Something He Can Feel
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| "Something He Can Feel" | ||
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| Single by Aretha Franklin | ||
| from the album Sparkle | ||
| Released | 1976 | |
| Format | 7" single | |
| Recorded | April 1976, Curtom Studios | |
| Genre | Soul | |
| Length | 6:21 | |
| Label | Atlantic | |
| Writer(s) | Curtis Mayfield | |
| Producer(s) | Curtis Mayfield | |
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| Aretha Franklin singles chronology | ||
| "You" (1976) |
"Giving Him Something He Can Feel" (1976) |
""Jump"/"Hooked On Your Love" " (1976) |
"Something He Can Feel" is a song composed by Curtis Mayfield for the soundtrack to the 1976 motion picture Sparkle. The song, a love ballad in a Supremes/Motown-esque style, became a number-one hit on the Billboard's R&B singles chart in the United States twice with two separate recordings: a 1976 version by Aretha Franklin from the film's soundtrack (see 1976 in music), and a 1992 cover by girl group En Vogue (see 1992 in music).
In the Sparkle film, the song is performed by "Sister & the Sisters", with Lonette McKee on lead vocal, and Irene Cara and Dwan Smith on backing vocals. The version of "Something He Can Feel" present on the film's soundtrack album replaces the vocal tracks with those of Aretha Franklin and the Kitty Haywood Singers, with the instrumental tracks remaining the same.
Sparkle revolves around the lives of the members of Sister & the Sisters, a 1960s Motown-esque girl group, and "Something He Can Feel" is present in the film as part of their repertoire. Franklin's recording of the song was issued as a single, and became a number-one hit on Billboard's Hot Soul Singles chart, peaking at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Sixteen years after Sparkle was released, R&B group En Vogue recorded a cover version of "Something He Can Feel" (issued as "Giving Him Something He Can Feel"), produced by Thomas McElroy & Denzil Foster. The En Vogue cover, released as the second single from the group's second album, Funky Divas, was also a successful hit. It peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, and becoming the fifth En Vogue single in two years to peak at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.
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| Single by En Vogue | ||
| from the album Funky Divas | ||
| Released | March 21, 1992 (US) | |
| Format | CD single, Cassette single | |
| Genre | Pop/R&B | |
| Length | 3:57 | |
| Label | EastWest/Elektra | |
| Producer(s) | Thomas McElroy & Denzil Foster | |
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| En Vogue singles chronology | ||
| "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" (1992) |
"Giving Him Something He Can Feel" (1992) |
"Free Your Mind" (1992) |
| Preceded by "Sophisticated Lady (She's A Different Lady)" by Natalie Cole |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single (Aretha Franklin version) June 26, 1976 |
Succeeded by "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" by Lou Rawls |
| Preceded by "You Remind Me" by Mary J. Blige |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single (En Vogue version) August 1, 1992 |
Succeeded by "Baby-Baby-Baby" by TLC |
