The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill by Lauryn Hill - DeepRiffs

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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.
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1. Intro

Primary Artist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: Bud Beadle; Performer
Bass: Stewart Zender
Tom Barney; Performer
Flute: Bud Beadle; Performer
Guitar: Andrew Smith
Francis Dunnery; Performer
Harp: Elisabeth Valletti; Performer
Performer: Lauryn Hill; Performer
Piano: Don-e
Loris Holland; Performer
Lyricist: Spoken Word; Composer
Editor: Devon Kirkpatrick; Production
Executive Producer: Lauryn Hill; Production
Mastering Engineer: Jr. Herb Powers; Production
Recording: Matt Howe
Tony Prendatt
Neil Tucker
Chip Verspyck; Production
Tenor Saxophone: Bud Beadle; Performer
Mixing Engineer: Comissioner Gordon; Production
Author: Spoken Word; Production
Trombone: Fayyaz Virti; Performer
Artist: Lauryn Hill; Production
Trumpet: Kevin Robinson; Performer

2. Lost Ones

Primary Artist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Main Performer
Bass: Chris Meredith; Performer
Drum Programming: Vada Nobles; Performer
Guitar: Johari Newton
Robert Browne
Earl China-smith; Performer
Performer: Lauryn Hill; Performer
Synthesizer: James Poyser; Performer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
Frederick Hibbert
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Lyricist: Lauryn Hill
Frederick Hibbert
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
Frederick Hibbert; Composer
Editor: Devon Kirkpatrick; Production
Executive Producer: Lauryn Hill; Production
Mastering Engineer: Jr. Herb Powers; Production
Mixing Engineer: Comissioner Gordon
Warren Riker
Storm Jefferson; Production
Producer: Lauryn Hill
Vada Nobles
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Production
Recording: Comissioner Gordon; Production
Artist: Lauryn Hill; Production
Author: Lauryn Hill
Frederick Hibbert; Production

3. Ex-Factor

Primary Artist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Main Performer
Bass: Paul Fakhourie; Performer
Guitar: Johari Newton; Performer
Organ: James Poyser
Loris Holland; Performer
Percussion: Rudy Bird; Performer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
M. Bergman
Marvin Hamlisch
Robert Diggs
G. Grice
Corey Woods
Lamont Hawkins
Russell Jones
J. Hunter
A. Bergman
Dennis Coles
C. Smith; Composer
Drum Programming: Vada Nobles; Performer
Performer: Lauryn Hill; Performer
Piano: Tejumold Newton; Performer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
M. Bergman
Marvin Hamlisch
Robert Diggs
G. Grice
Corey Woods
Lamont Hawkins
Russell Jones
J. Hunter
A.bergman
Dennis Coles
C. Smith; Composer
Lyricist: Lauryn Hill
M. Bergman
Marvin Hamlisch
Robert Diggs
G. Grice
Corey Woods
Lamont Hawkins
Russell Jones
J. Hunter
A.bergman
Dennis Coles
C. Smith; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Chip Verspek; Production
Executive Producer: Lauryn Hill; Production
Mastering Engineer: Herb Powers; Production
Mixing Engineer: Gordon Williams
Greg Thompson; Production
Producer: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Production
Recording: Gordon Williams; Production
Artist: Lauryn Hill; Production
Author: Lauryn Hill
M. Bergman
Marvin Hamlisch
Robert Diggs
G. Grice
Corey Woods
Lamont Hawkins
Russell Jones
J. Hunter
A. Bergman
Dennis Coles
C. Smith; Production

4. To Zion

Featured Artist: Carlos Santana; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Main Performer
Drums: Jared "chocolate" Crawford; Performer
Guitar: Carlos Santana; Performer
Harp: Grace Paradise; Performer
Performer: Lauryn Hill
Carlos Santana
Lauryn Hill Feat. Carlos Santana; Performer
Synthesizer: James Poyser; Performer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
Norman Gimble
Charles Fox
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Lyricist: Lauryn Hill
Norman Gimble
Charles Fox
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
Norman Gimble
Charles Fox; Composer
Executive Producer: Lauryn Hill; Production
Assistant Engineer: Ken Johnston; Production
Editor: Devon Kirkpatrick; Production
Inc.: Ché Guevara For Invisible Society; Production
Mastering Engineer: Jr. Herb Powers
Didier C. Deutsch
Darcy Proper; Production
Mixing Engineer: Comissioner Gordon
Jamie Seigel; Production
Producer: Lauryn Hill
Ché Guevara For Invisible Society
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Production
Recording: Comissioner Gordon
Warren Riker
Johnny Wyndrx; Production
Artist: Lauryn Hill
Carlos Santana; Production
Author: Lauryn Hill
Norman Gimble
Charles Fox; Production

