''Soulife'' is the first compilation album by American singer Anthony Hamilton. It was released on June 20, 2005, by

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. His third album overall, the album is a collection of previously unreleased songs recorded by Hamilton. The song "Love and War", which features

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, appeared on the soundtrack to the 2001 film '' Baby Boy''. After leaving

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, which released his debut album ''

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'' 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

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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

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

Notes

References

{{Authority control 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 Records compilation albums