''La Doña'' is the eleventh studio album by

Teena Marie Mary Christine Brockert (March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010), known professionally as Teena Marie, was an American Soul music, soul and Contemporary R&B, R&B singer, songwriter, and producer. She was known by her childhood nickname Tina before ...

, released on May 11, 2004, by

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and

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. 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, and record producer. Born and raised in Buffalo, New York, James began his musical career in his tee ...

("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 Americans, American singer-songwriter and Music Producer, producer. Levert performed with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon with the R&B vocal group, LeVert. Le ...

("A Rose by Any Other Name"),

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("Revelations 3:8 Introduction"), Birdman ("Off the Chain"),

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("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

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'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 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" (

, 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

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