Soul Strutter: Lalah Hathaway

Eulaulah Donyll "Lalah" Hathaway, the daughter of legendary Donny Hathaway, was born on 16th Dec 1968 and is celebrating her 54th birthday today.

She broke onto the music scene in 1990 with a self-titled album whist she was still studying at Berklee College of Music. To date she has released six studio albums, a live album and was featured on a Joe Sample album "The Song Lives On" in 1999. She is currently reported to be working on a new album "L.A.L.A.H. Rebirth".

One of her early singles was with the remnants of Heaven 17 (who previously were members of Human League) B.E.F. i.e. Ian Craig Marsh and Martin Ware on a cover of Sly & The Family Stone's 1971 hit "Family Affair" on which her vocals featured in 1991. It was her most successful single reaching #37 on UK pop chart that year.

She doesn't tend to release many singles and took a five year hiatus in 1999 after recording an album of jazz covers with Joe Sample.

I've picked a selection of her best tunes (singles and album tracks) with a bonus ... well it is nearly Christmas ... a duet with her father on probably the best ever soul Christmas record recorded by her father in 1970.

As an added bonus there's a live performance of the Leon Russell song made famous by her father, "A Song For You". Just check out the number of musicians on that stage! It's a recent recording on 18 Sep 2021 in Rotterdam with Metropole Orchestra.

The playlist is in reverse chronological order from her latest single with Boney James to a couple of singles and tracks from her 1990 debut album.

Album Discography

1990 - Lalah Hathaway [Virgin #91382-1] - Full Album HERE

1994 - A Moment [Virgin #7243 8 39542 2 3] - Full Album HERE

1999 - The Song Lives On (with Joe Sample) [PRA #PRA-60701-2] - Full Album HERE

2004 - Outrun The Sky [Mesa/Ptramid #024 691 109 2] - Full Album HERE

2008 - Self Portrait [Stax #STXCD-30308] - Full Album HERE

2011 - Where It All Begins [Stax #STX-32197-02] - Full Album HERE

2015 - Lalah Hathaway Live [eOne #EOM-CD-9482] - Full Album HERE

2017 - Honestly [Hathaway Entertainment #2812102127] - Full Album HERE

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