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| Released | June 29, 1990 | |||
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| Length | 45:06 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
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Lalah Hathaway is the debut studio album by American singer Lalah Hathaway. It was released by Virgin Records on June 29, 1990, in the United States.
The album's first single was "Heaven Knows", produced by Derek Bramble. The follow-up single was "Baby Don't Cry", produced by Angela Winbush. The third single was "Somethin'". Virgin also released Night and Day, an EP available only in Japan. The disc featured two versions of the song "Night and Day" as well as two songs taken from the Lalah Hathaway album. Promotional music videos were shot for the singles "Heaven Knows", "Baby Don't Cry", and "Somethin'".
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The New York Times | (favorable) [2] |
AllMusic editor Alex Henderson found that "the material on this CD ranges from excellent to routine, depending on who's writing and/or producing a particular song. Hathaway doesn't always have fantastic material to work with, but when she does, the results are quite memorable." [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Somethin'" | Andre Fischer | 3:38 | |
| 2. | "Heaven Knows" | Derek Bramble | Bramble | 5:17 |
| 3. | "Baby Don't Cry" | Angela Winbush | Winbush | 4:04 |
| 4. | "Smile" |
| Fischer | 4:55 |
| 5. | "U-Godit Gowin On" |
| C. Cooper | 3:28 |
| 6. | "I'm Coming Back" | Gary Taylor |
| 5:37 |
| 7. | "Stay Home Tonight" | Martin Van Blockson | Fischer | 4:16 |
| 8. | "I Gotta Move On" | Winbush |
| 4:46 |
| 9. | "Sentimental" | Chuckii Booker | Booker | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Obvious" |
| C. Cooper | 5:16 |
| Total length: | 45:06 | |||
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