The Dana Owens Album Explained

The Dana Owens Album
Type:studio
Artist:Queen Latifah
Cover:Queen Latifah - The Dana Owens Album cover.jpg
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)
Length:68:12
Prev Year:2002
Next Title:Trav'lin' Light
Next Year:2007

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. 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.[1] [2]

Overview

The Dana Owens Album is a cover album of jazz and R&B songs entitled after Latifah's birth name, Dana Elaine Owens. 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.[3] The album has also been certified gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[4]

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

Weekly charts

Chart (2004)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[5] 159
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[6] 35

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)! scope="col"
Position
US Billboard 200[7] 187
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] 65

Singles

Chart performance of singles from The Dana Owens Album!Single!Chart (2005)!Peak
position
"Simply Beautiful"US Billboard Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles15

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Queen Latifah: The Dana Owens Album (Billboard 200). billboard.com.
  2. Web site: Queen Latifah: The Dana Owens Album (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums). billboard.com.
  3. Web site: Queen Latifah. Grammy.com.
  4. Web site: Queen Latifah: The Dana Owens Album. riaa.com.
  5. Web site: Albums : Top 100. Jam!. October 14, 2004. April 12, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20041210210011/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/prev_101404_ALBUMS.html. December 10, 2004.
  6. Web site: R&B : Top 50. Jam!. October 7, 2004. January 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20041010072643/http://www.canoe.com:80/JamMusicCharts/RANDB.html. October 10, 2004.
  7. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2005. Billboard. September 19, 2020.
  8. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2005. Billboard. September 19, 2020.

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