¦ Check this track out: 'Something He Can Feel,' sung on the original soundtrack by Franklin (and also covered by En Vogue in 1992), has the shoo-bee-doo potential to be something you can feel. While the record is adequate enough in reproducing the sound and cheerful naivet? of 1960s, the period in which the film is set, it ultimately fails to linger in one's heart, mind or feet past its last note.

Mayfield's compositions stand the test of time as the most vibrant and nuanced: Kelly doesn't deliver, and at times his contributions sound cheesy. Kelly gets in on the action by writing and producing a few funky, but too-modern sounding contributions ('Love Will,' ''Jump' and 'Celebrate'). From Whitney Houston to Jordin Sparks, CeeLo Green and more, we think youre all going to love the Sparkle soundtrack and the performances by our incredible. In the meantime, the soundtrack for Sparkle, which features Houston in a supporting role as the. When it comes to 'Something He Can Feel,' it would be an understatement to say that the deck is stacked against Sparks and her vocal partners, Carmen Ejogo (Sister) and Tika Sumpter (Delores).

Perhaps choosing a gospel tune that requires a melodious voice and a song that shares a performer who outshines her wasn't the best way to seal Houston's legacy.įour Mayfield-helmed originals make the 11-track album ('Jump,' ''Hooked on Your Love,' ''Something He Can Feel' and 'Look Into Your Heart'), while R. By James Reed Globe Staff,August 17, 2012, 6:00 p.m. Led by Jordin Sparks (who succeeds Irene Cara as Sparkle), the 2012 soundtrack features faithful and decent covers of four songs from the original. Her songs here should have served as a high note for the icon, but unfortunately her swan songs - 'His Eye Is on the Sparrow' and 'Celebrate' with Sparks - falter as the singer struggles to find her once sparkling, soaring voice. With that said, Houston has become the focus of the film and soundtrack since she died earlier this year. She shines bright on various collaborations and her three solo tracks: It's another winning moment for the former 'American Idol' champ. Sparks emerges as the leading lady of the album. 4 Carmen Ejogo, Jordin Sparks, Tika Sumpter Hooked On Your Love. The burden for greatness is shared among the main cast, which includes Whitney Houston, Jordin Sparks, Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter and Cee Lo Green. Time for real talk: The Sparkle soundtrack (RCA) was never going to be Whitney Houstons. Publication date Topics electronic, beats, chill, futurebass, futurefunk, internet, soundtrack, sythwave, vaporwave, video game music. Written by CeeLo Green (as Thomas DeCarlo Callaway), Kevin Risto, Waynne Nugent & Charlie Gambetta Yes I Do. Various artists, 'Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack' (RCA Records)Ĭurtis Mayfield and Aretha Franklin's union for the soundtrack of the 1976 musical drama 'Sparkle' made for an instant soul classic, so the 2012 remake already has a lot to live up to. Sparkle - Original Soundtrack by Sparkle.

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