Told You So (Sparkle album)

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Told You So
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Studio album by
Sparkle
ReleasedOctober 24, 2000 (2000-10-24)
Recorded2000
Genre R&B
Label Motown
Producer Steve "Stone" Huff
Sparkle chronology
Sparkle
(1998)		Told You So
(2000)
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Told You So is the second album by American R&B singer Sparkle. [2] [3] It was released on October 24, 2000, by Motown Records.

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Told You So peaked at number 121 on the Billboard 200 and number 31 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. [4] [5] The album's lead single, "It's a Fact", reached number 62 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.

Production

Coming off her successful debut for Interscope, Sparkle began to have creative differences with her former mentor and the album's producer, R. Kelly. [6] The conflict resulted in Sparkle eventually being released from her contract and signing with Motown. [2] Told You So was produced by Steve "Stone" Huff. [7]

Critical reception

The Morning Call wrote: "For the most part, Told You So is hardly remarkable, the unintentionally ridiculous handwringing on 'The Ghetto' nothwithstanding, and Sparkle seems destined to fade soon enough." [7]

Track listing

  1. "Don't Know Why" – 3:52
  2. "The Ghetto" – 4:35
  3. "It's a Fact" – 4:14
  4. "Lovin' a Man" – 3:39
  5. "Into My Life" – 3:55
  6. "When a Woman's Heart Is Broken" – 4:21
  7. "Good Life" – 4:20
  8. "All I Want" – 4:29
  9. "Somebody Else" – 4:02
  10. "Everything" – 4:56
  11. "Games" – 3:53
  12. "Never Can Say Goodbye" – 4:17
  13. "Good Life" (Remix) (featuring Memphis Bleek) (Bonus Track) – 4:37

References

  1. ↑ "Told You So - Sparkle | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. 1 2 Harris, Elizabeth A. (April 16, 2019). "Sparkle, Once R. Kelly's Protégée, May Testify Against Him. Again". The New York Times– via NYTimes.com.
  3. ↑ Taylor, Chuck (September 2, 2000). "Sparkle: It's A Fact". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 36. p. 25.
  4. ↑ "Sparkle". Billboard.
  5. ↑ "Sparkle". Billboard.
  6. ↑ DeRogatis, Jim (June 4, 2019). Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly. Abrams. ISBN   978-1-68335-762-9 – via Google Books.
  7. 1 2 Righi, Len (December 9, 2000). "SPARKLE: TOLD YOU SO". The Morning Call. p. A55.
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