush |
| Drums (programming) | Andre Fischer |
| Keyboards | Angela Winbush |
| Keyboards | Andre Fischer |
| Synthesizer | Angela Winbush |
| Synthesizer | Larry Steelman |
| Synthesizer | Andre Fischer |
| Programming | Jeff Lorber |
| Flute | Jeff Lorber |
| Sax | Sam Riney |
| Vocals | Lalah Hathaway |
9 Sentimental
| All Instruments | Chuckii Booker |
| Vocals | Lalah Hathaway |
10 Obvious
| All Instruments | Craig T Cooper |
| Vocals | Lalah Hathaway |
Liner Notes
Producer – Andre Fischer (Tracks 1, 6, 7, 8
Producer – Derek Bramble (Track 2)
Producer – Angela Winbush (Tracks 3, 8
Producer – Gary Taylor (Track 6)
Producer – Chuckii Booker (Track 9)
Producer – Craig T. Cooper (Track 10)
Producer (Executive) – John Brown (Tracks 1
Producer – Craig T. Cooper (Track 5)
Arranged By – Andre Fischer (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 8
Arranged By – Angela Winbush (Track 3
Arranged By – Jerry Hey (Track 4)
Arranged By – Craig T. Cooper (Tracks 5, 6)
Mastered By – Dan Hersch
Art Direction – Melanie Nissen
Photography – David Roth, Jean-Paul Mann
Manufactured By – Capitol Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Virgin Records America, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Virgin Records America, Inc.