Moment

Lalah Hathaway | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 31, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Virgin Records Us
• ASIN: B000000W5R
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,387 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Moment., September 17, 2003

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WILLIE A YOUNG II "willow" (Houston, TX.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moment (Audio CD)

While her 1990 debut was a total surprise to most lovers of comtemporary soul, there was something slightly amiss with the production. The ballads sparkled and were even touching in most cases, but the faster material was subpar at best and kept the album from reaching truly classic status. On this 1994 followup, that problem has been corrected brilliantly. From the opener, "Let Me Love You" to the Chuckii Booker produced "Bad By Myself" and an updated version of the Sly Stone classic "Family Affair", the upbeat tunes here are a huge step forward. The heavy-funkin', bass synth groove of "Lean On Me" is a personal favorite, but the crown jewel here is the smoldering, jazz inflected ode to infidelity "Do You Suppose", one of her finest vocal performances ever and featuring great instrumental support from Saxophonist Branford Marsalis and Drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts, this song will leave you breathless,for it's depiction of a woman's seeming indifference to her husband's unfaithfulness is not at all trite or exploitive, this is truly grown folk's music. Overall, "A Moment" is quite satisfying on every level and for an LP released nearly a decade ago, it has aged very well. This is a nice addition to any soul/R&B/jazz collection. Worth seeking out.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great second album, December 10, 2003

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Sinitta (Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Moment (Audio CD)

Lalah is one of my favourite soulsingers. She has a warm and smooth voice. Her second album is not as much jazz as her first one. It's more pop and dance...a bit like a Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis production. It's of high quality and songs like "Lean on me" and "Rise" are very catchy.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Still one of the best vocalists in my book..., May 1, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Moment (Audio CD)

It's hard to imagine how she's been overlooked for so long. I stumbled across her first CD in a bargain bin at a market in London, and was amazed by the depth of her voice. Granted the material was not quite in the 'classic' league, but then songs rarely are.

When this 2nd CD came out I bought it immediately and it didn't stray far from my CD player for months. I believe the final track "So They Say" is one of the most beautiful songs ever committed to CD.

I cannot say enough about how amazing her voice is. Leave the vocal histrionics to the typical overreaching top 40 singers...if you want music with real passion, this is the CD for you.

How proud her father must be...