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| Released | April 20, 1999 | |||
| Length | 56:35 | |||
| Label | GRP | |||
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The Song Lives On is a collaborative studio album by former Jazz Crusaders member Joe Sample and R&B singer Lalah Hathaway. It was released by GRP Records on April 20,1999 in the United States.
In 1998,Lalah Hathaway and Joe Sample began working on their collaborative album. Hathaway sang most of the lead vocals on such songs as lead single "When Your Life Was Low" and a cover of The Crusaders' hit "Street Life," while Sample supplied the instruments like piano. The second single was the covered song "Fever".
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
The album received a favorable review from AllMusic editor Jonathan Widran. He stated that "the daughter of the popular late R&B singer Donny,husky voiced Lalah Hathaway is the perfect foil for Joe Sample's compelling notion that The Song Lives On. Finding a happy medium between the graceful straight-ahead jazz trio vibe of his Invitation album and the plucky pop energy of Spellbound,Sample provides Hathaway on seven of the 11 tunes with a showcase for her sultry approach." [1]
The Song Lives On peaked at number two on the US Billboard Top Jazz Albums. [2] In response to the album's commercial success,Hathaway and Sample were honored with Billboard/BET On Jazz Award for "Mainstream Jazz Album." [3]
All tracks produced by Joe Sample and Bill Schnee.
| 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 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 12. | "It's a Sin to Tell a Lie" | 4:57 |
| Total length: | 61:32 | |
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 [4] | 196 |
| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [2] | 2 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5] | 53 |
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