Queen Latifah - The Dana Owens Album
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Free Music Review: Thats Queen Latifah?!?
Hit: 5 Stars
Her rich voice is well suited for this type of jazz and blues standards. The CD is great from first to last. Listeners are always amazed when I tell them who it is. Her version of California Dreamin was a surprise. Would highly recommend this CD.Free Music Review: Nice voice gone bad.
Hit: 1 Stars
I have really tried to like this album. Really I did. However, the more I push myself to like it the more I find wrong with it. Don't get me wrong Ms. Owens has a great voice, I think she would do well with to cover musical theater not jazz. Also, the Hello Stranger song is great but boring. Ms. Owens offers nothing new on any of the jazz standards on the cd. The songs sound forced and there is no emotion at all to them. There is no range with her voice either, every song sounds the same.
She actually butchered a few of the songs: (Lush Life and Baby Get Lost). I won't be too hard on her about Lush Life, it's a difficult song and most people butcher it (poor Billy Strayhorn). I think she should have taken the route of Ol Blue Eyes and left it alone.
Free Music Review: Queen Dana Rules!
Hit: 5 Stars
I always liked Queen's personality, but knowing she was a rapper didn't impress me. Then one morning it happened; a morning after when I didn't want to get out of bed, my local jazz station debuted her rendition of "California Dreamin'." Impressed that she could actually carry a tune, I sort of blew it off, then saw a video of her in the studio working on the album. BAMMO, that was it!
What a delight to discover the Queen not only used her real name on this outing, but also proved she can sing. Can she ever! What a sultry, sophisticated, easy-on-the-ears set of pipes the lovely Queen has!
While it's all good and worth the money, I have to admit I don't care all that much for "I Put a Spell on You," "Simply Beautiful," or the aforementioned "California Dreamin'." The rest, however, is a sublime treat for the ears, particularly:
The sexy brass bombshell of jazzy "Baby Get Lost" in all its boldness and attitude.
The down and dirty powerhouse blues of the chugging "The Same Love that Made Me Laugh."
The cool, erotic, mysteria of "Close Your Eyes."
Absolutely fun and thouroughly enjoyable treatment of "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy."
The sweet, nostalgic innocence of "Hello Stranger."
Simply beautiful and charming "If I Had You."
The pitch perfect phrasing and attitude old jazz classic "Lush Life." (If you think Linda Ronstadt can sing that song so well, listen to this, and I guarantee you'll laugh your buns off!)
If you like your music on the nostalgic side with a spoonful of sass, an equal measure of honey, and a generous helping of sophistication, get your hands on Queen Dana's album. The lady seriously rules!
Free Music Review: wicked awesome
Hit: 5 Stars
Queen Latifah rocks in every way, shape and form! A great buy!Free Music Review: Voice of an angel
Hit: 5 Stars
I love this CD so much that I've given it as gifts to both old and young people, and everyone seems to agree that this is an unexpected surprise from Queen Latifah. There's nothing rappy about it - the whole CD (or at least the majority of it) is covers from old classics that focus on her lovely voice. I recommend this for everyone.