5. Doo Wop (That Thing)

Primary Artist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Main Performer
Celesta: James Poyser; Performer
Composer: Lauryn Hill; Composer
Author: Lauryn Hill; Production
Drum Programming: Vada Nobles
Che Guevara; Performer
Performer: Lauryn Hill; Performer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Lyricist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Executive Producer: Lauryn Hill; Production
Producer: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Production
Piano: James Poyser; Performer
Saxophone: Dean Frasier; Performer
Trombone: Nambo Robinson; Performer
Trumpet: Everol Ray; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Errol Brown
Storm Jefferson; Production
Editor: Devon Kirkpatrick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Jr. Herb Powers; Production
Mixing Engineer: Warren Riker For Rikers Island Productions
Comissioner Gordon; Production
Recording: Comissioner Gordon; Production
Artist: Lauryn Hill; Production

6. Superstar

by James Poyser

Primary Artist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Main Performer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
James Poyser
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
James Poyser; Composer
Executive Producer: Lauryn Hill; Production
Producer: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Production
Author: Lauryn Hill; Production
Drum Programming: Che Guevara
Vada Nobles; Performer
Guitar: Lauryn Hill; Performer
Harp: Grace Paradise; Performer
Harpsichord: James Poyser; Performer
Percussion: Rudy Byrd; Performer
Performer: Lauryn Hill; Performer
Lyricist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Editor: Devon Kirkpatrick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Jr. Herb Powers; Production
Mixing Engineer: Comissioner Gordon
Brian Vibberts; Production
Recording: Comissioner Gordon
Tony Prendatt; Production
Artist: Lauryn Hill; Production

7. Final Hour

Primary Artist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Main Performer
Lyricist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Composer: Lauryn Hill; Composer
Guitar: Andrew Smith; Performer
Performer: Lauryn Hill; Performer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Neil Tucker
Chip Verspyck; Production
Alto Saxophone: Bud Beadle; Performer
Bass: Stewart Zender; Performer
Flute: Bud Beadle; Performer
Harp: Elisabeth Valletti; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Bud Beadle; Performer
Editor: Devon Kirkpatrick; Production
Executive Producer: Lauryn Hill; Production
Mastering Engineer: Jr. Herb Powers; Production
Mixing Engineer: Don Harris; Production
Producer: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Production
Recording: Matt Howe
Tony Prendatt; Production
Author: Lauryn Hill; Production
Trombone: Fayyaz Virti; Performer
Artist: Lauryn Hill; Production
Trumpet: Kevin Robinson; Performer

8. When It Hurts so Bad

Primary Artist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Main Performer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Lyricist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Bass: Chris Meredith; Performer
Composer: Lauryn Hill; Composer
Editor: Devon Kirkpatrick; Production
Executive Producer: Lauryn Hill; Production
Producer: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Production
Author: Lauryn Hill; Production
Drum Programming: Che Pope; Performer
Drums: Squiddly Ranks; Performer
Guitar: Johari Newton; Performer
Harp: Grace Paradise; Performer
Percussion: Rudy Byrd; Performer
Performer: Lauryn Hill; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Jr. Herb Powers; Production
Mixing Engineer: Comissioner Gordon
Storm Jefferson; Production
Programmer: Vada Nobles; Production
Recording: Comissioner Gordon
Storm Jefferson
Warren Riker; Production
Artist: Lauryn Hill; Production

9. I Used to Love Him

Featured Artist: Mary J. Blige; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Main Performer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
Dj Rogers
D.j. Rogers
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Lyricist: Lauryn Hill
Dj Rogers
D.j. Rogers
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
Dj Rogers; Composer
Executive Producer: Lauryn Hill; Production
Producer: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Production
Author: Lauryn Hill
Dj Rogers; Production
Bass: Matthew Rubano
James Poyser; Performer
Drum Programming: Che Guevara; Performer
Performer: Lauryn Hill
Mary J. Blige
Lauryn Hill Feat. Mary J. Blige; Performer
Editor: Devon Kirkpatrick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Jr. Herb Powers; Production
Mixing Engineer: Comissioner Gordon
Warren Riker
Storm Jefferson; Production
Recording: Comissioner Gordon
Storm Jefferson
Ken Johnston; Production
Artist: Lauryn Hill
Mary J. Blige; Production

10. Forgive Them Father

Primary Artist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Main Performer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Lyricist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Composer: Lauryn Hill; Composer
Executive Producer: Lauryn Hill; Production
Producer: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Production
Author: Lauryn Hill; Production
Bass: Chris Meredith; Performer
Drum Programming: Vada Nobles
Che Guevara; Performer
Guitar: Earl Chinna-smith
Julian Marley; Performer
Performer: Lauryn Hill
Shelley Thunder; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Dean Frazier; Performer
Trombone: Nambo Robinson; Performer
Trumpet: Everol Ray; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Errol Brown; Production
Editor: Devon Kirkpatrick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Jr. Herb Powers; Production
Mixing Engineer: Comissioner Gordon
Brian Vibberts; Production
Recording: Comissioner Gordon; Production
Artist: Lauryn Hill
Shelley Thunder; Production

