The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

by Lauryn Hill

Overview

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). The matching folio to this multi-Grammy-winning (1998 Album of the Year, Best New Artist, Best R&B Album) release includes the award-winning hit "Doo Wop (That Thing)," the title song, and 11 more: Every Ghetto, Every City * Everything Is Everything * Ex-Factor * Final Hour * Forgive Them Father * I Used to Love Him * Lost Ones * Nothing Even Matters * Superstar * To Zion * When It Hurts So Bad. Includes photos.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780634002458
Publisher:	Hal Leonard
Publication date:	04/01/1999
Series:	Artist Songbooks Series
Edition description:	Piano / Vocal / Guitar
Pages:	80
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 12.00(h) x 0.19(d)

Table of Contents

Album Credits:

Earl Robinson Vocals (bckgr) Shelly Thunder Sabrina Johnston Vocals (bckgr) Lori Holland Organ, Clarinet, Organ (Hammond), Piano (Electric), fender rhodes, Wurlitzer Angelic Voices Of Faith Photography Earl Brown Assistant Engineer Tom Barney Bass Bud Beadle Flute, Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor) Mary J. Blige Vocals Kenny O. Bobien Vocals (bckgr) Rudy Byrd Percussion D'Angelo Vocals, fender rhodes Francis Dunnery Guitar Don E. Piano, Organ (Hammond), fender rhodes, Wurlitzer Paul Fakhourie Bass Christopher Meredith Bass Herb Powers Mastering James Poyser Organ, Celeste, Harpsichord, Piano (Electric), fender rhodes, Wurlitzer, Moog Bass Tony Prendatt Engineer Warren Riker Engineer, Mixing Kevin Robinson Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Nambo Robinson Trombone Andrew Smith Guitar Eddie Stockley Vocals (bckgr) Brian Vibberts Assistant Engineer Robert Williams Assistant Engineer Dean Frasier Sax (Tenor) Matt Howe Engineer Ramon Rivera Carlos Santana Guitar Erwin Gorostiza Art Direction Lauryn Hill Guitar, Arranger, Vocals, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Executive Producer, Art Direction Chris Theis Engineer Chuck Young Vocals (bckgr) Robert Browne Guitar Greg Thompson Assistant Engineer Grace Paradise Harp Marc Baptiste Photography Ken Johnston Engineer

Editorial Reviews

Where matters of the heart and spirit meet the rhythms of the street, you'll find Lauryn Hill. On her chart-topping solo debut, the Fugees diva proves she can go it alone with songs melding savvy beats and smart pop production. Superstars Carlos Santana and Mary K. Blige join this ambitious party, but it's Hill's newborn son, Zion, who really gives her something to sing about. Release date: August 1998.

barnesandnoble.com

The Fugees' Lauryn Hill turns her debut solo album into a life-affirming evocation of love and all the ups and downs that go with it. Mixing in a little bit of pop and straight R&B with the dominating hip-hop, Miseducation plays like one long narrative on the joy of spiritual and physical devotion. While its sprawling theme and length are comparable to Fugee bandmate Wyclef Jean's debut from the previous year, The Carnival, its borders are a bit more confining (a lot of this has to do with the grade-school lessons on the history of love that bridge the songs; Hill rarely moves beyond its scholarly walls or her own musical ones). And, quite simply, Hill is a better rapper than singer, and she does a little too much crooning on Miseducation to qualify it as the hip-hop classic it wants to be. Still, when she gets into a groove, like on the playful "Doo Wop (That Thing)," Hill's education doesn't seem all that misguided. -- All-Music Guide

Michael Gallucci