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J.D. Considine from The Baltimore Sun felt that Lauryn Hill's rendition of "Killing Me Softly" "is so convincing, you'd think it was a sample." [58] Celebrating the album's 20th anniversary in February 2016, Kenneth Partridge from Billboard said, "It's a lovely cover that maintains the spirit of the original while taking the material in new ...
The Fugees first gained attention for its cover versions of old favorites, with the group's reinterpretations of "No Woman No Cry" by Bob Marley & the Wailers and "Killing Me Softly with His Song" (first recorded by Lori Lieberman in 1971, remade by Roberta Flack in 1973), the latter being their biggest hit.
The song first leaked under the title "Lauryn Hill", [3] due to the line "Drugs killing me softly, Lauryn Hill". [4] The track starts off with a guitar intro, [5] and consists of a Robotech sample. [1]
The second single, "Killing Me Softly", with lead vocals by Lauryn Hill, was released on May 31, 1996. "Killing Me Softly" proved to be the most successful single from the album. The song went No. 1 in 20 countries, including the United Kingdom, where it peaked atop the UK Singles Chart, and became one of the region's best-selling singles ever.
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The song samples vocals from American singer and rapper Lauryn Hill on the song "Killing Me Softly" (1996) by the Fugees, therefore Hill is credited as a featured artist. [9] [10] In 2020, The Guardian ranked the song as the 30th greatest Mariah Carey single, [11] and Billboard ranked it as the 60th greatest song of her career, that same year. [12]
Ms. Lauryn Hill reunited with Wyclef Jean at the Essence Festival in New Orleans Friday evening for a surprise performance of four Fugees songs. Although neither Wyclef nor Hill were listed on the ...
Lauryn Hill performs onstage during day 1 of the 2023 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ on June 30, 2023, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ESSENCE)