So Damn Happy (Aretha Franklin album)

So Damn Happy
So Damn Happy
Studio album by Aretha Franklin
Released	September 16, 2003
Studio	Soup Can Studios (Detroit, MI); The Mystery Lab (West Orange, NJ); The Aretha Studio (Detroit, MI); Marvin's Room Studios (Los Angeles, CA); The Hit Factory (New York, NY); Record One (Sherman Oaks, CA); Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, CA); East Bay Music Studios (Tarrytown, NY);
Length	44:35
Label	Arista
Producer	Burt Bacharach; Gordon Chambers; Barry J. Eastmond; Aretha Franklin; Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis; Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence; Troy Taylor; Norman West;
Aretha Franklin chronology

So Damn Happy is the thirty-fifth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin. It was released by Arista Records on September 16, 2003 in the United States. Her first studio album in five years, 'So Damn Happy features production from Burt Bacharach, Gordon Chambers, Barry J. Eastmond, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Troy Taylor, and Franklin herself. Grammy Award-winning track "Wonderful," co-written and produced by Ron "Amen-Ra" Lawrence, served as the album's lead single.

The album received mixed to positive reviews, with critics praising Franklin's enduring vocal strength and the album's classic soul sound, while some criticized the songwriting and lack of musical innovation. It peaked at number 33 on the US Billboard 200 and number 11 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, while reaching the top 30 of the Italian Albums Chart. Shortly after its release, Franklin left Arista after being on their roster for 23 years and announced plans to start her own record label, Aretha Records.