Trav'lin' Light (Queen Latifah album)

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Trav'lin' Light
Ql light.jpg
Studio album by
Queen Latifah
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2007 (2007-09-25)
Genre
Label
Producer
Queen Latifah chronology
The Dana Owens Album
(2004) 		Trav'lin' Light
(2007) 		Persona
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
Entertainment WeeklyC+[2]
Jazz Times(favourable)[3]
Billboard(favourable)[4]

Trav'lin' Light is the sixth studio album by the American hip-hop artist Queen Latifah. The album was released in the United States on September 25, 2007 by Verve Records.[5] The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[6]

Overview[]

Following The Dana Owens Album released in 2004, this is Latifah's second singing album containing cover versions of jazz standards.[5] The album spent three weeks atop the Billboard Jazz Albums chart.[6]

The album cut "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s), which was presented to its arranger, John Clayton. Trav'lin' Light was also nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.[7][8]

The album's first song and subsequently first single, "Poetry Man" is a cover of Phoebe Snow's song of the same name.

Track listing[]

  1. "Poetry Man" (Phoebe Snow) – 4:40
  2. "Georgia Rose" featuring Stevie Wonder (Jimmy Flynn, Harry Rosenthal, Alex Sullivan) – 3:43
  3. "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gene Lees) – 3:54
  4. "Don't Cry Baby" (Saul Bernice, James P. Johnson, Stella Unger) – 2:53
  5. "I Love Being Here with You" (Peggy Lee, William Schluger) – 2:52
  6. "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die" (Mann Curtis, Al Hoffman, Walter Kent) – 2:09
  7. "Trav'lin' Light" (Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Mundy, Trummy Young) – 4:05
  8. "I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl" (Nina Simone) – 3:06
  9. "I'm Not in Love" (Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman) – 4:47
  10. "What Love Has Joined Together" (Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers) – 3:40
  11. "How Long (Betcha Got a Chick on the Side)" (Anita Pointer, June Pointer, Patricia Pointer, Ruth Pointer, David Rubinson) – 5:41
  12. "Gone Away" (Donny Hathaway, Leroy Hutson, Curtis Mayfield) – 5:50
  13. "I Know Where I've Been" (from Hairspray) (Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman) – 4:13
  14. "Java Jive" (exclusive track available only on copies purchased on QueenLatifah.com)
Wal-Mart edition
  2. "Every Woman Is a Queen" – 1:53

"Every Woman Is a Queen" can also be heard in her CoverGirl commercials.

Personnel[]

Musicians[]

Production[]

Charts[]

Chart (2007) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[9] 11
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[10] 6
U.S. Billboard Top Jazz Albums[6] 1

Release history[]

Country Date Label
United States September 25, 2007 Verve
Canada
Australia September 29, 2007
Germany October 19, 2007 Universal
Japan October 30, 2007
United Kingdom November 5, 2007 Verve

References[]

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Queen Latifah: Trav'lin' Light". Allmusic.
  2. ^ Willman, Chris (2007-09-28). "Trav'lin Light Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  3. ^ Conrad, James (December 1, 2007). "Queen Latifah: Trav'lin' Light". jazztimes.com.
  4. ^ Taylor, Chuck (October 8, 2007). "Queen Latifah, "Poetry Man"". billboard.com. Billboard.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Queen Latifah: Trav'lin' Light. Verve Records. September 2007.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Queen Latifah: Travlin' Light (Jazz Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  7. ^ "John Clayton". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.
  8. ^ "Queen Latifah". grammy.com. The Recording Academy.
  9. ^ "Queen Latifah: Travlin' Light (Billboard 200)". billboard.com. Billboard.
  10. ^ "Queen Latifah: Travlin' Light (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". billboard.com. Billboard.
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