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| released = May 31, 1994
| released = May 31, 1994
| recorded = 1991 - 1994
| recorded =
| venue =
| venue =
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = {{flat list |
| genre =
*[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]
*[[soul music|soul]]}}
| length = 56:48
| length = 56:48
| label = [[Virgin Records]]
| label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| producer = {{flat list |
| producer =
*[[Brian Alexander Morgan]]
*[[Keith Crouch]]
*[[Chuckii Booker]]
*[[Chuckii Booker]]
*Bread and Butter
*[[Keith Ware]]
*[[Martyn Ware]]}}
*[[Keith Crouch]]
*David Delhomme
*Lalah Hathaway
*Raymond Jones
*Sami McKinney
*[[Brian Alexander Morgan]]
*[[K.C. Porter]]
*[[Martyn Ware]]
| prev_title = [[Lalah Hathaway (album)|Lalah Hathaway]]
| prev_title = [[Lalah Hathaway (album)|Lalah Hathaway]]
| prev_year = 1990
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = [[The Song Lives On]]
| next_title = [[The Song Lives On]]
| next_year = 1999
| next_year = 1999
| misc = {{Singles
| type = studio
| name = A Moment
| single1 = Let Me Love You
| single1date = April 27, 1994
| single2 = Separate Ways"/"Family Affair
| single2date = November 1, 1994
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r208720|pure_url=yes}} link]
}}
}}
'''''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.
'''''A Moment''''' is the second album of [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] singer [[Lalah Hathaway]]. The album's first single was "Let Me Love You," produced by [[Brian Alexander Morgan]] of [[Sisters with Voices|SWV]] fame. 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 "[[B.E.F. (British Electric Foundation)|BEF]] featuring Lalah Hathaway".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/British-Electric-Foundation-Music-Of-Quality-And-Distinction-Volume-2/master/56044|title=British Electric Foundation – Music Of Quality And Distinction Volume 2|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=May 2, 2012}}</ref>


==Promotion==
The [[Compact disc|CD]] format of the album is now out-of-print, but is available as a digital download.
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 "[[B.E.F. (British Electric Foundation)|BEF]] featuring Lalah Hathaway".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/British-Electric-Foundation-Music-Of-Quality-And-Distinction-Volume-2/master/56044|title=British Electric Foundation – Music Of Quality And Distinction Volume 2|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=May 2, 2012}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r208720|pure_url=yes}}|title=(((A Moment > Overview)))|first=Alex|last=Henderson|work=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=June 18, 2023}}</ref>
}}
[[AllMusic]] editor Alex Henderson rated the album four out of five stars. He found that like [[Lalah Hathaway (album)|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."<ref name="AllMusic"/>


==Track listing==
{{tracklist
{{tracklist
| headline = ''A Moment'' track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 56:48


| title1 = Let Me Love You
| title1 = Let Me Love You
| writer1 = [[Brian Alexander Morgan]]
| note1 =
| extra1 = [[Brian Alexander Morgan]]
| extra1 = Morgan
| length1 = 5:32
| length1 = 5:32


| title2 = Rise
| title2 = Rise
| writer2 = [[Keith Crouch]]
| note2 =
| extra2 = [[Keith Crouch]]
| extra2 = Crouch
| length2 = 4:43
| length2 = 4:43


| title3 = Family Affair
| title3 = Family Affair
| writer3 = [[Sylvester Stewart]]
| note3 =
| extra3 = [[Martyn Ware]]
| extra3 = [[Martyn Ware]]
| length3 = 4:06
| length3 = 4:06


| title4 = These Are The Things (You Do To Me)
| title4 = These Are the Things (You Do to Me)
| note4 =
| writer4 = Crouch
| extra4 = [[Keith Crouch]]
| extra4 = Crouch
| length4 = 4:23
| length4 = 4:23


| title5 = Do You Suppose
| title5 = Do You Suppose
| writer5 = {{hlist|Lori Perry|Raymond Jones|Sami McKinney}}
| note5 =
| extra5 = Sami McKinney
| extra5 = {{hlist|Jones|McKinney}}
| length5 = 5:34
| length5 = 5:34


| title6 = Better As A Memory
| title6 = Better as a Memory
| writer6 = {{hlist|[[K.C. Porter]]|McKinney}}
| note6 =
| extra6 =
| extra6 = {{hlist|Porter|McKinney}}
| length6 = 4:23
| length6 = 4:23


| title7 = Bad By Myself
| title7 = Bad by Myself
| writer7 = [[Chuckii Booker]]
| note7 =
| extra7 = [[Chuckii Booker]]
| extra7 = Booker
| length7 = 4:23
| length7 = 4:23


| title8 = Lean On Me
| title8 = Lean On Me
| writer8 = {{hlist|[[Lalah Hathaway]]|Crouch}}
| note8 =
| extra8 = [[Keith Crouch]]
| extra8 = Crouch
| length8 = 4:52
| length8 = 4:52


| title9 = Separate Ways
| title9 = Separate Ways
| note9 =
| writer9 = Crouch
| extra9 = [[Keith Crouch]]
| extra9 = Crouch
| length9 = 4:28
| length9 = 4:28


| title10 = Long After U Have Gone
| title10 = Long After U Have Gone
| writer10 = {{hlist|Hathaway|David Delhomme}}
| note10 =
| extra10 =
| extra10 = {{hlist|Hathaway|Delhomme}}
| length10 = 4:33
| length10 = 4:33


| title11 = I'm Not Over You
| title11 = I'm Not Over You
| writer11 = {{hlist|Hathaway|Delhomme|McKinney}}
| note11 =
| extra11 =
| extra11 = {{hlist|Hathaway|Delhomme}}
| length11 = 4:21
| length11 = 4:21


| title12 = A Moment
| title12 = A Moment
| writer12 = {{hlist|Hathaway|Delhomme|Andrew Sherman|Craig Glanville}}
| note12 =
| extra12 = {{hlist|Bread and Butter|Delhomme{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| extra12 =
| length12 = 2:07
| length12 = 2:07


| title13 = So They Say
| title13 = So They Say
| note13 =
| note13 = Hathaway
| extra13 =
| extra13 = Hathaway
| length13 = 3:27
| length13 = 3:27

