Learning from Falling

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]

Learning From Falling
Studio album by
Lamya
Released30 July 2002
Recorded2002
Genre
Length54:37
LabelJ
ProducerPeter Edge, David Kahne, Nellee Hooper, Lamya (also executive producer), Soulshock, The Soundhustlers, Lester Mendez
Lamya chronology
Learning From Falling Hiding in Plain Sight
(TBA)
Singles from Learning From Falling
  1. "Empires (Bring Me Men)"
    Released: 23 September 2002
  2. "Black Mona Lisa"
    Released: 2002
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

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
  1. "Empires" (Lamya, Major) 5:07
  2. "East of Anywhere" (Lamya, Major) 3:57
  3. "Black Mona Lisa" (Lamya, Major) 4:22
  4. "Never Enough" (Lamya, Andres Levin, Camus Celli) 4:13
  5. "Judas Kiss (Brutus Diss)" (Lamya, Louis Metoyer, Justin Stanley) 3:49
  6. "Full Frontal Fridays" (Lamya, Major) 4:19
  7. "I Get Cravings" (Lamya, Stanley, Mark Ronson) 4:56
  8. "Splitting Atoms" (Lamya, Stanley, Ronson) 4:03
  9. "Never's Such a Long Time" (Lamya, Rick Nowels) 4:27
  10. "The Woman Who" (Lamya, Charles Stepney, Rudolph) 4:42
  11. "The Perfect Girl" (Lamya, Ronald Tomlinson, Don E.) 3:21
  12. "Pink Moon" (Drake) 2:47
  13. "Black Mona Lisa (Single Mix)" (Lamya, Major) 4:10
  14. "Bed I Never Made" (Japanese bonus track)

Personnel

Musicians
  • 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
  • Chandru, Ralph Morrison, Sara Perkins, Marsha Skins: Violin
  • Karen Elaine Bakunin, Merlyn Sturt: Viola
  • Arranged & Conducted By Will Malone

References
  1. "Learning From Falling - Lamya : Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 151.



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