| A Moment | ||||
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| Released | May 31, 1994 | |||
| Length | 56:48 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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A Moment is the second studio album by American singer Lalah Hathaway. It was released by Virgin Records on May 31, 1994 in the United States.
The album's first single was "Let Me Love You," produced by Brian Alexander Morgan. A video was also shot for the single. The follow-up single was "Separate Ways," released as a double-A side single with "Family Affair." The Martyn Ware-produced "Family Affair" was actually released in 1991 and billed as "BEF featuring Lalah Hathaway". [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
AllMusic editor Alex Henderson rated the album four out of five stars. He found that like Hathaway's debut album, A Moment "is a mixed bag ranging from the strong to the decent to the routine (depending on who's producing and/or writing a particular song) [...] Overall, this is a slightly weaker effort than Hathaway's debut. One hoped that eventually, she would live up to her promise and deliver a truly outstanding album, one that would become a huge name in R&B." [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Let Me Love You" | Brian Alexander Morgan | Morgan | 5:32 |
| 2. | "Rise" | Keith Crouch | Crouch | 4:43 |
| 3. | "Family Affair" | Sylvester Stewart | Martyn Ware | 4:06 |
| 4. | "These Are the Things (You Do to Me)" | Crouch | Crouch | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Do You Suppose" |
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| 5:34 |
| 6. | "Better as a Memory" |
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| 4:23 |
| 7. | "Bad by Myself" | Chuckii Booker | Booker | 4:23 |
| 8. | "Lean On Me" |
| Crouch | 4:52 |
| 9. | "Separate Ways" | Crouch | Crouch | 4:28 |
| 10. | "Long After U Have Gone" |
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| 4:33 |
| 11. | "I'm Not Over You" |
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| 4:21 |
| 12. | "A Moment" |
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| 2:07 |
| 13. | "So They Say" (Hathaway) | Hathaway | 3:27 | |
| Total length: | 56:48 | |||
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| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [3] | 40 |
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