Soulife

Soulife
Compilation album by Anthony Hamilton
Released	June 20, 2005 (2005-06-20)
Recorded	1999–2001
Studio	Right Track, North Hollywood, California [a] Mama Jo's, North Hollywood, California [b] Reflection Sound, Charlotte, North Carolina [c] Chung King, New York City [d] Ocean Recording, Burbank, California [e] Larrabee North, North Hollywood, California [f] Westlake, West Hollywood, California [g]
Genre	R&B soul neo soul
Length	57:14
Label	Atlantic Rhino
Producer	B.C. 3 Ent. DK Anthony Hamilton Doug Mayhem Mike City Mark Sparks Walter "Babi Luv" Stewart
Anthony Hamilton chronology
Comin' from Where I'm From (2003) Soulife (2005) Ain't Nobody Worryin' (2005)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Billboard	Favorable [2]
Okayplayer	83/100 [3]
The San Diego Union-Tribune	[4]

Soulife is the first compilation album by American singer Anthony Hamilton. It was released on June 20, 2005, by Atlantic and Rhino Records. His third album overall, the album is a collection of previously unreleased songs recorded by Hamilton. The song "Love and War", which features Macy Gray, appeared on the soundtrack to the 2001 film Baby Boy . ^[5]

After leaving MCA Records, which shelved his debut album XTC in 1996, Hamilton found a home at Soulife Records, a small Los Angeles–based independent label, where he recorded tracks between 1999 and 2001 for what was supposed to be his second studio album. Soulife went bankrupt before it could release the material, leaving the album unreleased. ^{[5] [1]}

Soulife debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200 and number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 53,000 copies in its first week. ^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Used to Love Someone"	Anthony Hamilton Doug Coleman	Doug Mayhem	5:51
2.	"I Cry"	Hamilton Chris Deberry Mark Sparks	B.C. 3 Ent.	4:25
3.	"Clearly"	Hamilton Sparks	Sparks	4:05
4.	"Georgie Parker"	Hamilton Deberry Sparks Ron Feemster	B.C. 3 Ent.	3:55
5.	"Day Dreamin'"	Hamilton Sparks	Sparks	4:21
6.	"Ball and Chain"	Hamilton	Hamilton	3:39
7.	"Ol' Keeper"	Hamilton Sparks	Sparks	4:40
8.	"Love and War" (featuring Macy Gray)	Sparks Hamilton Erick Coomes Feemster Erick Walls	Sparks	5:22
9.	"Last Night" (featuring Sunshine Anderson and Dolo Pichino)	Mike City Anderson Hamilton Richard Elliot	Mike City	4:11
10.	"Love Is So Complicated"	Hamilton Coleman	Mayhem Walter "Babi Luv" Stewart [a]	5:03
11.	"Icing on the Cake"	Hamilton Coleman Derrick Kirkland	Mayhem DK [a]	4:49
12.	"Exclusively"	Hamilton Sparks Coomes Jimane Nelson Feemster	Sparks	6:39

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer

Sample credits

• "Love Is So Complicated" contains elements and a sample of "Midnight Groove" by Love Unlimited Orchestra.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005) Peak position US Billboard 200 [7] 12 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [8] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [9] 90

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Ref.
Germany	June 20, 2005	Warner	[10]
United Kingdom	June 27, 2005	Rhino	[11]
Canada	June 28, 2005	Atlantic Rhino	[12]
United States			[1]
Australia	July 26, 2005	Warner	[13]

Notes

1. Track 1
2. Tracks 10 and 11; original recording on tracks 2–5
3. Re-recording on tracks 2–5
4. Track 6
5. Tracks 10 and 11; original recording on track 7
6. Track 12; original recording on track 7
7. Track 8

References

1. Kellman, Andy. "Soulife – Anthony Hamilton". AllMusic . Retrieved January 26, 2020.
2. Jones, Ivory M. (July 9, 2005). "Reviews: Spotlights". Billboard . Vol. 117, no. 28. p. 69. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved January 26, 2020– via Google Books.
3. "Anthony Hamilton: Soulife". Okayplayer . July 18, 2005. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
4. Nero, Mark Edward (July 21, 2005). "Review: Soulife". The San Diego Union-Tribune . ISSN   1063-102X – via ProQuest Archiver.^{[ dead link ]}
5. Cohen, Jonathan (May 27, 2005). "Rhino Revives Hamilton's 'Soulife'". Billboard . Retrieved March 24, 2013.
6. Whitmire, Margo (July 6, 2005). "Strait's 'Somewhere' Heads Right To No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
7. "Anthony Hamilton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
8. "Anthony Hamilton Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
9. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
10. "Soulife: Anthony Hamilton". Amazon (in German). Germany. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
11. "Anthony Hamilton: Soulife (2005)". HMV. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
12. "Soulife: Anthony Hamilton". Amazon. Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
13. "Hamilton, Anthony / Soulife". Sanity . Retrieved November 11, 2008.^{[ dead link ]}