}}
}}
'''Notes'''
*<sup>{{note|a|[a]}}</sup> signifies additional producers


==Singles==
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Chart performance for ''A Moment''
==="Let Me Love You"===
! scope="col"| Chart (1994)
'''Cassette Single:'''
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
:# "Let Me Love You"
|-
:# "Dreams Don't Lie" (Club Version)
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|40|artist=Lalah Hathaway|rowheader=true|access-date=June 18, 2023}}

|}
'''12" Single:''' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/610255|title=Lalah Hathaway&nbsp;– 'Let Me Love You' 12" Single|publisher=Discogs}}</ref>
:Side A
:# "Let Me Love You" (Central Park Mix) — 4:33
:# "Let Me Love You" (Bread And Butter Girl Wonder Mix) — 5:45
:# "Let Me Love You" (Queen Of The Planet Mix) — 4:37
:Side B
:# "Let Me Love You" (Extended Mix) — 6:30
:# "Let Me Love You" (Bounce Club Mix) — 5:52
:# "Dreams Don't Lie" (Club Version) — 5:57

'''Promo CD:''' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/1190052|title=Lalah Hathaway&nbsp;– Let Me Love You Promo CD Single|publisher=Discogs}}</ref>
:# "Let Me Love You" (Single Edit) — 4:06
:# "Let Me Love You" (Central Park Mix) — 4:53
:# "Let Me Love You" (Bed Time Mix) — 5:06
:# "Let Me Love You" (Bread And Butter Girl Wonder Mix) — 5:45
:# "Let Me Love You" (All Star Remix) — 4:39
:# "Let Me Love You" (Album Instrumental) — 5:26

==="Separate Ways"/"Family Affair"===
'''Cassette Single/Promo CD:'''
:# "Separate Ways" (radio edit) — 4:00
:# "Separate Ways" (stringapella) — 4:11
:# "Family Affair" (album version) — 4:04
:# "Family Affair" (plati party mix edit) — 4:26

'''"Family Affair" (12" Single)''' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicstack.com/item/125521640/hathaway,lalah/family+affair|title=Lalah Hathaway&nbsp;– Family Affair 12" Version|publisher=MusicStack}}</ref>
:Side A
:# Plati Party Mix
:# Plati Party Mix Edit
:Side B
:# Booming Percaletta Mix
:# Instrumental with [[Billy Preston]]

'''Other:'''
:* "Let Me Love You" (Tim Prezzano Hot Tracks Mix) from ''Various Artists&nbsp;– Best of Street Tracks Vol. 5&nbsp;– Hot Tracks CD''


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Allmusic|class=album|id=r208720|label=''A Moment''}}
* {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r208720|label=''A Moment''}}


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{{Lalah Hathaway}}

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Latest revision as of 00:16, 12 December 2023

A Moment
Studio album by
Lalah Hathaway
ReleasedMay 31, 1994
Length56:48
LabelVirgin
Producer
Lalah Hathaway chronology
Lalah Hathaway
(1990) 		A Moment
(1994) 		The Song Lives On
(1999)
Singles from A Moment
  1. "Let Me Love You"
    Released: April 27, 1994
  2. "Separate Ways"/"Family Affair"
    Released: November 1, 1994

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.

Promotion

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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]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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]

Track listing

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A Moment track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Let Me Love You"Brian Alexander MorganMorgan5:32
2."Rise"Keith CrouchCrouch4:43
3."Family Affair"Sylvester StewartMartyn Ware4:06
4."These Are the Things (You Do to Me)"CrouchCrouch4:23
5."Do You Suppose"
  • Lori Perry
  • Raymond Jones
  • Sami McKinney
  • Jones
  • McKinney
5:34
6."Better as a Memory"
  • Porter
  • McKinney
4:23
7."Bad by Myself"Chuckii BookerBooker4:23
8."Lean On Me"
Crouch4:52
9."Separate Ways"CrouchCrouch4:28
10."Long After U Have Gone"
  • Hathaway
  • David Delhomme
  • Hathaway
  • Delhomme
4:33
11."I'm Not Over You"
  • Hathaway
  • Delhomme
  • McKinney
  • Hathaway
  • Delhomme
4:21
12."A Moment"
  • Hathaway
  • Delhomme
  • Andrew Sherman
  • Craig Glanville
  • Bread and Butter
  • Delhomme[a]
2:07
13."So They Say" (Hathaway) Hathaway3:27
Total length:56:48

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies additional producers

Charts

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Chart performance for A Moment
Chart (1994) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[3] 40

References

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  1. ^ "British Electric Foundation – Music Of Quality And Distinction Volume 2". Discogs. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "(A Moment > Overview)". AllMusic. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Lalah Hathaway Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
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