Queen Latifah - Trav`lin` Light

Artist:

Latifah, Queen

See Also:

Blow, Kurtis Coldcut

Description:

There has been a long line of MCs to try their hand at singing their own hooks (Nas, Ghostface, Ol` Dirty, 50 Cent, etc.) but none of them (with the exception of maybe Missy Elliott) have taken their voice seriously--it`s always been a tongue-in-cheek thing. Latifah was the first rapper to do it well. After NATURE OF A SISTA, the Queen had critics taken aback upon hearing her vocals on tracks such as "Give Me Your Love" and "Just Another Day?"--who can forget that cut`s seamless transition from sweet harmonizing to rugged street flow?
On TRAV`LIN` LIGHT, the follow-up to THE DANA OWENS ALBUM, Latifah expands her vocal repertoire, covering a variety of jazz standards, soul classics, and guilty pop pleasures made famous by the likes of Nina Simone, the Pointer Sisters, Etta James, Antonio Carlos Jobim, and 10cc. TRAV`LIN` LIGHT features guest work from Christian McBride, George Duke, Joe Sample, and Stevie Wonder, who offers up his trademark harmonica on "Georgia Rose."

Track Listing:

TRAVLIN` LIGHT:

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. 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 Been

Album Information

Release Date:

09/25/2007

Type:

Performer

Genre:

R&B

Subgenre:

East Coast Rap

Label:

Verve (USA)

Catalog Number:

0009203

Original Release Year:

2007

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

51 : 33

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