The Dana Owens Album

The Dana Owens Album
Studio album by
Queen Latifah
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2004
Recorded2003–2004
StudioAvatar 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
AllMusic[1]
Robert Christgau(dud)[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

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]

  1. ^ a b 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.