Sparkle (Aretha Franklin album)

Sparkle
Soundtrack album by Aretha Franklin
Released	May 27, 1976
Recorded	1976 at Curtom Studios, Chicago, Illinois
Genre	R&B, soul
Label	Atlantic (#18176)
Producer	Curtis Mayfield
Aretha Franklin chronology
You (1975) Sparkle (1976) Sweet Passion (1977)
Curtis Mayfield chronology
There's No Place Like America Today (1975) Sparkle (1976) Give, Get, Take and Have (1976)

Sparkle is an Aretha Franklin album, written and produced by Curtis Mayfield. 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 failed 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 her only Pop Top 40 hit during the second half of the 1970's. 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 "(Giving Him) 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
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Rolling Stone	(not rated) link

Track listing

All tracks composed by Curtis Mayfield.

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

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1976 (U.S.)