A Rose Is Still a Rose

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A Rose Is Still a Rose
Studio album by Aretha Franklin
Released	March 10, 1998
Recorded	1997
Genre	R&B, soul
Length	51:38
Label	Arista
Producer	Lauryn Hill Sean "Puffy" Combs Jermaine Dupri Dallas Austin Daryl Simmons
Professional reviews
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Aretha Franklin chronology
Greatest Hits: 1980-1995 (1995) A Rose Is Still a Rose (1998) So Damn Happy (2003)

A Rose Is Still a Rose is a 1998 album released by soul singer Aretha Franklin. The album was deemed a successful attempt to bring the legendary Franklin into 1990s urban adult contemporary R&B. The title track, which was written and produced by Lauryn Hill of The Fugees, was Franklin's second Top 40 pop hit of the 1990s, peaking at #26 on the chart. The album was successful enough to give Franklin her first platinum-certified album in over a decade.

[edit] Track listing

1. "A Rose Is Still a Rose" (Hill) – 4:27
2. "Never Leave You Again" (Combs / Price / Rooney) – 4:36
3. "In Case You Forgot" (Dickens / Gant / Gray) – 4:49
4. "Here We Go Again" (Broussard / Dupri / Garfield / Lorenz / Malavasi / Romani) – 3:30
5. "Every Little Bit Hurts" (Cooke / Dupri / Seal) – 4:07
6. "In the Morning" (Simmons) – 4:56
7. "I'll Dip" (Austin) – 4:06
8. "How Many Times" (Charley / Foster / Winston) – 4:21
9. "Watch My Back" (West) – 4:45
10. "Love Pang" (Waters / Wilson) – 4:20
11. "The Woman" (Franklin) – 7:41