This is one of the best albums of the nineties for me, it really does have something timeless about it, although as a person I don't think Lauryn Hill's views are ones I entirely agree with she is sadly missed in a time when female vocallists seem to rule the world.

This album was released at a time when the Fugee's her band were on top of their game and she was seen simply as the vocallist, this reinvented her as an awesome solo performer and a mature confident performer, but then she disappeared to have a family.

The theme of the album with the inserts is that education ain't all about School, we hear songs about love, lost loved ones and life, it is an all encompassing album which totally deserves its 5 out of 5 score here.

I'm not going to list all the tracks as there are about 15 including short skits, but there are some awesome songs on here, the beautiful revision cover of the classic 'Can't take my eyes off of you' brings fresh light to a beautiful romantic song in a modern style. To Zion is an awesome love song to a child, with full choir,

The duet with Mary J Blige on 'I used to love him' is a showcase of two women on top of their game, as with most of the songs on the album it is musically and lyrically superb with fresh beats and laconic vocals.

"When it hurts so bad" is a great mixed up song about love and as with most of the tracks appears autobiographical. The 'Ex Factor' also showcases a man who has hurt her badly and relied on her too much, it is easy to see why this honest, forthright album did so well.

I would say there are at least 8 great songs on this album and at £4.98 it is wicked value, I bought it for a tenner when it first came out, this is a stone cold classic soul album and stands up there with the best of any era.

It is a shame that Hill's live performances ruined the hype afterwards and a shame she hasn't made anything else but this is one hell of an album to have on your cv and she has a 10 out of 10 success rate.