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Aretha Franklin's 'Sparkle' soundtrack is a neglected classic
Curtis Mayfield’s songs and Aretha Franklin’s performances lifted the album beyond its modest 1976 reception, with its Top 20 chart run briefly.
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nprAretha Franklin's 'Sparkle' soundtrack is a neglected classic
The 1976 film is about a '60s trio based loosely on The Supremes. It wasn't a big hit, but it has a devoted cult following, and critic Ken Tucker says it features some of Aretha Franklin's finest performances.
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It was so cold in Washington, Aretha Franklin complained that the icy atmosphere had affected her vocal cords. The memory, always unreliable, indicates the opposite, but for cases like that YouTube was invented. In the video, her version of the classic patriotic ‘My Country,’Tis of Thee’ sounds good and her voice is the torrent of always. Very soul, as it could not be otherwise, with the support of a chorus, a patriotic gospel. The video is the …
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