Sparkle (soundtrack)

Music from the Warner Bros. Picture "Sparkle"
Soundtrack album by Aretha Franklin
Released May 27, 1976
Recorded April–May 1976
Studio Curtom Studios
(Chicago, Illinois)
Genre R&B, soul
Label Atlantic
Producer Curtis Mayfield
Aretha Franklin chronology
You
(1975)You1975		 Sparkle
(1976)		 Sweet Passion
(1977)Sweet Passion1977
Curtis Mayfield chronology
Let's Do It Again
(with The Staples Singers)
(1975) Let's Do It Again1975		 Sparkle
(1976) Sparkle1976		 Give, Get, Take and Have
(1976) Give, Get, Take and Have1976

Music from the Warner Bros. Picture "Sparkle" is a soundtrack album by American singer Aretha Franklin, written and produced by Curtis Mayfield. Released on May 27, 1976, the disc is the soundtrack album for the 1976 Warner Bros. motion picture Sparkle, starring Irene Cara. The songs on the soundtrack feature the instrumental tracks and backing vocals from the film versions, with Franklin's voice taking the place of the original lead vocalists.

This album returned Aretha to gold status after two low-selling albums. The first single release, "Something He Can Feel", was a #1 R&B hit for her and reached #28 on the Billboard Hot 100. However, it was Aretha's only Pop Top 40 hit during the second half of the 1970s. The album itself reached the Top 20 of Billboard's main album chart and was certified Gold for US sales of over 500,000 copies. In 2009, it was reissued on Rhino Records' budget Flashback Records label. The songs "Something He Can Feel" and "Hooked on Your Love" were covered by En Vogue on their 1992 multi-platinum hit album Funky Divas.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauB[2]
Rolling Stone(not rated)[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Curtis Mayfield including "Jump," [4].

  1. "Sparkle" (4:13)
  2. "Something He Can Feel" (6:21)
  3. "Hooked on Your Love" (5:00)
  4. "Look into Your Heart" (4:04)
  5. "I Get High" (4:11)
  6. "Jump" (2:19)
  7. "Loving You Baby" (3:48)
  8. "Rock with Me" (3:11)

Charts

Chart (1976) Peak position
U.S. Billboard 200 18
U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums 1

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1976 "Something He Can Feel" Billboard Hot 100 28
Hot Soul Singles 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ link
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Sparkle review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-04-28.
  3. ↑ Palmer, Robert (12 August 1976). "Sparkle". rollingstone.com.
  4. ↑ https://www.discogs.com/composition/81f75c84-21c4-4cc2-8a02-906eb2e87d59-Jump
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