Sapphire (Teena Marie album)

Sapphire
Studio album by Teena Marie
Released	May 9, 2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	R&B soul hip hop
Length	74:45
Label	Cash Money Universal
Producer	Ronald Williams Bryan Williams Teena Marie
Teena Marie chronology
La Doña (2004) Sapphire (2006) Congo Square (2009)

Sapphire is the twelfth album by Teena Marie. It was released on May 9, 2006 by Cash Money and Universal Records. It includes guest contributions from Smokey Robinson, George Duke, Gerald Albright, rapper Kurupt, and Marie's daughter, Alia Rose.

The album's lead single "Ooh Wee" featuring rapper Kurupt peaked at #32 on the US Hot R&B Singles chart. The track "You Blow Me Away" pays tribute to Rick James, while "Resilient (Sapphire)" remembers the victims and survivors of Hurricane Katrina.

Sapphire peaked at #3 on the US R&B Albums chart and #24 on the Billboard 200.

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