The Dana Owens Album

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The Dana Owens Album
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Studio album by
Queen Latifah
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2004
Recorded2003–2004
Studio Avatar Studios, Nervous Music, NuNoise Studio, Right Track Recording
(New York City, New York)
Capitol Studios, Conway Studios, Henson Recording Studios, Record Plant Studios
(Los Angeles, California)
O'Henry Studios
(Burbank, California)
Genre
Length68:12
Label
Producer
Queen Latifah chronology
She's a Queen: A Collection of Hits
(2002)		The Dana Owens Album
(2004)		 Trav'lin' Light
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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The Dana Owens Album is the fifth studio album by American hip hop artist Queen Latifah. The album was released on September 28, 2004, through A&M Records. [1] The album marks a departure from her previous hip-hop releases, and is composed of jazz, soul, and R&B covers of songs by artists such as Al Green, Bill Withers, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins, among others. The album reached No. 16 on the Billboard 200 and No. 11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. [4] [5]

Contents

Overview

The Dana Owens Album is a cover album of jazz and R&B songs entitled after Latifah's birth name, Dana Elaine Owens. [1] Unlike Latifah's previous hip hop/R&B-oriented albums, this album showcases a jazz vocal performance.

The LP earned a Grammy nomination in 2005 in the category of Best Jazz Vocal Album. [6] The album has also been certified gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). [7]

Track listing

  1. "Baby Get Lost" (Leonard Feather) – 3:42
  2. "I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) – 3:08
  3. "Simply Beautiful" (Al Green) – 4:11
  4. "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh" (Bill Withers) – 3:53
  5. "Moody's Mood for Love" (James Moody, Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:59
  6. "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) – 2:55
  7. "California Dreamin'" (John Phillips, Michelle Phillips) – 3:42
  8. "Hard Times" (Stony Browder, August Darnell) – 5:21
  9. "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (Gail Fisher, Vincent Levy, Joe Zawinul) – 3:27
  10. "Hello Stranger" (Barbara Lewis) – 3:00
  11. "If I Had You" (Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Ted Shapiro) – 4:04
  12. "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) – 4:25

Personnel

Main personnel

Guest artists

Session musicians

Charts

Singles

Chart performance of singles from The Dana Owens Album
SingleChart (2005)Peak
position
"Simply Beautiful"US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles 15

Certifications

Certifications for The Dana Owens Album
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [14] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kellman, Andy. "Queen Latifah: The Dana Owens Album". Allmusic . Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Queen Latifah". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved June 16, 2012.
  3. ↑ Blashill, Pat (October 28, 2004). "Queen Latifah: The Dana Owens Album : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on September 26, 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  4. ↑ "Queen Latifah: The Dana Owens Album (Billboard 200)". billboard.com.
  5. ↑ "Queen Latifah: The Dana Owens Album (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". billboard.com.
  6. ↑ "Queen Latifah". Grammy.com.
  7. ↑ "Queen Latifah: The Dana Owens Album". riaa.com.
  8. ↑ "Albums : Top 100". Jam! . October 14, 2004. Archived from the original on December 10, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  9. ↑ "R&B : Top 50". Jam! . October 7, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Queen Latifah Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Queen Latifah Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  14. ↑ "American album certifications – Queen Latifah – The Dana Owens Album". Recording Industry Association of America.
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