Lauryn HillThe Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill

Label:

Ruffhouse Records – C2 69035

Format:

2 x Vinyl , LP, Album, Stereo

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Funk / Soul

Style:

Contemporary R&B

Tracklist

A1 Intro
Alto Saxophone [Intro / Interludes], Flute [Intro / Interludes], Tenor Saxophone [Intro / Interludes]Bud Beadle
Bass [Intro / Interludes]Tom Barney
Electric Piano [Rhodes & Wurlitzer, Intro / Interludes], Electric Organ [Hammond B-3, Intro / Interludes], Piano [Intro / Interludes]Loris Holland
Guitar [Intro / Interludes]Francis Dunnery
Harp [Intro / Interludes]Elizabeth Valletti*
Mixed By [Intro / Interludes]Commissioner Gordon
Recorded By [Intro / Interludes]Tony Prendatt
Trombone [Intro / Interludes]Fayyaz Virti*
Trumpet [Intro / Interludes], Flugelhorn [Intro / Interludes]Kevin Robinson (4)
A2 Lost Ones
Bass [Live]Chris Meredith*
Engineer [Assistant Mix]Storm Jefferson
Engineer [Assistant Recording]Errol Brown (2)
Engineer [Mix]Warren Riker
GuitarRobert Browne*
Producer [Additional], Drum ProgrammingVada Nobles
Recorded By, Mixed ByCommissioner Gordon
Synth [Synth Bass]James Poyser
VocalsLauryn Hill
A3 Ex-Factor
Backing Vocals [Additional]Chuck Young
BassPaul Fakhourie
Drum ProgrammingVada Nobles
Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Organ, Electric Piano [Rhodes]James Poyser
Engineer [Assistant Mix]Greg Thompson
Engineer [Assistant Recording]Chip Verspyck*
GuitarJohari Newton
Lead Vocals, Backing VocalsLauryn Hill
PercussionRudy Byrd*
PianoTejumold Newton
Recorded By, Mixed ByCommissioner Gordon
A4 To Zion
Backing VocalsSabrina Johnston
Co-producerChé Guevara
Drums [Live]Jared "Chocolate" Crawford*
Engineer [Assistant Mix]Jamie Seigel*
Engineer [Assistant Recording]Ken Johnston
Engineer [Mix]Commissioner Gordon
Featuring, Lead GuitarCarlos Santana
HarpGrace Paradise
Lead VocalsLauryn Hill
Mixed ByCommissioner Gordon
Recorded ByWarren Riker
Synth [Synth Bass]James Poyser
A5 Doo Wop (That Thing)
Backing VocalsRasheem "Kilo" Pugh*
Drum ProgrammingChé Guevara
Drum Programming [Additional]Vada Nobles
Engineer [Mix]Commissioner Gordon
Lead VocalsLauryn Hill
Piano, Electric Piano [Rhodes], Celesta [Celeste], Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Electric PianoJames Poyser
Recorded ByWarren Riker
Recorded By [Assistant]Storm Jefferson
Recorded By, Mixed ByCommissioner Gordon
SaxophoneDean Frasier*
StringsIndigo Quartet
TromboneNambo Robinson*
TrumpetEverol Ray*
Turntables [DJ Elements]DJ Supreme (5)
B1 Superstar
Drum ProgrammingVada Nobles
Engineer [Assistant Mix]Brian Vibberts
HarpGrace Paradise
Harpsichord, Synthesizer [Moog Bass], Electric Piano [Wurlitzer]James Poyser
Lyrics By [Additional Lyrics]Johari Newton
Mixed ByCommissioner Gordon
Music By [Additional Music]James Poyser
PercussionRudy Byrd*
Recorded ByTony Prendatt
Vocals, GuitarLauryn Hill
B2 Final Hour
Alto Saxophone, Flute, Tenor SaxophoneBud Beadle
BassStewart Zender*
Engineer [Assistant Recording]Neil Tucker
GuitarAndrew Smith
HarpElizabeth Valletti*
Lead VocalsLauryn Hill
Recorded ByTony Prendatt
TromboneFayyaz Virti*
Trumpet, FlugelhornKevin Robinson (4)
B3 When It Hurts So Bad
BassChris Meredith*
Drums [Live]Squiddly Ranks*
Engineer [Assistant Mix]Storm Jefferson
GuitarJohari Newton
HarpGrace Paradise
Lead VocalsLauryn Hill
Mixed ByCommissioner Gordon
PercussionRudy Byrd*
Programmed ByVada Nobles
Recorded ByWarren Riker
B4 I Used To Love Him
Backing VocalsTara Watkins
Backing Vocals [Additional]Ramón Rivera*
BassMatthew Rubano*
Drum ProgrammingChé Guevara
Engineer [Assistant Mix]Storm Jefferson
Engineer [Mix]Warren Riker
FeaturingMary J. Blige
Lead VocalsMary J. Blige
Mixed ByWarren Riker
Recorded ByTony Prendatt
Synthesizer [Moog Bass]James Poyser
C1 Forgive Them Father
BassChris Meredith*
Drum ProgrammingVada Nobles
Engineer [Assistant Mix]Brian Vibberts
Engineer [Assistant Recording]Errol Brown (2)
Guest [Guest Appearance]Shelley Thunder*
GuitarJulian Marley
Lead VocalsLauryn Hill
Recorded By, Mixed ByCommissioner Gordon
Tenor SaxophoneDean Frasier*
TromboneNambo Robinson*
TrumpetEverol Ray*
C2 Every Ghetto, Every City
BassTom Barney
ClarinetLoris Holland
GuitarFrancis Dunnery
Mixed ByCommissioner Gordon
Recorded ByTony Prendatt
VocalsLauryn Hill
C3 Nothing Even Matters
BassTom Barney
Drum ProgrammingChé Guevara
Electric Piano [Rhodes]James Poyser
Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Electric Piano [Rhodes], Electric Piano, Electric Organ [Hammond B-3]Loris Holland
Engineer [Assistant Recording]Chip Verspyck*
FeaturingD'Angelo
GuitarFrancis Dunnery
Lead VocalsLauryn Hill
Mixed By, Engineer [Mix]Commissioner Gordon
Recorded ByWarren Riker
D1 Everything Is Everything
Backing VocalsLenesha Randolph
BassTom Barney
Lead VocalsLauryn Hill
Lyrics By [Additional Lyrics]Johari Newton
Mixed ByCommissioner Gordon
Mixed By [Assistant]Devon Kirkpatrick
PianoJohn R. Stephens*
Programmed ByVada Nobles
Recorded ByTony Prendatt
Recorded By [Assistant]Robert Williams*
StringsIndigo Quartet
D2 The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], OrganLoris Holland
EngineerTony Prendatt
Mixed ByCommissioner Gordon
Mixed By [Assistant]Storm Jefferson
Music By [Additional Musical Contribution]Tejumold Newton
PianoJoe Wilson*
Recorded ByTony Prendatt
StringsIndigo Quartet
VocalsLauryn Hill
D3 Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You
Written-By [Uncredited]Bob Gaudio
D4 Tell Him

