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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 (à 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 /TiVo
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Lauryn Hill, Associated Performer, Executive Producer, Main Artist - Andrew Smith, Guitar - Spoken Word, Lyricist - Francis Dunnery, Guitar - Devon Kirkpatrick, Editor - DON-e, Piano - Comissioner Gordon, Mixing Engineer - Loris Holland, Piano - Jr. Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Matt Howe, Recording Engineer - Stewart Zender, Bass - Tony Prendatt, Recording Engineer - Neil Tucker, Recording Engineer - Tom Barney, Bass - Elisabeth Valletti, Harp - Chip Verspyck, Recording Engineer - Bud Beadle, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Tenor Saxophone - Kevin Robinson, Trumpet - Fayyaz Virti, Trombone
(P) 1998 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lauryn Hill, Associated Performer, Composer, Executive Producer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer - Johari Newton, Guitar - Frederick Hibbert, Composer, Lyricist - Robert Browne, Guitar - Earl China-Smith, Guitar - James Poyser, Synthesizer - Chris Meredith, Bass - Vada Nobles, Drum Programmer, Producer - Devon Kirkpatrick, Editor - Comissioner Gordon, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - WARREN RIKER, Mixing Engineer - Storm Jefferson, Mixing Engineer - Jr. Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lauryn Hill, Associated Performer, Composer, Executive Producer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer - Chuck Young - M. Bergman, Composer, Lyricist - Marvin Hamlisch, Composer, Lyricist - Robert Diggs, Composer, Lyricist - Chip Verspek, Assistant Engineer - G. Grice, Composer, Lyricist - Corey Woods, Composer, Lyricist - Johari Newton, Guitar - Lamont Hawkins, Composer, Lyricist - Rudy Bird, Percussion - Gordon Williams, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Russell Jones, Composer, Lyricist - J. Hunter, Composer, Lyricist - Vada Nobles, Drum Programmer - A.bergman, Composer, Lyricist - Tejumold Newton, Piano - Dennis Coles, Composer, Lyricist - C. Smith, Composer, Lyricist - James Poyser, Organ - Greg Thompson, Mixing Engineer - Loris Holland, Organ - Paul Fakhourie, Bass - Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lauryn Hill, Associated Performer, Composer, Executive Producer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer - Carlos Santana, Associated Performer, Featured Artist, Guitar - Lauryn Hill feat. Carlos Santana, Associated Performer - Sabrina Johnston - Lenesha Randolph - Earl Robinson - Andrea Simmons - Norman Gimble, Composer, Lyricist - Kenny Bobien - Eddie Stockley - Charles Fox, Composer, Lyricist - Jared "Chocolate" Crawford, Drums - James Poyser, Synthesizer - Grace Paradise, Harp - Ché Guevara for Invisible Society, Inc., Co-Producer - Devon Kirkpatrick, Editor - Ken Johnston, Assistant Engineer - Comissioner Gordon, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jamie Seigel, Mixing Engineer - Jr. Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Didier C. Deutsch, Mastering Engineer - Darcy Proper, Mastering Engineer - WARREN RIKER, Recording Engineer - Johnny Wyndrx, Recording Engineer
(P) 1998 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lauryn Hill, Associated Performer, Composer, Executive Producer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer - Jenni Fujita - Rasheem "Kilo" Pugh - Fundisha Johnson - James Poyser, Celeste, Piano - Lenesha Randolph - Dean Frasier, Saxophone - Everol Ray, Trumpet - Nambo Robinson, Trombone - Devon Kirkpatrick, Editor - Errol Brown, Assistant Engineer - Storm Jefferson, Assistant Engineer - Warren Riker for Rikers Island Productions, Mixing Engineer - Comissioner Gordon, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jr. Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Vada Nobles, Drum Programmer - Che guevara, Drum Programmer
(P) 1998 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lauryn Hill, Associated Performer, Composer, Executive Producer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer - James Poyser, Composer, Harpsichord - Devon Kirkpatrick, Editor - Rudy Byrd, Percussion - Comissioner Gordon, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Brian Vibberts, Mixing Engineer - Grace Paradise, Harp - Jr. Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Tony Prendatt, Recording Engineer - Che guevara, Drum Programmer - Vada Nobles, Drum Programmer
(P) 1998 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lauryn Hill, Associated Performer, Composer, Executive Producer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer - Andrew Smith, Guitar - Devon Kirkpatrick, Editor - Neil Tucker, Assistant Engineer - Stewart Zender, Bass - Elisabeth Valletti, Harp - Chip Verspyck, Assistant Engineer - Don Harris, Mixing Engineer - Bud Beadle, Alto Saxophone, Flute, Tenor Saxophone - Jr. Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Matt Howe, Recording Engineer - Tony Prendatt, Recording Engineer - Kevin Robinson, Trumpet - Fayyaz Virti, Trombone
