Sweet Passion

Sweet Passion
Studio album by Aretha Franklin
Released	May 19, 1977
Recorded	1976, 1977
Genre	R&B, Soul
Length	32:51
Label	Atlantic (#19102)
Producer	Lamont Dozier, Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager
Aretha Franklin chronology
Sparkle (1976) Sweet Passion (1977) Almighty Fire (1978)

Sweet Passion is a 1977 album by Aretha Franklin, released on Atlantic Records.

Following a resurgence in Aretha's sales with the Gold-certified success of her 1976 soundtrack album, Sparkle, Aretha paired up with famed Motown producer Lamont Dozier, to produce Sweet Passion. It was, however, a commercial failure. The album's one single, "Break It To Me Gently", peaked at #85 and dropped off the Hot 100 after two weeks, although it topped the Billboard R&B Singles Chart. This recording has been out of print since the early 1980s and has never been issued on compact disc.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Break It To Me Gently" (Marvin Hamlisch, Carole Bayer Sager) 3:21(#1 R&B/85 Pop)
2. "When I Think About You" (Aretha Franklin) 4:46
3. "What I Did for Love" (Marvin Hamlisch, Edward Kleban) 5:17
4. "No One Could Ever Love You More" (Lamont Dozier) 3:36
5. "A Tender Touch" (Aretha Franklin) 3:58

Side two

1. "Touch Me Up" (Lamont Dozier) 4:38
2. "Sunshine Will Never Be The Same" (Lamont Dozier) 3:36
3. "Meadows of Springtime" (Aretha Franklin) 5:26
4. "Mumbles / I've Got the Music in Me" (Clark Terry, Aretha Franklin, Bias Boshell) 3:40
5. "Sweet Passion" (Aretha Franklin) 7:12