Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen is a compilation album by American singer
Aretha Franklin. It was released by
Arista on November 12, 2007, in the United States.[4] The album comprises a combination of classic duets spanning Franklin's career, and two newly recorded duets with
Fantasia and
John Legend, also containing two live duets, one from 1993, the other from 1998. The album concludes with a previously released rendition of "
Nessun Dorma", of which Franklin had performed a version at the
Grammy Awards of 1998, when she filled in last minute for
Luciano Pavarotti.[5]
The album peaked at #54 on the Billboard 200 album chart and reached number seven on the
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, her first to reach the top ten since 1998. The disc's first and only single, "
Put You Up on Game", featuring
Fantasia was released to radio on October 1, 2007. The single peaked at number 41 on the US
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs but missed the Pop chart.