Sparkle (Sparkle album)

Sparkle is the 1998 self–titled debut album by American singer,

Sparkle
Sparkle. It was released on May 20, 1998 through Interscope
Records and was entirely produced by her former mentor R.
Kelly. The album was a success in large part to the Sparkle-R.
Kelly duet "Be Careful", which peaked at 3 on the Rhythmic Top
40 and 1 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay. The album itself
peaked at 3 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Gold on
December 7, 2000.

Contents
Studio album by Sparkle
Background
Released May 19, 1998
Track listing
Recorded November 1997–
Samples February 1998 at
Singles (Chicago Recording
Credits Company)

References Chicago, Illinois

Genre R&B
Length 60:00
Background Label Interscope · Rockland
In addition to "Be Careful", "Time to Move On" and "Lovin' Producer R. Kelly(exec.)
You" were also released as singles, but neither made it to the
Sparkle chronology
Billboard charts. Entertainment Weekly (6/19/98, p. 74) - "Unlike
her wannabe-diva peers, this R. Kelly protegee remembers what Sparkle Told You
(1998) So
the 'B' in R&B stands for....R. Kelly surrounds her with
(2000)
blaxploitation-vintage wah-wah guitars, haunting strings, and
blue-collar blues; the resulting soul digs far deeper than Kelly's Singles from Sparkle
usual bump'n' grind..." - Rating: B+
1. "Be Careful"
Released: March 23, 1998
Track listing
2. "Time to Move On"
1. "Good Life"- 3:46 (featuring Cam'ron and Nature) Released: 1998
2. "Time to Move On"- 4:03 3. "Lovin' You"
3. "Lean on Me"- 4:22 Released: 1998
4. "I'm Gone"- 5:14 4. "What About"
5. "Turn Away"- 4:43 Released: 1998
6. "What About"- 4:47
7. "Be Careful"- 5:17 (featuring R. Kelly)
8. "Nothing Can Compare"- 4:09
 9. "Quiet Place"- 1:39
Professional ratings
10. "Lovin' You"- 4:08
11. "Straight Up"- 4:46 Review scores
12. "Vegas"- 4:08 (featuring Strings) Source Rating
13. "No Greater"- 3:04
link (https://www.allmusic.co
Allmusic
14. "Play On"- 5:07 m/album/r351873)
15. "Plenty of Good Lovin'"- 3:24

Samples
"Time to Move On" sampled "Intimate Friends" by Eddie Kendricks
"Lovin' You"- "Loving You" by Minnie Riperton
"Good Life"- "Good Times" by Chic

Singles
Be Careful
Released: March 23, 1998

Credits
Peter Mokran - Head Engineer, Mixing, R. Kelly- Arranger, Executive Producer, Mixing,
Programmer Performer, Producer, Songwriter, Vocals
(Background)
Jason Bacher- Assistant Engineer
Jeff Lane- Mixing Assistant
Percy Bady- Keyboards
Ron Lowe -Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Mixing
Rick Behrens- Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Assistant
Mixing Assistant
Mr. Lee -Mixing, Programming
Chris Brickley- Assistant Engineer, Engineer,
Mixing Assistant, Programming Nature -Rap

Cam'ron- Rap Joshua Shapera-Engineer

Lafayette Carthon, Jr.- Keyboards Sparkle -Vocals (Background)

Trey Fratt -Assistant Engineer Martin Stebbing -Engineer, Programming

Stephen George -Engineer, Mixing, Programming Ed Tinley- Assistant Engineer

Keith Henderson- Guitar Tone & Poke -Mixing

Cynthia Jernigan -Vocals (Background) Jeff Vereb- Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant

Mark Johnson -Mixing Assistant

Recorded at Chicago Recording Company, Battery Studios, Chicago Trax, Chicago, Illinois.
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