Sweet Passion


Sweet Passion is the twenty-third 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.

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Break It To Me Gently" 3:21
  2. "When I Think About You" 4:46
  3. "What I Did for Love" 5:17
  4. "No One Could Ever Love You More" 3:36
  5. "A Tender Touch" 3:58

    Side two

  6. "Touch Me Up" 4:38
  7. "Sunshine Will Never Be The Same" 3:36
  8. "Meadows of Springtime" 5:26
  9. "Mumbles / I've Got the Music in Me" 3:40
  10. "Sweet Passion" 7:12

    Personnel