Companies, etc.

  • Copyright ©Ruffhouse Records LP
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Ruffhouse Records LP
  • Manufactured ByColumbia Records
  • Distributed ByColumbia Records
  • Produced ForInvisible Society Inc.
  • Recorded AtMarley Music, Inc. (2)
  • Recorded AtRPM Studios
  • Recorded AtChung King Studios
  • Recorded AtPerfect Pair Studios
  • Recorded AtCircle House Studios
  • Recorded AtSony Music Studios, New York City
  • Recorded AtMetropolis Studios
  • Recorded AtThe Hit Factory
  • Recorded AtRight Track Recording
  • Mixed AtChung King Studios
  • Mixed AtThe Hit Factory
  • Mixed AtSony Music Studios, New York City
  • Mastered AtPowers House Of Sound
  • Lacquer Cut AtFrankford/Wayne Mastering Labs
  • Published BySongs Of PolyGram International, Inc.
  • Published BySony/ATV Tunes LLC
  • Published ByObverse Creation Music
  • Published ByColgems-EMI Music Inc.
  • Published ByCareers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc.
  • Published ByWu-Tang Publishing
  • Published ByRodali Music
  • Published ByFox-Gimbel Productions, Inc.
  • Published ByDoors Music Company
  • Published ByFifty-Six Hope Road Music Ltd.
  • Published ByScanian Music
  • Published BySilktone Songs, Inc.
  • Published ByLast Song Inc.

