Sapphire | ||||
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Studio album by Teena Marie | ||||
Released | May 9, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
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Length | 74:45 | |||
Label | Cash Money Records | |||
Producer | Ronald Williams, Bryan Williams, Teena Marie | |||
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Sapphire is the twelfth album by Teena Marie, released in 2006 on the Cash Money label. It includes guest contributions from Smokey Robinson, George Duke, Gerald Albright, rapper Kurupt, and Marie's daughter, Alia Rose. The album's lead single is "Ooh Wee" which features rapper Kurupt. The track "You Blow Me Away" pays tribute to Rick James, while "Resilient (Sapphire)" remembers the victims and survivors of Hurricane Katrina. Sapphire peaked at #3 on the US R&B Albums chart and #24 on the Billboard 200.