Detailed item info | Track listing | 1. Rose Is Still a Rose, A
2. Never Leave You Again
3. In Case You Forgot
4. Here We Go Again
5. Every Lil' Bit Hurts
6. In the Morning
7. I'll Dip
8. How Many Times
9. Watch My Back
10. Love Pang
11. Woman, The
| | Details | | Distributor: | BMG (distributor) | | Recording type: | Studio | | Recording mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
| | Album notes | Personnel includes: Aretha Franklin (vocals); Carl-So-Lowe, JD (various instruments); Michael J. Powell (guitar, drums, percussion, programming); Johari Newton, Vernon "Ice" Black, Teddy Franklin (guitar); Indigo Quartet (strings); Vance Taylor, Vernon Fails, James Poiser, Darryl Houston (piano); Louis "Kingpin" Biancaniello (keyboards, bass, programming); Daryl Simmons, James Fischer, Erik "E Smooth" Hicks (keyboards, programming); Ronnie Garrett, Vere Isaac, Colin Wolfe, Al Turner (bass); Ron Otis (drums); Stevie J., Dent, Vada Nobles (programming); Kelly Price, Lauryn Hill, Debra Killings, Trina Broussard, Darcy Aldridge, Vickie McKisic, Shunda Howard, Tann, Graice Ridgeway, Gloria Ridgeway, Ester Ridgeway (background vocals).
Producers include: Sean "Puffy" Combs, Lauryn Hill, Dallas Austin, Narada Michael Walden.
Engineers include: Warren Riker, Steve Allen, Thom "TK" Kidd.
A ROSE IS STILL A ROSE was nominated for a 1999 Grammy for Best R&B Album. "A Rose Is Still A Rose" was nominated for the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and Best R&B Song.
The Queen of Soul's final studio album of the century doesn't measure up to her groundbreaking late-'60s and early-'70s output, but on its own terms it's one her best '90s efforts, in part because Franklin seems completely comfortable with the hip-hop inflected backings Young Turk producers including Puffy Combs and Lauren Hill bring to the party. Of course, Franklin's soaring voice sounds good in almost any context, but here she sounds more energized than she has in years, in particular in Hill's smokily atmospheric title song and her own elegant soul ballad "Woman."
| | Editorial reviews | ...Aretha has creatively collaborated with the best of today's talent and still maintained her credibility. She's proven once and for all that A ROSE IS STILL A ROSE and a Queen is still a Queen.
The Source (04/01/1998)
...Sounding entirely liberated from the constraints of a modern pop context, Aretha here gives proper light to the depth of her artistry, allowing it to bloom beautifully.
Vibe (04/01/1998)
...coproducers Sean `Puffy' Combs, Jermaine Dupri, Lauryn Hill, and others help Franklin recapture a gutsy urgency long missing from her records, earning her r-e-s-p-e-c-t once more.
Entertainment Weekly (03/13/1998)
4 Stars (out of 5) - ...subtle and sexy, a miraculous immersion in hip-hop gravity, flow and humor by one of pop music's greatest singers....yes, Aretha can rock the house, but what she really excels at is mood. This is what becomes a legend most.
Rolling Stone (03/19/1998)
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This is the RARE 1998 release from Aretha Franklin titled "A Rose Is Still A Rose".
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