Credits

  • A&RSuzette Williams
  • Arranged By, Producer, Written-By, Executive-Producer, PerformerLauryn Hill
  • Art DirectionLauryn Hill
  • Edited By [Digital Editing]Devon Kirkpatrick
  • HairVeronica Fletcher
  • Lacquer Cut ByRCE*
  • Make-UpAnita Gibson
  • Mastered ByHerb Powers, Jr*
  • Photography ByEric Johnson (15)
  • Photography By [Back Cover]Marc Baptiste
  • Stylist [Styling]Tameka Foster
  • Supervised By [Project Supervisor]Gordon Williams

Notes

Includes printed B/W inner sleeves with lyrics, credits and pictures.
"Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" and "Tell Him" do not appear in the tracklist (Bonus Tracks).

"Lost Ones" contains replayed elements from "Bam Bam" (Frederick Hibbert)
"Ex-Factor" contains replayed elements from "Can It All Be So Simple" (Wu-Tang Clan)
"To Zion" contains elements from "And The Feeling's Good" (José Feliciano)
"Superstar" contains elements from "Light My Fire" (The Doors)
"Forgive Them Father" is a interpretation of "Concrete Jungle" (Bob Marley)
"Every Ghetto, Every City" contains replayed elements from "Tony Poem" (Steve "Silk" Hurley)

Mary J. Blige appears courtey of MCA Records
D'Angelo appears courtesy of Cheeba Sound/Virgin Records
Fundisha Johnson appears courtesy of Epic Records
Carlos Santana appears courtesy of Arista Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: BMI
  • Rights Society: ASCAP
  • Barcode (Scanned): 074646903513
  • Barcode (Text): 0 7464-69035-1 3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A & B label): C 69562
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C & D label): C 69563
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A label): AL 69562
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B label): BL 69562
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C label): AL 69563
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D label): BL 69563
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched - Variant 1): 69562 - AL I X F/W RCE
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched - Variant 1): 69562 BL I I X
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C runout etched - Variant 1): 69563 AL I X F/W RCE
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D runout etched - Variant 1): 69563 BL X
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched - Variant 2): 69562 - AL I X F/W RCE
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched - Variant 2): 69562 BL 2 X
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C runout etched - Variant 2): 69563 AL I X F/W RCE
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D runout etched - Variant 2): 69563 BL X I
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A runout etched - Variant 3): 69562 - AL I X F/W RCE
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B runout etched - Variant 3): 69562 BL I I X
  • Matrix / Runout (Side C runout etched - Variant 3): 69563 AL I X F/W RCE
  • Matrix / Runout (Side D runout etched - Variant 3): 69563 BL X I

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Title (Format) Label Cat# Country Year
Recently Edited
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (CD, Album) Ruffhouse Records 758.481/2-489843 Brazil 1998
Recently Edited
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (CD, Album, Stereo) Columbia CK 69035, 69035, K 69035-S1 US 1998
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (CD, Album, CB 608) Columbia 489843 2, COL 489843 2 Europe 1998
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (CD, Album) Ruffhouse Records 489843 2 Australia 1998
The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (2×LP, Album) Columbia 489843 1, COL 489843 1 Europe 1998

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Reviews

  • markamiller2's avatar
    markamiller2
    I hope it sounds better than it looks. Both disks severely warped right out of the sleeve.
    • jah-collector-tempa's avatar
      very niceness album love it so much with that voice
      • jaykobe23's avatar
        jaykobe23
        Great album, but it's cut at low volume so I have to crank up the amp a few extra dB to bring it up to par with other records.
        • RoryHoy's avatar
          RoryHoy
          Fantastic album from Ms. Hill - Been waiting patiently for the follow-up!
          • mikejsteeves's avatar
            mikejsteeves
            Does an Unedited version of this album exist?? (i.e. *without* muted profanity in songs such as Doo Wop, etc) . . .
            • RMlegshaver's avatar
              RMlegshaver
              Yes this original press is edited but it sounds fantastic.
              • Yard92's avatar
                Yard92
                Hi ! Does anyone has or know which edition is an explicit version ?
                I bought a copy and in doo wap F words and N words are edited with pauses. Even on spotify it is the same... thank you !
                • FemaleHipHopFein's avatar
                  Instant classic. If you are deeply in touch with your spiritual side this is the album for you. Ms Lauryn Hill, Your amazing
                  • VinylChambers's avatar
                    VinylChambers
                    D3 'Cant Take My Eyes Off of You' and D4 'Tell Him' were uncredited bonus tracks.

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