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Giving Him Something He Can Feel
"Something He Can Feel" is a song composed by American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer Curtis Mayfield for the 1976 motion picture '' Sparkle''. The song, a love ballad in a Chicago-/Philly-soul 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). Aretha Franklin original In the original 1976 version of the film '' Sparkle'', 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 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Honored as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Soul", she was twice named by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine as the Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time, greatest singer of all time. As a child, Franklin was noticed for her Gospel music, gospel singing at New Bethel Baptist Church (Detroit, Michigan), New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was a minister. At the age of 18, she was signed as a recording artist for Columbia Records. While her career did not immediately flourish, Franklin found acclaim and commercial success once she signed with Atlantic Records in 1966. She recorded albums such as ''I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You'' (1967), ''Lady Soul'' (1968), ''Spirit in the Dark'' (1970), ''Young, Gifted and Black'' (1972), ''Amazing Grace (Aretha Franklin album), Amazing Grace'' (1972), and ''Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparkle (Aretha Franklin Album)
''Music from the Warner Bros. Picture "Sparkle"'' is a soundtrack album and twenty-fourth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin, written and produced by Curtis Mayfield. Released on June 1, 1976, the disc is the soundtrack album for the 1976 Warner Bros. motion picture '' Sparkle'', starring Irene Cara. The songs on the soundtrack feature the instrumental tracks and backing vocals from the film versions, with Franklin's voice taking the place of the original lead vocalists. This album returned Franklin to Gold status after two low-selling albums '' With Everything I Feel in Me'' (1974) and ''You'' (1975). The first single release, "Something He Can Feel", was a 1 R&B hit for her and reached 28 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. However, it was Aretha's only pop Top 40 hit during the second half of the 1970s. "Something He Can Feel" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female at the 19th Annual Grammy Awards in 1977. The album itself reac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot 100
The ''Billboard'' Hot 100, also known as simply the Hot 100, is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine. Chart rankings are based on sales (physical and digital), online streaming, and radio airplay in the U.S. A new chart is compiled and released online to the public by ''Billboard''s website on Tuesdays but post-dated to the following Saturday, when the printed magazine first reaches newsstands. The weekly tracking period for sales is currently Friday–Thursday, after being changed in July 2015. It was initially Monday–Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991. This tracking period also applies to compiling online streaming data. Radio airplay is readily available on a real-time basis, unlike sales figures and streaming, but is also tracked on the same Friday–Thursday cycle, effective with the chart dated July 17, 2021. Previously, radio was tracked Monday–Sunday and, before July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized in letter case, lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events and styles related to the music industry. Its Billboard charts, music charts include the Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100, the Billboard 200, 200, and the Billboard Global 200, Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in various music genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm and operates several television shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatianna
Joseph Michael "Joey" Santolini (born December 1, 1987), better known by his stage name Tatianna, is an American drag queen, musician, and reality television personality from Washington, D.C. He is best known for competing on the second season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' and later the second season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars''. She released her debut album, '' T1'', in 2018. Early life Santolini was born on December 1, 1987 in Arlington, Virginia. He is of Italian and African American descent. He originally attended Yorktown High School, but moved to Falls Church High School after his freshman year due to bullying. He received a license in cosmetology after his senior year in high school, from where he graduated in 2006. He started dressing as a girl when he was fourteen, occasionally attended school in drag, and started drag professionally in 2007; his first show was performed at Apex, a gay bar in Washington D.C. He originally applied for season one of ''Drag Race' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jujubee (drag Queen)
Airline Inthyrath (; born June 21, 1984), known by her stage name Jujubee, is an American drag queen, reality television personality, and recording artist from Lowell, Massachusetts. She first rose to prominence in 2010 as a contestant on the second season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', and later returned to compete on the first and fifth seasons of ''RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'', and the first series of '' RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World'' (2022), becoming one of the most popular queens from the franchise. She has the unique distinction of being the only contestant to reach the finale of the competition four times. Additionally, she was a main cast member on the makeover television series '' RuPaul's Drag U'' (2010–2012), '' Dragnificent'' (2019–2020), and '' RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race'' (2022). In 2021, she competed in the first season of Paramount+ singing competition '' Queen of the Universe''. Early life Inthyrath was born to a Laotian Buddhist family in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RuPaul's Drag Race
