Aretha Franklin - A Rose Is Still a Rose (1998)
Tracklist front / back album covers
1. "A Rose Is Still a Rose" (featuring Lauryn Hill) 4:27
2. "Never Leave You Again" (featuring Simbi Khali) 4:36
3. "In Case You Forgot" 4:49
4. "Here We Go Again" 3:30
5. "Every Lil' Bit Hurts" 4:07
6. "In the Morning" 4:56
7. "I'll Dip" 4:06
8. "How Many Times" 4:21
9. "Watch My Back" 4:45
10. "Love Pang" 4:20
11. "The Woman" 7:41
A Rose Is Still a Rose is the 34th studio album by American recording artist Aretha Franklin. It was released on March 10, 1998 by Arista Records. Conceived after a longer hiatus and a complete departure from her previous studio album What You See Is What You Sweat (1991), the album includes influences of 1990s hip hop as well as modern-day contemporary R&B and soul music. Throughout the project, Franklin worked with many famed hip hop producers and rappers, such as Lauryn Hill, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Jermaine Dupri, and Daryl Simmons. With the latter acts producing most of the album, A Rose Is Still a Rose deviated from the adult contemporary sound of Franklin's older work.
