Album Overview
Artist: Queen Latifah
Album: Trav’lin’ Light
Release Date: September 25, 2007
Label: Verve Records
Genre: Jazz / Traditional Pop
Producer(s): Tommy LiPuma, Ron Fair
Arranger: John Clayton (Grammy winner for “I’m Gonna Live Till I Die”)
Recording Studios: Capitol Studios (Hollywood), Avatar Studios (NYC), Conway Studios (LA)
📀 Tracklist
| # | Song Title | Notes / Songwriters | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poetry Man | Phoebe Snow cover | 4:36 |
| 2 | Georgia Rose | Vintage jazz tune popularized by Paul Whiteman | 2:53 |
| 3 | Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) | Antônio Carlos Jobim / English lyrics by Gene Lees | 3:28 |
| 4 | Don’t Cry Baby | Written by Saul Bernie, James P. Johnson, Stella Unger | 4:25 |
| 5 | I Love Being Here With You | Peggy Lee / Bill Schluger | 3:45 |
| 6 | I’m Gonna Live Till I Die | Mann Curtis / Al Hoffman / Walter Kent | 2:19 |
| 7 | Trav’lin’ Light | Trummy Young / Jimmy Mundy / Johnny Mercer | 3:54 |
| 8 | I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl | Nina Simone classic | 3:02 |
| 9 | I’m Not in Love | Eric Stewart / Graham Gouldman (10cc cover) | 4:33 |
| 10 | What Love Has Joined Together | William Robinson Jr. / Bobby Rogers (Smokey Robinson & the Miracles cover) | 3:18 |
| 11 | How Long (Betcha’ Got a Chick on the Side) | Pointer Sisters cover | 3:57 |
| 12 | Gone Away | Curtis Mayfield cover | 4:35 |
| 13 | Hard Times | Curtis Mayfield / Baby Huey tune | 3:40 |
| 14 | Come Rain or Come Shine | Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer | 3:52 |
🎺 Featured Musicians
Arrangements & Conducting: John Clayton
Piano: Joe Sample, George Duke
Guitar: Anthony Wilson
Bass: John Clayton, Christian McBride
Drums: Jeff Hamilton, Lewis Nash, Vinnie Colaiuta
Percussion: Paulinho da Costa
Horns: Members of the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
Strings: Arranged and conducted by John Clayton
Background Vocals: Patti Austin, Ledisi, and others on select tracks
🏆 Accolades
Grammy Winner (2008): Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) — John Clayton for “I’m Gonna Live Till I Die”
Grammy Nomination: Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album