(P) 1998 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lauryn Hill, Associated Performer, Composer, Executive Producer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer - Johari Newton, Guitar - Devon Kirkpatrick, Editor - Rudy Byrd, Percussion - Comissioner Gordon, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Squiddly Ranks, Drums - Storm Jefferson, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Vada Nobles, Programmer - Chris Meredith, Bass - Grace Paradise, Harp - Jr. Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - WARREN RIKER, Recording Engineer - Che Pope, Drum Programmer
(P) 1998 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lauryn Hill, Associated Performer, Composer, Executive Producer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer - Mary J. Blige, Associated Performer, Featured Artist - Lauryn Hill feat. Mary J. Blige, Associated Performer - DJ Rogers, Composer, Lyricist - Andrea Simmons - Devon Kirkpatrick, Editor - Tara Watkins - Comissioner Gordon, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - WARREN RIKER, Mixing Engineer - Lenesha Randolph - Rachel Wilson - Jennifer McNeill - Storm Jefferson, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Ahmed Wallace - Jr. Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Chinah - Ramón Rivera - Ken Johnston, Recording Engineer - Che guevara, Drum Programmer - Matthew Rubano, Bass - James Poyser, Bass
(P) 1998 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lauryn Hill, Associated Performer, Composer, Executive Producer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer - Earl Chinna-Smith, Guitar - Julian Marley, Guitar - Shelley Thunder, Associated Performer - Chris Meredith, Bass - Dean Frazier, Tenor Saxophone - Everol Ray, Trumpet - Nambo Robinson, Trombone - Devon Kirkpatrick, Editor - Errol Brown, Assistant Engineer - Comissioner Gordon, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Brian Vibberts, Mixing Engineer - Jr. Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Vada Nobles, Drum Programmer - Che guevara, Drum Programmer
(P) 1998 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lauryn Hill, Associated Performer, Composer, Executive Producer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer - Francis Dunnery, Guitar - David Axelrod, Composer, Lyricist - Ché Guevara for Invisible Society, Inc., Co-Producer - Tom Barney, Bass - Devon Kirkpatrick, Editor - Loris Holland, Clarinet - Comissioner Gordon, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jr. Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Storm Jefferson, Recording Engineer - Ken Johnston, Recording Engineer - CHRIS THEIS, Recording Engineer - Tony Prendatt, Recording Engineer
(P) 1998 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lauryn Hill, Associated Performer, Composer, Executive Producer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer - D'Angelo, Associated Performer, Featured Artist - Lauren Hill feat. D'Angelo, Associated Performer - Al Anderson, Guitar - Devon Kirkpatrick, Editor - Brian Vibberts, Assistant Engineer - Francis Dunnery, Guitar - Loris Holland, Piano - Chip Verspyck, Assistant Engineer - Tom Barney, Bass - Comissioner Gordon, Mixing Engineer, Recording Engineer - Jr. Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - WARREN RIKER, Recording Engineer - Storm Jefferson, Recording Engineer - Tony Prendatt, Recording Engineer - Che guevara, Drum Programmer
(P) 1998 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lauryn Hill, Associated Performer, Composer, Executive Producer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer - No Writer Applicable, Composer, Lyricist - Lenesha Randolph - Ahmed Wallace - Devon Kirkpatrick, Editor, Mixing Engineer - Robert Williams, Assistant Engineer - John R. Stephens, Piano - Comissioner Gordon, Mixing Engineer - Matthew Rubano, Bass - Vada Nobles, Programmer - Tom Barney, Bass - Che guevara, Programmer - Jr. Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer - Tony Prendatt, Recording Engineer
(P) 1998 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lauryn Hill, Associated Performer, Composer, Executive Producer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Producer - Loris Holland, Organ - Devon Kirkpatrick, Editor - Comissioner Gordon, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Tony Prendatt, Engineer, Recording Engineer - Storm Jefferson, Mixing Engineer - Jr. Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lauryn Hill, Associated Performer, Executive Producer, Main Artist, Producer - Bob Crewe, Composer, Lyricist - Bob Gaudio, Composer, Lyricist - Devon Kirkpatrick, Editor - Comissioner Gordon, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - WARREN RIKER, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Herb Powers, Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Lauryn Hill, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Francis Dunnery, Guitar - Jared Crawford, Drums - Loris Holland, Keyboards - Tom Barney, Bass - Don Harris, Producer - Devon Kirkpatrick, Editor - erb Powers, Jr., Mastering Engineer
(P) 1998 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
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 (à 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 /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:17:17
- Main artists: Lauryn Hill
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Ruffhouse - Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 1998 Ruffhouse Records LP
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