The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

by Lauryn Hill

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 25 August 1998
  • Label: Ruffhouse
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:17:39
  • Community rating: 4.29/5 from 32 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Lauryn Hill's solo debut 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' fuses neo-soul singing with hip hop cadence, recorded after her work with the Fugees. Its songs move between love, faith and self-examination over warm live instrumentation and boom bap rhythms.

Genres

Descriptors: christian, conscious, breakup, melodic, groove-laden

Tracklist

  1. Intro (0:47)
  2. Lost Ones (5:33)
  3. Ex-Factor (5:26)
  4. To Zion (6:09)
  5. Doo Wop (That Thing) (5:20)
  6. Superstar (4:57)
  7. Final Hour (4:16)
  8. When It Hurts So Bad (5:42)
  9. I Used To Love Him (5:39)
  10. Forgive Them Father (5:15)
  11. Every Ghetto, Every City (5:14)
  12. Nothing Even Matters (5:50)
  13. Everything Is Everything (4:53)
  14. The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (4:17)
  15. Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You (3:41)
  16. Tell Him (4:40)

Credits

  • Bud Beadle - alto saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone
  • Andrea Simmons - backing vocals [background vocals]
  • Lenesha Randolph - backing vocals [background vocals], backing vocals [additional background vocals]
  • Christopher Meredith - bass, bass [live bass]
  • Johari Newton - guitar, lyrics by [additional lyrical contribution]
  • Gordon Williams - supervised by [project supervisor]
  • Kevin Robinson - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • DON-E - electric piano [wurlitzer], electric piano [rhodes], electric organ [hammond b-3], piano

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