11. Every Ghetto, Every City

Primary Artist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Main Performer
Bass: Tom Barney; Performer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
David Axelrod; Composer
Clarinet: Loris Holland; Performer
Guitar: Francis Dunnery; Performer
Performer: Lauryn Hill; Performer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
David Axelrod
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Lyricist: Lauryn Hill
David Axelrod
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Editor: Devon Kirkpatrick; Production
Executive Producer: Lauryn Hill; Production
Inc.: Ché Guevara For Invisible Society; Production
Mastering Engineer: Jr. Herb Powers; Production
Mixing Engineer: Comissioner Gordon; Production
Producer: Lauryn Hill
Ché Guevara For Invisible Society
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Production
Recording: Comissioner Gordon
Storm Jefferson
Ken Johnston
Chris Theis
Tony Prendatt; Production
Artist: Lauryn Hill; Production
Author: Lauryn Hill
David Axelrod; Production

12. Nothing Even Matters

Featured Artist: D'angelo; Main Performer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Lyricist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Executive Producer: Lauryn Hill; Production
Producer: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Production
Primary Artist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Main Performer
Bass: Tom Barney; Performer
Composer: Lauryn Hill; Composer
Author: Lauryn Hill; Production
Drum Programming: Che Guevara; Performer
Guitar: Al Anderson
Francis Dunnery; Performer
Performer: Lauryn Hill
D'angelo
Lauren Hill Feat. D'angelo; Performer
Piano: Loris Holland; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Brian Vibberts
Chip Verspyck; Production
Editor: Devon Kirkpatrick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Jr. Herb Powers; Production
Mixing Engineer: Comissioner Gordon; Production
Recording: Comissioner Gordon
Warren Riker
Storm Jefferson
Tony Prendatt; Production
Artist: Lauryn Hill
D'angelo
Lauren Hill; Production

13. Everything Is Everything

Primary Artist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Main Performer
Bass: Matthew Rubano
Tom Barney; Performer
Performer: Lauryn Hill; Performer
Piano: John R. Stephens; Performer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
No Writer Applicable
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Lyricist: Lauryn Hill
No Writer Applicable
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
No Writer Applicable; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Robert Williams; Production
Editor: Devon Kirkpatrick; Production
Executive Producer: Lauryn Hill; Production
Mastering Engineer: Jr. Herb Powers; Production
Mixing Engineer: Devon Kirkpatrick
Comissioner Gordon; Production
Producer: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Production
Programmer: Vada Nobles
Che Guevara; Production
Recording: Tony Prendatt; Production
Artist: Lauryn Hill; Production
Author: Lauryn Hill
No Writer Applicable; Production

14. The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Primary Artist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Main Performer
Organ: Loris Holland; Performer
Performer: Lauryn Hill; Performer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Lyricist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Composer: Lauryn Hill; Composer
Editor: Devon Kirkpatrick; Production
Engineer: Comissioner Gordon
Tony Prendatt; Production
Executive Producer: Lauryn Hill; Production
Mastering Engineer: Jr. Herb Powers; Production
Mixing Engineer: Comissioner Gordon
Storm Jefferson; Production
Producer: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Production
Recording: Tony Prendatt; Production
Artist: Lauryn Hill; Production
Author: Lauryn Hill; Production

15. Can't Take My Eyes Off of You

Primary Artist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Main Performer
Performer: Lauryn Hill; Performer
Composer: Bob Crewe
Bob Gaudio; Composer
Lyricist: Bob Crewe
Bob Gaudio; Composer
Composer: Bob Crewe
Bob Gaudio; Composer
Editor: Devon Kirkpatrick; Production
Engineer: Comissioner Gordon
Warren Riker; Production
Executive Producer: Lauryn Hill; Production
Mastering Engineer: Herb Powers; Production
Mixing Engineer: Comissioner Gordon
Warren Riker; Production
Producer: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Production
Artist: Lauryn Hill; Production
Author: Bob Crewe
Bob Gaudio; Production

16. Tell Him

Primary Artist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Main Performer
Bass: Tom Barney; Performer
Drums: Jared Crawford; Performer
Guitar: Francis Dunnery; Performer
Keyboard: Loris Holland; Performer
Performer: Lauryn Hill; Performer
Composer: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Lyricist: Lauryn Hill
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Composer
Composer: Lauryn Hill; Composer
Editor: Devon Kirkpatrick; Production
Mastering Engineer: Erb Powers; Production
Producer: Don Harris
Ms. Lauryn Hill; Production
Artist: Lauryn Hill; Production
Author: Lauryn Hill; Production
Jr.: Erb Powers; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

16 tracks available

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ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 17 minutes and 17 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

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Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

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Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

15/16 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Hip Hop, Rap, Alternative Rap, R&B, Soul, Neo-Soul, Contemporary R&B, '90s Hip-Hop Hits, Hip-Hop Hitmakers

Label

Ruffhouse - Columbia

Music Distribution Service

Sony

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Aug 24, 1998

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Available

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UPC

886446727189