''Music from the Warner Bros. Picture "Sparkle"'' is a soundtrack

album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records co ...

and twenty-fourth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, written and produced by

Curtis Mayfield Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music.

. Released on May 27, 1976, the disc is the soundtrack album for the 1976

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motion picture ''

Sparkle Sparkle may refer to: * Sparkle (catamaran), a catamaran designed by Angus Primrose * Sparkle (drink), a lemon-flavored soft drink * Sparkle, a brand of paper towels owned by Georgia-Pacific * Sparkle Plenty, a character in the ''Dick Tracy'' c ...

'', starring

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. 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 "Something He Can Feel" is a song composed by Curtis Mayfield for the 1976 motion picture ''Sparkle''. The song, a love ballad in a Chicago-/Philly-soul style, became a number-one hit on the ''Billboard's'' R&B singles chart in the United States ...

", 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. "Something He Can Feel" was nominated for the Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female grammy at the 1977 Grammy awards. The album itself reached the Top 20 of ''Billboard''s main album chart and was

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for US sales of over 500,000 copies. In 2009, it was reissued on

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' budget Flashback Records label. The songs "Something He Can Feel" and "Hooked on Your Love" were covered by

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on their 1992 multi-platinum hit album ''

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''.

Track listing

All songs written by

. #"Sparkle" (4:13) #"

" (6:21) #"Hooked on Your Love" (5:00) #"Look into Your Heart" (4:04) #"I Get High" (4:11) #"Jump" (2:19) #"Loving You Baby" (3:48) #"Rock with Me" (3:11)

Charts

Singles *Curtis Mayfield,

Phil Upchurch Philip Upchurch (born July 19, 1941) is an American jazz and blues guitarist and bassist. Career Upchurch started his career working with the Kool Gents, the Dells, and the Spaniels, before going on to work with Curtis Mayfield, Otis Rush, an ...

, Gary Thompson - guitars *Rich Tufo, Floyd Morris - keyboards *Quinton Joseph - drums *

Henry Gibson Henry Gibson (born James Bateman; September 21, 1935 – September 14, 2009) was an American actor and poet. His best-known roles include his time as a cast member of the TV sketch-comedy series ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' from 1968 to 19 ...

- congas, cowbell * Lucky Scott - bass

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