Sparkle (soundtrack)
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Music from the Warner Bros. Picture "Sparkle" is a soundtrack album and twenty-fourth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, written and produced by Curtis Mayfield. Released on June 1, 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 Franklin to Gold status after two low-selling albums With Everything I Feel in Me (1974) and You (1975). The first single release, "Something He Can Feel", was a No. 1 R&B hit for her and reached No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. However, it was Aretha's only pop Top 40 hit during the second half of the 1970s. "Something He Can Feel" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female at the 19th Annual Grammy Awards in 1977. The album itself reached the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 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.
Original LP release
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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 |
- Curtis Mayfield, Phil Upchurch, Gary Thompson - guitars
- Rich Tufo, Floyd Morris - keyboards
- Quinton Joseph - drums
- Henry Gibson - congas, cowbell
- Lucky Scott - bass
See also
References
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