The soundtrack for the 2012 remake of 1976's is an enjoyable if muddled affair. The 1976 soundtrack doubled as a fine album - one written, arranged, and produced. Led by (who succeeds as Sparkle), the 2012 soundtrack features faithful and decent covers of four songs from the original. When it comes to 'Something He Can Feel,' it would be an understatement to say that the deck is stacked against and her vocal partners, (Sister) and (Delores). Both the original and 's 1992 version rightly topped the R&B chart. Sensibly, there's no effort to out-power them; this version has its own light and breathy touch.
Also fronts the gospel-tinged ballad 'One Wing' and the midtempo 'Love Will,' both of which were built and helmed by and have his peculiar 'old but new' feel - composed with a bygone era in mind but executed with modern means. On the neo-disco 'Celebrate,' another production, is joined by (Sparkle's mother Emma), the latter of whom is showcased on a piano, organ, and choir rendition of 'His Eye Is on the Sparrow.' Sounds as commanding as one can expect from a later recording. (Black) contributes the rollicking 'I'm a Man,' seemingly made in the mould of 's 1969 single '25 Miles.' Takes the lead on the bouncy 'Yes I Do,' one of three songs involving songwriter and producer (whose father, was in full flight as a soul artist, songwriter, and producer in 1976).
Lastly, 'Running' is a similarly bright and energetic /-style showcase for veteran R&B singer.
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. ' Released: June 5, 2012. ' Released: June 8, 2012 Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the for the 2012 / film, a remake of the. The album was released through 's on July 31, 2012. The film's soundtrack includes new recordings of four songs from the as well as new original music by,. The soundtrack's first official lead single is the last song recorded by Whitney Houston before she died on February 11, 2012, a duet with / and winner on a song called '. The song premiered on on May 21, 2012 and was made available for digital download on iTunes on June 5.
Whitney Houston's other track, ', debuted only one day after the premiere of 'Celebrate'. The official music video for 'Celebrate' was filmed on May 30, 2012. It made its world premiere on 's on June 27, 2012.
Contents. Background The songs on the soundtrack are performed by the actors in the film, including, and others. Sparkle features songs from the original film written by soul musician as well as new compositions by R&B artist and others. The soundtrack includes new songs not present in the 1976 version of Sparkle: ', ', among others.
'Celebrate' was sent to radio the week of May 21, 2012 as the first official from the Sparkle soundtrack. The song premiered on on May 21.
And was made available for digital download on iTunes on June 5. Houston's other track, 'His Eye is On the Sparrow', debuted only one day after the premiere of 'Celebrate'. Composition Music and themes Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack takes on matters of the celebration, heartache, heartbreak and seduction with a mixture of ballads, mid- and up-tempos. Release The Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on July 31, 2012; though announced with 13 tracks, it was released with only 11 tracks. Five days before the soundtrack's official release the entire soundtrack was made available to stream exclusively through Sparks' Official store and Essence.com.
Jordin Sparks, who worked closely with Houston throughout the making of Sparkle, finds the release of the soundtrack to be 'bittersweet.' Sparks states, 'I worked with my idol and that was a dream come true.
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I used to watch the adaptation with her and every day after school. But she should really be here promoting it with me and it's really hard for me to be doing it alone.' Reception Critical response Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating (B) writer Andy Kellman gave it three and a half out of five stars and called the soundtrack 'an enjoyable if muddled affair' and commended the four songs covered on the new soundtrack stating 'the 2012 soundtrack features faithful and decent covers of four songs from the original. 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 and Tika Sumpter.' 's Melissa Maerz gave Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack a B rating and praised Sparks version of 'Look Into Your Heart' stating 'Sparks bellows Mayfield's power ballad Look Into Your Heart with absolute conviction.
Jody Rosen of gave the soundtrack 3½ of 5 stars, commenting that 'Sparkle revives four soul chestnuts and includes three originals written and produced. It's the second-most-satisfying retro-soul album of the year – after Kelly's '; however, he was ambivalent towards Houston's last two recordings before her passing, saying that, ' is forgettable -, and on the gospel standard ' Houston sings – and croaks – in a voice octaves lower than in her prime. At times the song has a ravaged magnificence, but mostly it's painful.'
Chart performance. For the week ending August 18, 2012 the soundtrack debuted on the at # 26, # 7 on the Billboard and # 1 on the Billboard, selling 12,000 copies in its first week. To date, the soundtrack has sold 86,000 copies.
Singles ' is the first official single from the soundtrack. It is the last song recorded by Whitney Houston before she died on February 11, 2012, a duet featuring her and /. It was officially released on June 5, 2012 for and it was written by who also produced the track. For the week June 16, 2012, 'Celebrate' debuted at number 34 on the US chart, having amassed 45 spins for that week ending. During that same week, 'Celebrate' also debuted at number 84 on the US chart, and has since peaked at number 54. The for 'Celebrate' was filmed on May 30, 2012. A preview of the video premiered on on June 4, 2012.
The music video made its world premiere on 's on June 27, 2012. ' is the second official single from the soundtrack. The song is a gospel hymn performed by Whitney Houston. Houston is seen performing the song in a church scene in the. The song was officially released on June 8, 2012 for digital download from Amazon and iTunes. The song was originally written in 1905 by lyricist and composer. The song is most associated with actress-singer who used the title for her autobiography.
Track listing See ' section below for credited singers on each track. Credits adapted from Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack liner notes. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. 'I'm a Man' , Charlie Gambetta 3:09 2. 'Yes I Do' Guordan Banks, Warren Felder, Andrew Wansel Oak 3:14 3. 'Running' , 3:16 4. 'Jump' (Carmen Ejogo, and ) Pop Wansel, Oak, Ronald 'Flippa' Colson.
2:28 5. 'Hooked on Your Love' (Carmen Ejogo, and ) Curtis Mayfield Pop Wansel, Ronald 'Flippa' Colson., Jameel Roberts. 4:09 6. ' (Carmen Ejogo, and ) Curtis Mayfield, Bigg Makk 3:28 7. ' , 3:32 8. 'Look into Your Heart' (Jordin Sparks) Curtis Mayfield Oak 2:26 9. 'One Wing' (Jordin Sparks) R.
Kelly, Bigg Makk 4:15 10. 'Love Will' (Jordin Sparks) R. Kelly 3:12 11.
' (Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks) R. Kelly 3:36 Total length: 36:45 Notes (.) donates as co-producer Charts Chart (2012) Peak position U.S. Billboard 3 U.S. Billboard Soundtracks 1 Credits and personnel.
Adapted from allmusic.com. Creativity and management.
Bigg Makk – Arranger, Bass, Keyboards, Producer. R. Kelly – Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer. David Boyd – Assistant. Michael Daley – Assistant.
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Trehy Harris – Assistant. Dabling Harward – Assistant.
James Jones III –. Ray Nesmith –. Matt Taylor –. Maria C.