Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen

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Jewels In the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen
Jewels In the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen cover
Compilation album by Aretha Franklin
Released November 13, 2007 (2007-11-13)
Recorded 1980–2007
Genre R&B, Soul
Length 63:05
Label Arista
Professional reviews
Aretha Franklin chronology
So Damn Happy (2003) Jewels in the Crown: All-Star Duets with the Queen
(2007)

Jewels in the Crown is a duets compilation album by American Soul singer Aretha Franklin. It was released November 13, 2007 by Arista,[1] and comprises a combination of classic duets spanning Franklin's career, and two newly recorded duets with Fantasia and John Legend. It also contains two live duets, one from 1993, the other from 1998. The album concludes with Franklin's noted rendition of "Nessun Dorma" from the Grammy Awards of 1998, when she filled in last minute for Luciano Pavarotti.

The first single, "Put You Up on Game" featuring Fantasia, was released for music download on September 19, 2007, and released to radio on October 1, 2007. The single became the number one most added song on Urban AC radio the following week.

During her career, Franklin has also recorded duets with Ray Charles, James Brown and The Four Tops; however, these songs are not included on the album; neither is a duet she reportedly recorded with Christina Aguilera[2].

The album debuted at #54 on the US Top 200 and at #7 on the US R&B Album Chart selling 20,400 copies in its first week.

As of January 31, 2008 the album has sold 91,423 copies.

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# Title Time Featured performer(s) Songwriter(s) Producer(s) Year
1 "Jumpin' Jack Flash" 5:08 Keith Richards, Ron Wood Mick Jagger, Richards Richards 1986
2 "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" 5:53 Annie Lennox Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart Lennox, Stewart 1985
3 "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" 4:03 George Michael Simon Climie, Dennis Morgan Michael 1987
4 "What Now My Love" 3:16 Frank Sinatra Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë, Carl Sigman Hank Cattaneo, Phil Ramone 1993
5 "Put You Up on Game" 4:16 Fantasia Barrino Antonio Dixon, Kaleena Harper, Larry Jackson, Harvey Mason, Jr., Steve Russell, Damon Thomas The Underdogs 2007
6 "What Y'all Came to Do" 3:17 John Legend Paul Cho, Devon Harris, Isaac Hayes, Legend, David Porter Legend
7 "Never Gonna Break My Faith" 4:17 Mary J. Blige, Boys Choir of Harlem Bryan Adams, Eliot Kennedy, Andrea Remanda Adams, The Underdogs 2006
8 "Through the Storm" 4:26 Elton John Albert Hammond, Diane Warren Narada Michael Walden 1989
9 "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" 4:52 Whitney Houston Hammond, Warren Walden
10 "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" (live) 4:40 Gloria Estefan, Bonnie Raitt Gerry Goffin, Carole King 1993
11 "Doctor's Orders" 4:34 Luther Vandross Hubert Eaves III, Vandross Vandross 1991
12 "Ever Changing Times" 5:12 Michael McDonald Burt Bacharach, William Conti, Carole Bayer Sager Bacharach, Sager
13 "Chain of Fools" (live) 3:12 Mariah Carey Don Covay 1998
14 "Don't Waste Your Time" 4:11 Mary J. Blige Denise Rich, Josh Ruben Babyface 1999
15 "Love All the Hurt Away" 4:21 George Benson Sam Dees Arif Mardin 1981
16 "Nessun Dorma" (live) 3:20 Giacomo Puccini 1998

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