Two of its b-sides, 'Invocation' and 'Hungry,' received low budget music videos.
A music video directed by Lauryn Hill was made for it. Listen to both tracks on WhoSampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes.
Lauryn Hill's verse embodies portions of 'Never Dreamed You'd Leave in Summer' by Stevie Wonder, while the song's beat samples ' A Song for You' by Donny Hathaway. Lauryn Hill contains a sample of another track. Kevin Powell of Rolling Stone considers it to be the centerpiece of its album, and Leo Stanley of Allmusic similarly boasts of its significant emotional impact. The lyrics as well as a 'mellow, piano-driven beat' has caused Dan Menella to call it the most memorable track on Common's third album. Its autobiographical lyrics weigh the choices of abortion and birth for a woman impregnated by Common. It features production from James Poyser and No I.D., vocals from Lauryn Hill and bass guitar playing by Vere Isaacs. ' Retrospect for Life' is the first single from rapper Common's third album One Day It'll All Make Sense. osmlock 1.04K subscribers Subscribe Subscribed 2.
1997 single by Common featuring Lauryn Hill 'Retrospect for Life'įrom the album One Day It'll All Make Sense YouTube / 6:23 Common ft Lauryn Hill - Retrospect for Life (with lyrics).
