# Lalah Hathaway discography

This is the discography for American jazz singer Lalah Hathaway.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US | US R&B | US Jazz | US Indie |
| Lalah Hathaway | Released: October 20, 1990 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, cassette | 191 | 18 | — | — |
| A Moment | Released: May 31, 1994 Label: Virgin Formats: CD, LP, cassette | — | 40 | — | — |
| Outrun the Sky | Released: September 24, 2004 Label: Mesa/Bluemoon Formats: CD, digital download | — | 34 | — | — |
| Self Portrait | Released: June 3, 2008 Label: Stax Formats: CD, digital download | 63 | 6 | — | — |
| Where It All Begins | Released: October 18, 2011 Label: Stax Formats: CD, digital download | 32 | 7 | — | — |
| Honestly | Released: October 20, 2017 Label: Hathaway, eOne Music Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | — | 9 |
| VANTABLACK | Released: June 14, 2024 Label: Hathaway, SoNo Recording Group Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | — | — |

### Collaborative albums

List of collaborative albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US | US R&B | US Jazz | US Indie |
| The Song Lives On (with Joe Sample) | Released: April 20, 1999 Label: PRA, GRP Formats: CD, LP | 196 | 53 | 2 | — |

### Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Details | US | US R&B | US Jazz | US Indie |
| Lalah Hathaway Live | Released: October 30, 2015 Label: Hathaway, eOne Music Formats: CD, digital download | 33 | 2 | — | 3 |

### Compilations albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Details |
| It's Somethin' – The Virgin Years | Released: September 13, 2019 Label: 90/90, Cherry Red Formats: CD, digital download |

## Singles
### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Pop | US R&B | US Adult R&B | US Dance | UK Pop | Album |
| "Inside the Beat" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Heaven Knows" | 1990 | 89 | 3 | — | 35 | 66 | Lalah Hathaway |
| "Baby Don't Cry" | 1990 | — | 18 | — | — | 54 | Lalah Hathaway |
| "I'm Coming Back" | 1991 | — | 54 | — | — | — | Lalah Hathaway |
| "It's Somethin'" | 1991 | — | 21 | — | — | — | Lalah Hathaway |
| "Night & Day" | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | Night & Day EP |
| "Let Me Love You" | 1994 | — | 37 | — | — | — | A Moment |
| "Separate Ways" | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | A Moment |
| "Anyone Can Be A Hero" | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | Blankman OST |
| "When Your Life Was Low" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | The Song Lives On |
| "Fever" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | The Song Lives On |
| "Forever, for Always, for Love" | 2004 | 112 | 37 | 1 | — | — | Outrun the Sky |
| "Better and Better" | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | Outrun the Sky |
| "Let Go" | 2008 | — | 51 | 16 | 24 | — | Self Portrait |
| "That Was Then" | 2008 | — | — | 32 | — | — | Self Portrait |
| "If You Want to" | 2011 | — | 72 | 24 | — | — | Where It All Begins |
| "You Were Meant for Me" | 2011 | — | 84 | 29 | — | — | Where It All Begins |
| "Shine" (featuring DivaGeek) | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Little Ghetto Boy" (solo or featuring Snoop Dogg) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | Live |
| "Angel" | 2015 | — | — | 1 | — | — | Live |
| "I Can't Wait" | 2017 | — | — | 20 | — | — | Honestly |
| "Call on Me (Remix)" (featuring Redman) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | Honestly |
| "Show Me Your Soul" (with Robert Glasper) | 2021 | — | — | 26 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Canvas" (with Ariza) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Now" (with Juan Winans) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "This Christmas" (with Donny Hathaway) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "The Energy" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | VANTABLACK |
| "So In Love" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | VANTABLACK |

### As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Gosp. | US R&B | US Adult R&B | US Jazz | UK | Album |
| "Family Affair" (B.E.F. featuring Lalah Hathaway) | 1991 | — | — | — | — | 37 | Music of Quality and Distinction Volume Two |
| "Love Like This" (Grover Washington featuring Lalah Hathaway) | 1992 | — | 31 | — | — | — | Next Exit |
| "One More Chance" (Art Porter featuring Lalah Hathaway) | 1996 | — | — | 36 | — | — | Lay Your Hands on Me |
| "Waiting in Vain" (Kirk Whalum featuring Lalah Hathaway) | 2010 | 21 | — | — | — | — | Everything is Everything: The Music of Donny Hathaway |
| "Every Promise" (Earnest Pugh featuring Lalah Hathaway) | 2012 | 23 | — | — | — | — | Best of – The E Factor |
| "Waiting in Vain" (Dianne Reeves featuring Lalah Hathaway) | 2014 | — | — | — | 25 | — | Beautiful Life |
| "Insanity" (Gregory Porter featuring Lalah Hathaway) | 2016 | — | — | 15 | — | — | Take Me to the Alley |
| "Coastin'" (Boney James featuring Lalah Hathaway) | 2021 | — | — | 17 | — | — | Detour |

