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Soulife
Compilation album by Anthony Hamilton
Released	June 20, 2005 (2005-06-20)
Recorded	1999–2001
Studio	Right Track, North Hollywood, California Mama Jo's, North Hollywood, California Reflection Sound, Charlotte, North Carolina Chung King, New York City Ocean Recording, Burbank, California Larrabee North, North Hollywood, California Westlake, West Hollywood, California
Genre	R&B soul neo soul
Length	57:14
Label	Atlantic Rhino
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
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Billboard	Favorable
Okayplayer	83/100
The San Diego Union-Tribune

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.

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.

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.

Track listing

Notes

• signifies an additional producer

Sample credits

• "Love Is So Complicated" contains elements and a sample of "Midnight Groove" by Love Unlimited Orchestra.

Charts

Release history

Notes

1. Track 1
2. Tracks 10 and 11; original recording on tracks 2–5
3. Re-recording on tracks 2–5
4. Track 6
5. Tracks 10 and 11; original recording on track 7
6. Track 12; original recording on track 7
7. Track 8

References

1. ^ 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.
5. ^ 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.
7. "Anthony Hamilton Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
8. "Anthony Hamilton Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
9. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
10. "Soulife: Anthony Hamilton". Amazon (in German). Germany. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
11. "Anthony Hamilton: Soulife (2005)". HMV. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
12. "Soulife: Anthony Hamilton". Amazon. Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2008.
13. "Hamilton, Anthony / Soulife". Sanity. Retrieved November 11, 2008.

• 2005 compilation albums
• Albums produced by Mike City
• Albums recorded at Chung King Studios
• Albums recorded at Westlake Recording Studios
• Anthony Hamilton (musician) albums
• Atlantic Records compilation albums
• Rhino Entertainment compilation albums