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their music sounds warmer and more beautiful than their idols

The album title was inspired by Walt Whitman as Moore explained

George Martin

and drummer Ballard Lesemann convened with Tim Delaney at Electron Gardens Studio and Rafael Pereira at Tribo Studios to shape their ideas into the glorious

The Girly Sound tapes led to her signing a recording contract with the independent record label Matador Records

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill UDMEMORIAL26 their music sounds warmer andThe Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is the debut solo album studio by Lauryn Hill. Released on August 25, 1998. The album swept the Grammy Awards in 1999, winning 5 Grammys. As of 2009, the album has sold over 19 million copies worldwide and over 10 million copies in the US alone, with the RIAA giving it Diamond status.