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| "Paper" | ||||
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| Single by Queen Latifah | ||||
| from the album Order in the Court | ||||
| Released | May 5, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Studio | Chung King Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | R&B, hip-hop | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Motown Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paco Michel, D. Owens, Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong [1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Pras Michel, Jerry Duplessis [2] | |||
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"Paper" is the second song of a double-A sided single from the American hip-hop artist Queen Latifah's 1998 album, Order in the Court . "Paper" is one of the first Queen Latifah songs that does not include any rapping. Essentially, "Paper" is a cover of Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong's "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" with significantly altered lyrics. The song features Pras and background vocals by Jazz-a-Belle.
"Paper" was produced by Pras of the Fugees and Jerry Duplessis. The song was recorded at Chung King Studios in New York City.
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