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Moment

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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.

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.

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...

This is probably one of the best CD's that I have ever owned. Lalah is a very talented artist and this is her best CD's

This CD was one of my prizes from a local radio station. Before that I never heard of Lalah. Her voice is a true treasure. It's a little low key, but she can harmonize so beautifully. I love every single song on this album. I believe she is in the top three of my favorite female singers. I love this LP, and can't wait until I can purchase it again.

So So Good to listen to once I found it. Thank you for being there with the product I wanted. It was in excellent condition and shipping was better than
I expected. Thanks.