As we reported months ago, a posthumous Teena Marie album titled Beautiful will release on Jan. 15, 2013. At the time of her death in December 2010, Marie was working on her 14th studio album, which would be released via Universal Music Enterprises.
Thanks to Marie’s daughter Alia Rose, who took the initiative to complete the album, it will now be available worldwide at the beginning of the New Year.
“If you listen to the lyrics, it’s almost as if she was making that transition to the spiritual world as the record was being made, which is incredible,” says Rose. “It’s like we’re going on this journey with her.”
Rose also joins her mother on three tracks on the album: “Rare Breed,” “Sweet Tooth,” and “Give Me Your Love.”
he lead single from Beautiful is titled “Luv Letter,” which was recently sent to radio.
Listen to “Luv Letter” by Teena Marie below.
