Soulife

Soulife
Compilation album by
Anthony Hamilton
ReleasedJune 20, 2005 (2005-06-20)
Recorded1999–2001
Studio
Genre
Length57:14
Label
Producer
  • B.C. 3 Ent.
  • DK
  • Anthony Hamilton
  • Doug Mayhem
  • Mike City
  • Mark Sparks
  • Walter "Babi Luv" Stewart
Anthony Hamilton chronology
Comin' from Where I'm From
(2003) 		Soulife
(2005) 		Ain't Nobody Worryin'
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BillboardFavorable[2]
Okayplayer83/100[3]
The San Diego Union-Tribune[4]

Soulife is the first compilation album by American singer Anthony Hamilton. It was released on June 20, 2005, by Atlantic and Rhino Records. His third album overall, the album is a collection of previously unreleased songs recorded by Hamilton. The song "Love and War", which features Macy Gray, appeared on the soundtrack to the 2001 film Baby Boy.[5]

After leaving MCA Records, which shelved his debut album XTC in 1996, Hamilton found a home at Soulife Records, a small Los Angeles–based independent label, where he recorded tracks between 1999 and 2001 for what was supposed to be his second studio album. Soulife went bankrupt before it could release the material, leaving the album unreleased.[5][1]

Soulife debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200 and number four on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, selling 53,000 copies in its first week.[6]


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  1. ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Soulife – Anthony Hamilton". AllMusic. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Jones, Ivory M. (July 9, 2005). "Reviews: Spotlights". Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 28. p. 69. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 26, 2020 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Anthony Hamilton: Soulife". Okayplayer. July 18, 2005. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Nero, Mark Edward (July 21, 2005). "Review: Soulife". The San Diego Union-Tribune. ISSN 1063-102X – via ProQuest Archiver.[dead link]
  5. ^ a b Cohen, Jonathan (May 27, 2005). "Rhino Revives Hamilton's 'Soulife'". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  6. ^ Whitmire, Margo (July 6, 2005). "Strait's 'Somewhere' Heads Right To No. 1". Billboard. Retrieved March 24, 2013.