Travlin Light

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Product Details

Artist : Queen Latifah
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0602517365049
Label : Universal Music Group
Number of Discs : 1
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 2007-10-30
UPC : 602517365049

ASIN : B000S9JS4M

Track Listings for

Disc-1
1. Poetry Man
2. Georgia Rose
3. Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars
4. Don't Cry Baby
5. I Love Being Here With You
6. I'm Gonna Live Till I Die
7. Trav'lin' Light
8. I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl
9. I'm Not In Love
10. What Love Has Joined Together
11. How Long (Betcha Got A Chick On The Side)
12. Gone Away
13. I Know Where I've Bee

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Editorial Reviews

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With Trav'lin' Light, singer/actress/rapper/Cover Girl Queen Latifah (née Dana Owens) continues her chameleonic pan-stardom. The latest musical chapter in Latifah's success-studded career began with 2004's The Dana Owens Album, on which she emerged as a nuanced crooner of jazz and R&B standards. She continues this mode on her Verve records debut, adding ample individuality to such well-loved classics as Johnny Mercer's title track, Nina Simone's "I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl," and Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars" (with legendary harmonica pioneer Toots Thielemans). Steve Wonder's own harmonica playing lends nostalgic ornament to an otherwise rather forced "Georgia Rose," and much of the album languishes in similarly downbeat fare, though Latifah's voice is never wholly unbecoming of her song choices. Toward the album's end comes a welcome swerve for the energetic. Inspiring takes on the Pointer Sisters' "How Long" and Curtis Mayfield's "Gone Away" lead into the soaring choruses of "I Know Where I've Been." Taken together, these three songs superbly straddle the spectrum from the former rapper to the still-newly minted singer with a long lease on success and a peerless sense of how to grow older gracefully. --Jason Kirk

Customer Reviews

Sultry and saucy mix. (2007-10-16)

Though Queen Latifah displayed promising glimpses of her emerging vocal ability with performances in "Chicago" and "Living Out Loud", "The Dana Owens Album" cemented her reputation as an extraordinary vocal talent. With songs spanning every decade from the 1920s through the 1970s, "The Dana Owens Album" paid homage to those who influenced Latifah's singing. Featuring guest appearances by Al Green and Herbie Hancock, the album opened with an interpretation of Dinah Washington's 1949 hit Baby Get Lost,and included versions of songs by Nina Simone, Bill Withers and Cannonball Adderley.Her latest album, which was was produced by three-time Grammy winner Tommy LiPuma and by Geffen Records chairman Ron Fair,continues Latifah's journey through the worlds of jazz, soul, and the blues.This selection of (mainly) Jazz standards is delightful and showcases just what a fine voice Queen Latifah possesses."Georgia Rose", "Trav'lin' Light", the spiritual "I Know Where I've Been" and "Don't Cry Baby" are all gorgeous slow numbers, whilst the big band "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" is a lively upbeat cut.The Pointer Sisters' funky "How Long" echoes the original, whilst the soulful late 60's sounding "What Love Has Joined Together" is superb and she breathes new life into 10CC's hit "I'm Not In Love"."Trav'lin' Light" is Latifah's second foray into the realm of jazz, soul, and blues.Once again, she embraces a sultry and saucy mix of fabled female vocalists who've inspired her. Exploring the songbooks of PeggyLee, Etta James, Sarah Vaughn, Nina Simone, Shirley Horn, Carmen McRae, Roberta Flack, Mary Wells, Phoebe Snow, and more, Latifah adds her warm vocals and playful personality to a hand-picked mix of familiar classics and forgotten jewels.Like its predecessor, the album features contributions by a number of stellar artists.On "Trav'lin' Light", Latifah is joined by neo-soul singers Jill Scott and Erykah Badu, piano and keyboard pioneers George Duke and Joe Sample and bass virtuoso Christian McBride.Engineered by 15-time Grammy® winner Al Schmitt, the album also features Jeff Hamilton (drums), Anthony Wilson (guitar) and John Clayton (arrangements).Furthermore, Latifah realized a lifelong dream of recording with Stevie Wonder, who contributes harmonica on one track. LiPuma, who has worked with Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole, George Benson and Barbra Streisand, produced the first six tracks on "Trav'lin' Light". Ron Fair, who produced half of "The Dana Owens Album" and has lent his considerable talents to Black Eyed Peas, Christina Aguilera and Mary J. Blige, returns to produce the second half of "Trav'lin' Light". The album was recorded at the legendary Studio A at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, host to notable recordings by Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Peggy Lee, among others.

Bye bye rap, hello jazz??? (2007-09-30)

Après Dana Owens, Queen Latifah vient encore de frapper fort, et Verve a sorti pour l'occasion l'artillerie lourde (e.g. Stevie Wonder, Toots Thielemans, Joe Sample, Anthony Wilson, Christain McBride, le batteur Jeff Hamilton...). Travlin Light est un délice!!!

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