## Album appearances

| Year | Song | Album |
| 1992 | "Love Like This" Grover Washington Jr. feat. Lalah Hathaway | Next Exit |
| 1993 | "It's Not Heaven If You're Not There" The Winans feat. Lalah Hathaway | All Out |
| 1993 | "Round Midnight" Marcus Miller feat. Lalah Hathaway | The Sun Don't Lie |
| 1994 | "I Surrender" Gerald Albright feat. Lalah Hathaway | Smooth |
| 1995 | "Flying Easy" Pete Escovedo feat. Lalah Hathaway | Flying South |
| 1996 | "One More Chance" Art Porter feat. Lalah Hathaway | Lay Your Hands on Me |
| 1996 | "Summer Breeze" Wayman Tisdale feat. Lalah Hathaway | In The Zone |
| 1998 | "My Only" Wayman Tisdale feat. Lalah Hathaway | Decisions |
| 1998 | "I Just Wanna Stop" Chris Minh Doky feat. Lalah Hathaway | Minh |
| 1998 | "24/7" Bread and Butter feat. Lalah Hathaway & Roy Hargrove | The Adventures of Bread and Butter, Vol. 1 |
| 1998 | "Summertime" Marcus Miller feat. Lalah Hathaway | Live & More |
| 1999 | "All I Ask of You" Ricky Peterson feat. Lalah Hathaway | Souvenir |
| 1999 | "When I'm with You" David Sanborn feat. Lalah Hathaway & Eric Benet | Inside |
| 1999 | "I Want You" John Tropea feat. Lalah Hathaway | A Simple Way to Say.. I Love You |
| 2000 | "A Simple Song" Alex Bugnon feat. Lalah Hathaway | As Promised |
| 2001 | "Ghetto Heaven" Hiram Bullock feat. Lalah Hathaway | Color Me |
| 2002 | "Earth" Me'shell NdegeOcello feat. Lalah Hathaway | Cookie: The Anthropological |
| 2002 | "Someday We'll All Be Free" Take 6 feat. Lalah Hathaway | Beautiful World |
| 2003 | "You've Got a Friend" Ken Hirai feat. Lalah Hathaway | Ken's Bar |
| 2003 | "I Loves You Porgy," "Burning Down the House," "When Your Life Was Low," "People Make the World Go Round," "Killing Me Softly" (Marcus Miller feat. Lalah Hathaway) | The Ozell Tapes: The Official Bootleg |
| 2004 | "Don't Forget to Remember" Donald Lawrence feat. Lalah Hathaway & Ramsey Lewis | I Speak Life |
| 2005 | "La Villette" Marcus Miller feat. Lalah Hathaway | Silver Rain |
| 2005 | "Heaven" Me'Shell NdegeOcello feat. Lalah Hathaway | The Spirit Music Jamia: Dance of the Infidel |
| 2006 | "Silent Nocturne"/"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"(Israel & New Breed feat. Lalah Hathaway | A Timeless Christmas |
| 2006 | "Brazilian Rhyme" Marcus Miller feat. Lalah Hathaway | Another Side Of Me: Selections Of Marcus Miller |
| 2007 | "Heaven" Mike City feat. Lalah Hathaway | We Are Family 2007: Artists & Friends for Hurricane Relief |
| 2007 | "Love's Holiday" feat. Lalah Hathaway | Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth, Wind & Fire |
| 2007 | "Thought You Should Know" Carl Thomas feat. Lalah Hathaway | So Much Better |
| 2008 | "Ooh" Marcus Miller feat. Lalah Hathaway | Marcus |
| 2008 | "Lost Without You (Spoken Words)" Marcus Miller feat. Taraji P. Henson and Lalah Hathaway | Marcus |
| 2009 | "Dealing" Eric Roberson feat. Lalah Hathaway | Music Fan First |
| 2009 | "A Telephone Call Away" George Benson feat. Lalah Hathaway | Songs and Stories |
| 2010 | "He's Been Just That Good" Kirk Whalum feat. Lalah Hathaway | The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter 3 |
| 2010 | "It's What I Do" Kirk Whalum feat. Lalah Hathaway | The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter 3 |
| 2010 | "The Thrill is Gone" Kirk Whalum feat. Lalah Hathaway | The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter 3 |
| 2010 | "It's A Man's, Man's, Man's World" Mindi Abair feat. Lalah Hathaway | In Hi-Fi Stereo |
| 2010 | "You Had to Know" Kirk Whalum feat. Lalah Hathaway | Everything Is Everything: The Music of Donny Hathaway |
| 2010 | "Come Over" Natalie Stewart feat. Lalah Hathaway | Floetic Soul |
| 2012 | "Endangered Species" Esperanza Spalding feat. Lalah Hathaway | Radio Music Society |
| 2012 | "My Worship" John P. Kee feat. Frank McComb, PJ Morton, Lalah Hathaway, Patrick Dopson, Maranda Curtis Willis, Lil' Mo, Le'Andria Johnson, Dathan Thigpen, Zacardi Cortez, Kim Burrell, Lowell Pye, Glenn Jones & Shelia Lakin | Life and Favor |
| 2012 | "Cherish the Day" Robert Glasper feat. Lalah Hathaway | Black Radio |
| 2012 | "Every Promise" Earnest Pugh feat. Lalah Hathaway | The Very Best of Earnest Pugh: The E Factor |
| 2012 | "Pick Up" L.A. Players feat. Lalah Hathaway | Sweet & Sexy Soul |
| 2013 | "Something" Snarky Puppy feat. Lalah Hathaway | Family Dinner - Volume One |
| 2013 | "Ultimate Relationship" Donald Lawrence feat. Lalah Hathaway | 20 Year Celebration, Vol. 1: Best for Last |
| 2013 | "Jesus Children" Robert Glasper Experiment feat. Lalah Hathaway and Malcolm-Jamal Warner | Black Radio 2 |
| 2013 | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" John Stoddart feat. Lalah Hathaway | Only on Christmas Day |
| 2014 | "Waiting in Vain" Dianne Reeves feat. Lalah Hathaway | Beautiful Life |
| 2014 | "Sweet Baby" Al Jarreau feat. Lalah Hathaway | My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke |
| 2014 | "If This World Were Mine" Ruben Studdard feat. Lalah Hathaway | Unconditional Love |
| 2015 | "We Are Young, Gifted & Black" Common feat. Lalah Hathaway | Nina Revisited...A Tribute to Nina Simone |
| 2015 | "Nothing Like You" Kenny Lattimore feat. Lalah Hathaway | Anatomy of A Love Song |
| 2015 | "Momma" Kendrick Lamar (backing vocals by and sample of Lalah Hathaway) | To Pimp A Butterfly |
| 2015 | "Complexion (A Zulu Love)" Kendrick Lamar (backing vocals by Lalah Hathaway) | To Pimp A Butterfly |
| 2015 | "The Blacker the Berry" Kendrick Lamar (backing vocals by Lalah Hathaway) | To Pimp A Butterfly |
| 2015 | "This Too Will Pass" Terri Lyne Carrington feat. Lalah Hathaway | The Mosaic Project: Love and Soul |
| 2015 | "When" Kirk Franklin feat. Kim Burrell and Lalah Hathaway | Losing My Religion |
| 2015 | "Spark & Tingle" Malcolm-Jamal Warner feat. feat. Lalah Hathaway | Selfless |
| 2016 | "Oakland" Terrace Martin feat. Lalah Hathaway | Velvet Portraits |
| 2016 | "Insanity" Gregory Porter feat. Lalah Hathaway | Take Me to the Alley |
| 2017 | "Made for Love" Charlie Wilson feat. Lalah Hathaway | In It to Win It |
| 2017 | "Coming to Life" Esperanza Spalding feat. Lalah Hathaway | Exposure |
| 2018 | "Lovely Day" José James feat. Lalah Hathaway | Lean On Me |

