{"product_id":"rose-is-still-a-rose","title":"Rose Is Still a Rose","description":"Amazon.com\n\nConsidering her immense contributions to American popular music over the past four decades, the Queen of Soul could be forgiven for coasting a bit. That's why it's such a pleasure to see her turning in such impassioned performances on this set of contemporary urban R\u0026amp;B numbers, her strongest and more consistent effort in several years. The poignant title-song teams Aretha with the Fugees' Lauryn Hill (who also produced), while Sean \"Puffy\" Combs produced and cowrote the percolating \"Never Leave You Again.\" Elsewhere, the album matches the star with state-of-the-art producers Dallas Austin, Jermaine Dupri, Daryl Simmons, and Narada Michael Walden, while Franklin wrote and produced the torchy tour de force \"The Woman\" herself, which closes the album on an emotional high note. --Scott Schinder\n\nProduct description\n\nConsidering her immense contributions to American popular music over the past four decades, the Queen of Soul could be forgiven for coasting a bit. That's why it's such a pleasure to see her turning in such impassioned performances on this set of contemporary urban R\u0026amp;B numbers, her strongest and more consistent effort in several years. The poignant title-song teams Aretha with the Fugees' Lauryn Hill (who also produced), while Sean \"Puffy\" Combs produced and cowrote the percolating \"Never Leave You Again.\" Elsewhere, the album matches the star with state-of-the-art producers Dallas Austin, Jermaine Dupri, Daryl Simmons, and Narada Michael Walden, while Franklin wrote and produced the torchy tour de force \"The Woman\" herself, which closes the album on an emotional high note. --Scott Schinder\n\nReview\n\nFranklin sounds uncomfortable wailing above the lumpy hip-hop drums on [the title] song and rarely engages with the swingbeat and over-egged ballads. -- What the Critics Say\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B000002VTV\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B000002VTV.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Franklin, Aretha\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Audio cd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Individually inspected: Guaranteed to play perfectly or your money back. Case may show wear and may be in library packaging. Ships Fast!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41435211235386,"sku":"DBV.B000002VTV.G","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B000002VTV-0.jpg?v=1779992986","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/rose-is-still-a-rose","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}