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2004 studio album by Queen Latifah
The Dana Owens Album
Released September 28, 2004 Recorded 2003–2004 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 Length 68 :12
Label
Producer
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]
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
"
Baby Get Lost " (
Leonard Feather ) – 3:42
"
I Put a Spell on You " (
Screamin' Jay Hawkins ) – 3:08
"
Simply Beautiful " (
Al Green ) – 4:11
"
The Same Love That Made Me Laugh " (
Bill Withers ) – 3:53
"
Moody's Mood for Love " (
James Moody ,
Dorothy Fields ,
Jimmy McHugh ) – 3:59
"
Close Your Eyes " (Bernice Petkere) – 2:55
"
California Dreamin' " (
John Phillips ,
Michelle Phillips ) – 3:42
"
Hard Times " (Stony Browder,
August Darnell ) – 5:21
"
Mercy, Mercy, Mercy " (
Gail Fisher , Vincent Levy,
Joe Zawinul ) – 3:27
"
Hello Stranger " (
Barbara Lewis ) – 3:00
"
If I Had You " (
Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly ,
Ted Shapiro ) – 4:04
"
Lush Life " (
Billy Strayhorn ) – 4:25
Personnel
Main personnel
Queen Latifah – vocals
Bryant Breyers – trombone
Pete Christlieb – saxophone
Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
Luis Conte – percussion
Jim Cox – Fender Rhodes, piano, Wurlitzer
Charles Davis – trumpet
Peter Erskine – drums
Brandon Fields – saxophone
John Goux – guitar
Gary Grant – horn, trumpet
Dan Higgins – horn, saxophone
Larry Lunetta – trumpet
Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash – trombone
David "Fathead" Newman – vocals
Bruce Otto – trombone
Joel Peskin – saxophone
Mervyn Warren – piano, scat
Guest artists
Session musicians
Nico Abondolo – string bass
Robert Adcock – cello
Eun Mee Ahn – violin
Richard Altenbach – violin
Jerry Barnes – bass
Sherrod Barnes – guitar
Robert Becker – viola
Emily Bernstein – clarinet
Gary Bias – saxophone
Charlie Bisharat – violin
Tom Boyd – oboe
Jacqueline Brand – violin
Denyse Buffum – viola
Bob Burns, Jr. – trumpet
Darius Campo – violin
Roberto Cani – violin
Tim Carmon – organ
Lily Ho Chen – violin
Ronald Clark – violin
Jon Clarke – English horn
Durell Coleman – backing vocals
Larry Corbett – cello
Brian Dembow – viola
Joel Derouin – violin
Yvette Devereaux – violin
Bruce Dukov – violin
Arni Egilsson – string bass
Stephen Erdody – cello
Charles Everett – violin
Marlow Fisher – viola
Samuel Formicola – viola
Matthew Funes – viola
Armen Garabedian – violin
Berj Garabedia – violin
Tom Garvin – piano
Gordon Gottlieb – percussion
Endre Granat – violin
Alan Grunfeld – violin
Omar Hakim – drums
Tamara Hatwan – violin
Jerry Hey – horn
Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitar
Patricia Johnson – violin
Will Kennedy – drums
Peter Kent – violin
Robbie Kondor – piano
Armen Ksadjikian – cello
Songa Lee – violin
Natalie Leggett – violin
Mario de León – violin
Jay Leonhart – bass
Phillip Levy – violin
Dan Little – cello
David Low – cello
Rene Mandel – violin
Andrew Martin – trombone
Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
Raul Midón – acoustic guitar, background vocals
Ricky Minor – bass
Victoria Miskolczy – viola
Shedrick Mitchell – organ
Horia Moroaica – violin
Ralph Morrison III – violin
Lewis Nash – drums
Dan Neufeld – viola
Robin Olson – violin
Sid Page – violin
Sara Parkins – violin
John Patitucci – bass
Valerie Pinkston – background vocals
Katia Popov – violin
Joe Porcaro – percussion
William Frank "Bill" Reichenbach Jr. – horn
Kevin Ricard – percussion
Emil Richards – vibraphone
John "J.R." Robinson – drums
Ralph Rolle – drums
Gil Romero – violin
James Ross – viola
Sheldon Sanov – violin
David Shamban – cello
Harry Shirinian – viola
Jackie Simley – background vocals
Steve Skinner – vibraphone
Pamela Sklar – bass flute
Neil Stubenhaus – bass
Cecilia Tsan – cello
Mari Tsumura – violin
Louise di Tullio – flute
Michael Valerio – bass
Josefina Vergara – violin
Frank Vignola – guitar
Ian Walker – string bass
Larry E. Williams – Saxophone
Lloyd Williams – background vocals
Reggie C. Young – trombone
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
Certifications
References
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Allmusic . Retrieved December 11, 2009 .
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Rolling Stone . Archived from
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"Queen Latifah: The Dana Owens Album (Billboard 200)" . billboard.com .
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"Queen Latifah: The Dana Owens Album (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . billboard.com .
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"Queen Latifah" . Grammy.com .
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"Queen Latifah: The Dana Owens Album" . riaa.com .
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"Albums : Top 100" .
Jam! . October 14, 2004. Archived from
the original on December 10, 2004. Retrieved April 12, 2023 .
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"R&B : Top 50" .
Jam! . October 7, 2004. Archived from
the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved January 29, 2023 .
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"Queen Latifah Chart History (Billboard 200)" .
Billboard . Retrieved September 19, 2020.
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"Queen Latifah Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved September 19, 2020.
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"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005" . Billboard . Retrieved September 19, 2020 .
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"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005" . Billboard . Retrieved September 19, 2020 .
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Recording Industry Association of America .
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