The Dana Owens Album is the fifth studio album by American hip hop artist Queen Latifah. The album was released on September 28, 2004 through A&M Records. The album marks a departure from her previous hip-hop releases, and is composed of jazz, soul, and R&B covers of songs by artists such as Al Green, Bill Withers, and Screamin' Jay Hawkins, among others. The album reached No. 16 on the Billboard 200 and No. 11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Overview The Dana Owens Album is a cover album of jazz and R&B songs entitled after Latifah's birth name, Dana Elaine Owens. Unlike Latifah's previous hip hop/R&B-oriented albums, this album showcases a jazz vocal performance. The LP earned a Grammy nomination in 2005 in the category of Best Jazz Vocal Album. The album has also been certified gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Track listing "Baby Get Lost" (Leonard Feather) – 3:42 "I Put a Spell on You" (Screamin' Jay Hawkins) – 3:08 "Simply Beautiful" (Al Green) – 4:11 "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh" (Bill Withers) – 3:53 "Moody's Mood for Love" (James Moody, Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh) – 3:59 "Close Your Eyes" (Bernice Petkere) – 2:55 "California Dreamin'" (John Phillips, Michelle Phillips) – 3:42 "Hard Times" (Stony Browder, August Darnell) – 5:21 "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy" (Gail Fisher, Vincent Levy, Joe Zawinul) – 3:27 "Hello Stranger" (Barbara Lewis) – 3:00 "If I Had You" (Jimmy Campbell, Reginald Connelly, Ted Shapiro) – 4:04 "Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) – 4:25 Personnel Main personnel Queen Latifah – vocals Bryant Breyers – trombone Pete Christlieb – saxophone Vinnie Colaiuta – drums Luis Conte – percussion Jim Cox – Fender Rhodes, piano, Wurlitzer Charles Davis – trumpet Peter Erskine – drums Brandon Fields – saxophone John Goux – guitar Gary Grant – horn, trumpet Dan Higgins – horn, saxophone Larry Lunetta – trumpet Richard Taylor "Dick" Nash – trombone David "Fathead" Newman – vocals Bruce Otto – trombone Joel Peskin – saxophone Mervyn Warren – piano, scat Guest artists Al Green – vocals Herbie Hancock – piano James Moody – alto saxophone Session musicians Nico Abondolo – string bass Robert Adcock – cello Eun Mee Ahn – violin Richard Altenbach – violin Jerry Barnes – bass Sherrod Barnes – guitar Robert Becker – viola Emily Bernstein – clarinet Gary Bias – saxophone Charlie Bisharat – violin