Vantablack (stylized in all caps) is a 2024 album by Lalah Hathaway.[1][2] The album earned a Grammy nomination in the category of Best R&B Album.[3]
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| Released | June 14, 2024 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 54:43 | |||
| Label | Hathaway Entertainment | |||
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Critical reception
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| AllMusic |   [4] |
Andy Kellman of AllMusic took note of "Like she took her father and Roberta Flack's "Be Real Black for Me" to heart and then some, Lalah Hathaway titled her eighth solo album after the darkest known pigment and poured the same warm and loving sentiments into the music. Purists who didn't appreciate the bold left turn the singer took with Honestly might be hesitant as they approach this follow-up with four guest MCs and another explicit tag. To the contrary, VANTABLACK, produced by Hathaway with Phil Beaudreau, Ariza, Warryn Campbell and Eric Dawkins rotating at the controls, is closer in sound to Where It All Begins, given that the stylistic descriptors for all of the songs would have to include soul with preceding modifiers such as modern, throwback, hip-hop, folk, and pop.[4]
Track listing
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| 1. | "BLACK. (feat. Rapsody & Common)" | Phil Beaudreau, Marlanna Evans, Lalah Hathaway, Lonnie Lynn | 02:37 |
| 2. | "No Lie (feat. Michael McDonald)" | Phil Beaudreau, Lalah Hathaway | 04:29 |
| 3. | "Mood for You (feat. MC Lyte)" | Warryn Campbell, Affion Crockett, Eric Dawkins, Lalah Hathaway, Lana Moorer, Juan Winans | 03:55 |
| 4. | "You Don't Know (feat. Phonte)" | BeMyFiasco, Phil Beaudreau, Phonte Coleman, Lalah Hathaway | 02:19 |
| 5. | "Vantablack" | Juan Andres Carreno Ariza, Lalah Hathaway | 02:37 |
| 6. | "Returning" | Juan Andres Carreno Ariza, Lalah Hathaway | 04:54 |
| 7. | "So in Love" | Phil Beaudreau, Lalah Hathaway | 04:06 |
| 8. | "I AM" | Juan Andres Carreno Ariza, Nicole Cohen, Lalah Hathaway | 02:56 |
| 9. | "The Machine" | Juan Andres Carreno Ariza, Lalah Hathaway | 02:43 |
| 10. | "Myth of Being" | Juan Andres Carreno Ariza, Nicole Cohen, Lalah Hathaway | 03:20 |
| 11. | "Higher" | Phil Beaudreau, Lalah Hathaway, Stephanie Thom | 03:47 |
| 12. | "The Energy" | Juan Andres Carreno Ariza, Nicole Cohen, Lalah Hathaway | 03:40 |
| 13. | "#BITMFW" | Phil Beaudreau, Lalah Hathaway | 02:55 |
| 14. | "Clearly" | Phil Beaudreau, Lalah Hathaway | 04:18 |
| 15. | "Lower (feat. Gerald Albright)" | Gerald Albright, Phil Beaudreau, Lalah Hathaway | 01:55 |
| 16. | "Tunnels (feat. WILLOW)" | Phil Beaudreau, Lalah Hathaway, Willow Smith | 04:12 |
References
edit- ^ VANTABLACK - Lalah Hathaway | Album | AllMusic, retrieved 2024-11-08
- ^ Mitchell, Gail (2024-06-16). "Lalah Hathaway Returns With New Album & National Tour". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ Willman, Chris. "Grammy Nominations 2025: Beyonce Leads With 11 Nods as Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter and Charli XCX Are Among Top Nominees". Archived from the original on 8 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
- ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Lalah Hathaway - Vantablack". allmusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
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