ah ▁performs ▁there ▁are ▁some ▁songs ▁that ▁are ▁mand atory ▁pieces ▁in ▁her ▁re per toire , ▁mostly ▁not ably ▁her ▁own ▁“ I ’ m ▁Com ing ▁Back ” ▁and ▁the ▁song ▁“ When ▁Your ▁Life ▁Was ▁Low ” ▁from ▁her ▁album ▁with ▁Joe ▁Sample . ▁“ That ’ s ▁become ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁signature ▁t une ▁for ▁me ,” ▁says ▁L al ah . ▁“ I ▁remember ▁when ▁Joe ▁and ▁I ▁were ▁talking ▁about ▁doing ▁the ▁record ▁and ▁he ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁trying ▁to ▁get ▁people ▁to ▁record ▁it ▁ever ▁since ▁R andy ▁C raw ford ▁first ▁did ▁it . ▁It ’ s ▁a ▁great ▁piece ▁of ▁music ▁but ▁it ’ s ▁a ▁t ough ▁song . ▁After ▁we ▁recorded ▁it , ▁I ▁told ▁him ▁that ▁no ▁one ▁else ▁took ▁it ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁mine , ▁it ▁was ▁meant ▁for ▁me ! ▁Now ▁I ▁can ’ t ▁go ▁anywhere ▁without ▁singing ▁it .” ▁ ▁The ▁response ▁to ▁her ▁latest ▁album ▁is ▁such ▁that ▁L al ah ▁cons iders ▁the ▁wait ▁between ▁albums ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁worth ▁it : ▁“ I ’ m ▁so ▁happy ▁about ▁the ▁reaction , ▁it ’ s ▁a ▁real ▁validation ” ▁and ▁it ▁comes ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁year ▁that ▁has ▁included ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁high points ▁including ▁her ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁“ D augh ters ▁Of ▁Soul ” ▁European ▁tour ▁which ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Sand ra ▁St . ▁Victor ▁and ▁involved ▁L al ah , ▁Sim one ▁( d augh ter ▁of ▁N