''La Doña'' is the eleventh album by

Teena Marie Mary Christine Brockert (March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010), known professionally as Teena Marie, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, arranger, and producer. She was known by her childhood nickname Tina before taking the sta ...

, released on May 11, 2004 on the Cash Money label. The album includes guest contributions from

Rick James James Ambrose Johnson Jr. (February 1, 1948 – August 6, 2004), better known by his stage name Rick James, was an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, James began his musical career in ...

("I Got You" - this was the last recording James made before his death),

Gerald Levert Gerald Edward Levert (July 13, 1966 – November 10, 2006) was an American singer-songwriter and producer. Levert was best known for singing with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon of the vocal group LeVert. Levert was also a ...

("A Rose by Any Other Name"), Common ("Revelations 3:8 Introduction"), Birdman ("Off the Chain"),

MC Lyte Lana Michele Moorer (born October 11, 1970), better known by her stage name MC Lyte, is an American rap music, rapper, Disc jockey, DJ, actress and entrepreneur. Considered one of the pioneers of female rap, Lyte first gained fame in the late 19 ...

("The Mackin' Game") and Marie's daughter, Alia Rose. The album peaked at #6 on the ''Billboard'' 200, Marie's highest placing (and first top 20 entry) on that chart. It also reached #3 on the R&B Albums chart. The lead-off single "Still in Love" (which samples Al Green's 1972 track "What a Wonderful Thing Love Is") was Marie's first Top 30 hit on the US Hot R&B Singles chart for 14 years, peaking at #23. It was nominated for a

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in 2005 in the category

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (previously called Best Rhythm and Blues Solo Vocal Performance, Female) was an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards ...

. The follow-up single "A Rose By Any Other Name", a duet with

peaked at #53 on the US Hot R&B Singles chart. She performed "My Body's Hungry" on ''

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'' in 2000.

Track listing

All songs written by Teena Marie, except where noted. # "La Doña Intro" – 2:15 # "Still In Love" ( Al Green, Marie, Byron Thomas) – 4:16 # "Honey Call" (Marie, Pamela Williams) – 4:21 # "Baby I'm Your Fiend" (James Allen, Marie) – 4:56 # "My Body's Hungry" – 5:33 # "A Rose by Any Other Name" with Gerald Levert – 5:27 # "Off the Chain" – 4:37 Performed by Teena Marie and Birdman # "Makavelli Never Lied" (Allen, Marie) – 5:06 # "Revelations 3:8 Introduction" (Common, Marie) – 0:30 Performed by Teena Marie and Common # "Recycle Hate to Love" – 4:52 Performed by Teena Marie, Lady Levi and Alia Rose # "The Mackin' Game" (Allen, Marie,

, Medusa) – 5:34 Performed by Teena Marie, MC Lyte and Medusa # "I Love Him Too" – 5:28 Performed by Teena Marie and DeDe O'Neal # "I Got You" (

, Marie) – 4:21 Performed by Teena Marie and Rick James # "Hit Me Where I Live" (Allen, Doug Grigsby, Marie) – 5:05 # "High Yellow Girl" – 4:58 Performed by Teena Marie and Alia Rose # "Black Rain" – 4:27 # "I'm on Fire" – 5:32

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dona Teena Marie albums 2004 albums Cash Money Records albums Hip hop albums by American artists