| Sweet Passion | ||||
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| Studio album by Aretha Franklin | ||||
| Released | May 19, 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1976–1977 | |||
| Genre | R&B, Soul | |||
| Length | 32:51 | |||
| Label | Atlantic (#19102) | |||
| Producer | Aretha Franklin, Lamont Dozier, Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager | |||
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Sweet Passion is the twenty-sixth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin. It was released on May 19, 1977 by Atlantic Records. Following a brief resurgence in Aretha's sales with the Gold-certified success of her 1976 soundtrack album, Sparkle, Aretha paired up with famed Motown producer Lamont Dozier, to produce Sweet Passion. It was, however, a commercial and critical failure.
The album's lead single, "Break It To Me Gently", peaked at #85 and dropped off the Hot 100 after only two weeks, although it topped the Billboard R&B chart. This recording was released on compact disc in Europe in 2008.