Learning from Falling
| Learning From Falling | ||||
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| Released | 30 July 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
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| Length | 54:37 | |||
| Label | J | |||
| Producer | Peter Edge, David Kahne, Nellee Hooper, Lamya (also executive producer), Soulshock, The Soundhustlers, Lester Mendez | |||
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| Singles from Learning From Falling | ||||
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| Allmusic |    link |
Learning from Falling is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter artist Lamya. The album included production by Nellee Hooper and Mark Ronson and entered the Top Heatseekers chart in the United States at #16.[1]
A remix of the first single "Empires (Bring Me Men)" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play chart.[2] The track "Black Mona Lisa" was covered by British R&B singer Maria Lawson on her eponymous album. A third single, "Never Enough", was only released as a promo.
All tracks were co-written by Lamya. "Pink Moon" is a cover of the Nick Drake song.
Track listing[edit]
- "Empires" (Lamya, Major) 5:07
- "East of Anywhere" (Lamya, Major) 3:57
- "Black Mona Lisa" (Lamya, Major) 4:22
- "Never Enough" (Lamya, Andres Levin, Camus Celli) 4:13
- "Judas Kiss (Brutus Diss)" (Lamya, Louis Metoyer, Justin Stanley) 3:49
- "Full Frontal Fridays" (Lamya, Major) 4:19
- "I Get Cravings" (Lamya, Stanley, Mark Ronson) 4:56
- "Splitting Atoms" (Lamya, Stanley, Ronson) 4:03
- "Never's Such a Long Time" (Lamya, Rick Nowels) 4:27
- "The Woman Who" (Lamya, Charles Stepney, Rudolph) 4:42
- "The Perfect Girl" (Lamya, Ronald Tomlinson, Don E.) 3:21
- "Pink Moon" (Drake) 2:47
- "Black Mona Lisa (Single Mix)" (Lamya, Major) 4:10
- "Bed I Never Made" (Japanese bonus track)
Personnel[edit]
Musicians[edit]
- Lamya: Vocals
- Rusty Anderson, Lukasz Gottwald, Jimmy Hogarth, Teddy Kumpel, Manny Lopez, Adam Zimmon: Guitars
- David Kahne: Bass, Keyboards, Programming
- Sal Cuevas: Bass
- Rick Nowels: Balalaika
- Aloke Dasgupta: Sitar
- Allan Gibson: Standup Bass
- Abe Laboriel Jr., Shawn Pelton: Drums, Percussion
- The Soulhusters: "Beats", Multi-Instruments
- Ian Rossiter, Fabien Waltman: Programming
Strings[edit]
- Chandru, Ralph Morrison, Sara Perkins, Marsha Skins: Violin
- Karen Elaine Bakunin, Merlyn Sturt: Viola
- Arranged & Conducted By Will Malone
References[edit]
- ^ "Learning From Falling - Lamya : Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 151.
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