Sweet Passion

American singer Aretha Franklin released her twenty-third studio album—Sweet Passion—on May 19, 1977, through Atlantic Records. Sweet Passion was a follow-up to her gold-certified 1976 album, Sparkle. However, the album was a critical and commercial failure.

Sweet Passion’s “Break It To Me Gently” was its lead single, topping the R&B Billboard at #85 before dropping off completely in two weeks. The album includes two different track listings, conveying messages of love and heartbreak. If you’d like to learn more about what critics and music listeners around the world have got to say about Aretha Franklin’s Sweet Passion, read reviews here!