Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill - Music & Performance - CD

Grammy-winner Lauryn Hill (The Fugees) presents her solo debut - written, produced and arranged by Lauryn. Often personal and consistently universal in it's subject, the Miseducation of Lauryn Hill meets and exceeds expectations on every level. True lyrics, soul-drenched vocals and club-banging beats join Ms. Hill's uncommonly inventive orchestration of live instruments. Highlights include duets with D'Angelo and Mary J. Blige. 1st single: "Doo Wop (That Thing)."

Though the Fugees had been wildly successful, and Lauryn Hill had been widely recognized as a key to their popularity, few were prepared for her stunning debut. The social heart of the group and its most talented performer, she tailored The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill not as a crossover record but as a collection of overtly personal and political statements; nevertheless, it rocketed to the top of the album charts and made her a superstar. Also, and most importantly, it introduced to the wider pop world an astonishingly broad talent. Hill's verses were intelligent and hardcore, with the talent to rank up there with Method Man. And for the choruses she could move from tough to smooth in a flash, with a vocal prowess that allowed her to be her own chanteuse (?? la Mariah Carey). Hill, of Haitian heritage, rhymed in a tough Caribbean patois on the opener, "Lost Ones," wasting little time to excoriate her former bandmates and/or record-label executives for caving in to commercial success. She used a feature for Carlos Santana ("To Zion") to explain how her child comes before her career and found a hit single with "Doo Wop (That Thing)," an intelligent dissection of the sex game that saw it from both angles. "Superstar" took to task musicians with more emphasis on the bottom line than making great music (perhaps another Fugees nod), while her collaborations with a pair of sympathetic R&B superstars (D'Angelo and Mary J. Blige) also paid major dividends. And if her performing talents, vocal range, and songwriting smarts weren't enough, Hill also produced much of the record, ranging from stun-gun hip-hop to smoother R&B with little trouble. Though it certainly didn't sound like a crossover record, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill affected so many widely varying audiences that it's no surprise the record became a commercial hit as well as a musical epoch-maker. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Performer	Lauryn Hill
Music genre	R&B / Soul
Music subgenre	Pop
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Is collectible	N
Number of tracks	14
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Awards won	Grammy-winner
Track listing	Intro, Lost Ones, Ex-Factor, To Zion, Doo Wop (That Thing), Superstar, Final Hour, When It Hurts So Bad, I Used to Love Him, Forgive Them Father, Every Ghetto, Every City, Nothing Even Matters, Everything Is Everything, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Hidden Track), Tell Him
Record label	Sony
Composer	Lauryn Hill
Songwriter	Lauryn Hill
Music producer	Lauryn Hill
Occasion	All Occasion
Track name	Doo Wop (That Thing)
Duration	75 min
Digital audio file format	CD
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N