Aretha Franklin Releases "So Damn Happy"

So Damn Happy is the studio album by the "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin, recorded in 2003 for Arista Records.

This is Aretha's first studio album since 1998's Gold-certified record A Rose Is Still A Rose. The album included the Grammy-winning track "Wonderful".

Shortly after its release, Franklin left Arista Records after twenty-three years with the company.

She later announced plans to start her own label, Aretha Records.