''RuPaul's Drag Race'' is an American reality competition television series, the first in the Drag Race (franchise), ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by World of Wonder (company), World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, VH1 (season 9–14) and, beginning with the fifteenth season, MTV. The show documents RuPaul in the search for "America's next drag queen, drag superstar". RuPaul plays the role of host, mentor, and head judge for this series, as contestants are given different challenges each week. Contestants are judged by a panel that includes RuPaul, Michelle Visage, one of four rotating judges (Carson Kressley, Ross Mathews, Ts Madison, or Law Roach), as well as one or more guest judges, who critique their progress throughout the competition. The title of the show is a play on drag queen and drag racing, and the title sequence and song "Drag Race" both have a drag-racing theme. ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' has aired for seventeen seasons and inspired the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RuPaul's Drag Race (season 2)
The second season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race'' premiered on February 1, 2010, and aired its final episode on April 26 of the same year. On May 1, 2009, the casting website for the series opened, allowing prospective contestants to create user profiles and upload videos of themselves to be voted on by viewers; the applicant collecting the most votes being invited to become a contestant of the second season. At the end of the online casting period, Jessica Wild had collected the most votes and was announced as being a season two contestant. Filming took place during the summer of 2009. For season two, the number of contestants was increased from nine to twelve, and the prizes were slightly modified: a lifetime supply of NYX Cosmetics and be the face of nyxcosmetics.com, an exclusive one year public relations contract with LGBT firm Project Publicity, be featured an LA Eyeworks campaign, join the Logo Drag Race tour, and a cash prize of $25,000. A new tradition of writing a farewe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sparkle (2012 Soundtrack)
''Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack album for the 2012 Sony/TriStar Pictures film '' Sparkle'', a remake of the 1976 film of the same name. The album was released through Sony Music Entertainment's RCA Records on July 31, 2012. The film's soundtrack includes new recordings of four songs from the original film's soundtrack as well as new original music by Jordin Sparks, Whitney Houston and Cee Lo Green. The soundtrack's first official lead single is the last song recorded by Whitney Houston before she died on February 11, 2012, a duet with R&B/pop singer and ''American Idol'' winner Jordin Sparks on a song called " Celebrate". The song premiered on ''On Air with Ryan Seacrest'' on May 21, 2012 and was made available for digital download on iTunes on June 5. Whitney Houston's other track, " His Eye is On the Sparrow", debuted only one day after the premiere of "Celebrate". The official music video for "Celebrate" was filmed on May 30, 2012. It made i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tika Sumpter
Euphemia LatiQue "Tika" Sumpter (born June 20, 1980) is an American actress and producer. Sumpter began her career as the host of '' Best Friend's Date''. From 2005 to 2010, she appeared in the daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live''. In 2010, she made her film debut in '' Stomp the Yard: Homecoming'' and later featured in supporting roles for '' What's Your Number?'' (2011), '' Sparkle'' (2012), and '' A Madea Christmas'' (2013). In 2011, Sumpter had a recurring role in ''Gossip Girl.'' From 2013 to 2021, Sumpter starred as Candace Young in the OWN prime time soap opera, '' The Haves and the Have Nots''. During that time, she starred in the action comedy film '' Ride Along'' (2014) and its sequel '' Ride Along 2'' (2016), the biographical drama '' Get On Up'' (2014), the crime drama '' The Old Man & the Gun'' (2018), and the romantic comedy '' Nobody's Fool'' (2018). In 2016, she produced and starred as Michelle Robinson Obama in the biographical romantic drama film, '' South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordin Sparks
Jordin Sparks (born December 22, 1989) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame in 2007 after winning the American Idol (season 6), sixth season of ''American Idol'' at age 17, becoming the youngest winner in the series' history. Her 2007 Jordin Sparks (album), self-titled debut studio album was met with critical and commercial success; it peaked at number ten on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, received RIAA certification, platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and sold over two million copies worldwide. The album was supported by the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100-top ten singles "Tattoo (Jordin Sparks song), Tattoo" and "No Air" (with Chris Brown)—the latter received a Grammy Award nomination for Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals, Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals and remains the third highest-selling song by an ''American Idol'' contestant—with three million digital copies sold in the United States. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Ejogo
Carmen Elizabeth Ejogo (; born 22 October 1973)"Birth Registration Details" Ancestry.co.uk (retrieved 19 July 2009). is a British actress and singer. She is best known for her roles in such films as '' Metro'' (1997), '' Love's Labour's Lost'' (2000), '' What's the Worst That Could Happen?'' (2001), '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
