The Song Lives On

The Song Lives On
Studio album by Lalah Hathaway & Joe Sample
Released	April 20, 1999
Studio	Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Jazz R&B
Length	56:35
Label	GRP
Producer	Joe Sample Bill Schnee
Lalah Hathaway chronology
A Moment (1994) The Song Lives On (1999) Outrun the Sky (2004)

The Song Lives On track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Song Lives On"	Sample	5:09
2.	"Fever"	Cooley, Davenport	5:40
3.	"Come Along with Me"	Gimbel, Sample	5:12
4.	"Living in Blue"	Sample	4:45
5.	"Street Life"	Jennings, Sample	5:49
6.	"When Your Life Was Low"	Jennings, Sample	5:43
7.	"One Day I'll Fly Away"	Jennings, Sample	5:40
8.	"When the World Turns Blue"	Jennings, Sample	4:29
9.	"For All We Know"	Coots, Lewis	5:13
10.	"Bitter Sweet"	Sample	3:58
11.	"A Long Way from Home"	Sample	4:57
Total length:			56:35

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Length
12.	"It's a Sin to Tell a Lie"	4:57
Total length:		61:32

Personnel

• Lalah Hathaway – vocals, vocal arrangement
• Joe Sample – acoustic piano, Rhodes piano, instrumental arrangements
• David Delhomme – synthesizers (1, 3–9), organ (11)
• Michael Thompson – electric guitars (1–7)
• Jay Anderson – bass
• Walfredo Reyes Jr. – drums
• Lenny Castro – percussion (1–8, 10)
• Kirk Whalum – saxophone (1, 2, 6, 7)

Production

• Joe Sample – producer
• Bill Schnee – producer, recording, mixing
• Koji Egawa – mix assistant
• Alan Sanderson – recording assistant
• Doug Sax – mastering at The Mastering Lab (Hollywood, California)
• John Cabalka – art direction
• Steven Silverstein – photography
• Patrick Rains – management for Joe Sample
• Raymond A. Shields II – management for Lalah Hathaway

Charts

Chart performance for The Song Lives On

Chart (1999)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [4]	196
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [2]	2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5]	53

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Lalah Hathaway Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
3. Billboard/BET On Jazz Honor Kenny G, Krall ^{[ dead link ‍]}. Billboard. Retrieved: June 28, 2009.
4. "Lalah Hathaway Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
5. "Lalah Hathaway Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2023.