## Soundtrack appearances

| Year | Song | Album |
| 1994 | "Anyone Can Be a Hero" | Blankman Soundtrack |
| 1996 | "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (Lalah Hathaway, Marcus Miller, Joshua Redman) | World Christmas (Special Olympics) |
| 1998 | "On My Own" (Lalah Hathaway feat. Warren Wiebe) | Burt Bacharach... Applause "The Look of Love" |
| 1999 | "Looking Back on Your Love" | ELT Songs from L.A. (VA) |
| 2000 | "All This Time" (Lalah Hathaway feat. Marcus Miller) | Ladies Man |
| 2003 | "My Love (Holy Night)" | Cover Morning Musume: Hello Project in International |
| 2010 | "Sun" | For Colored Girls Soundtrack |
| 2016 | "Surrender" | Hidden Figures |

## Music videos

* "Heaven Knows"
* "Baby Don't Cry"
* "Something"
* "Love Like This" (Grover Washington feat. Lalah Hathaway)
* "Let Me Love You"
* "Family Affair"
* "Let Go"
* "Dealing" (Eric Roberson feat. Lalah Hathaway)
* "Little Ghetto Boy"
* "Mirror"
* "Ghetto Boy" (Remix feat. Snoop Dogg & Robert Glasper)
* "I Can't Wait"
* "Honestly"
* "So In Love"

## Concert DVDs

* The Gospel According to Jazz Chapter 3 DVD (Kirk Whalum feat. Lalah Hathaway et al.) includes the 2011 Grammy winning song "It's What I Do"