Search - Sparkle :: Told You So

Good come back.

dk100495 | 11/13/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Now this is the sparkle that people expect to hear. I really enjoyed this cd. Her words are clear and you can totally relate. This was a very good come back. I highly recommend this cd."

If she didnt tell you I'm telling you now....this cd is good

I.B. | Westampton, NJ | 11/07/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"When sparkle first came out I was feeling the first song that she did with R. kelly. After that I kinda lost intrest after that because of the second single she released. I never got around to listening to the whole album but I herad mixed things. Then I heard about this album but I wasent sure how it was. Then I read Tony and james review about it and went out and bought it. Was it worth it? After the first listen you wil see its worth every star. Steve Huff is another producer to look out for.Best songs are:1:Dont know why-- This song has one of the tightest beats on the cd. The beat along with the humming is what makes this diferent from anything else out now. this is sparkle telling you how she feels about being in the spot light. The ups and downs.2:The ghetto--This a cool laid bakc slow jam with sparkle explaining how life was living in the ghetto and the things she dosent like about it. reminds me of r. kelly on this track. 5:Into my life-- This is a mid-tempo track that has a nice beat to it. It goes fast and then slow. She breaks down how she let someone in her life only to have them play games.6:When a womans heart is broken-- the best slow jam on the album. It might be the next single but i'm not sure. This one of the edgiest tracks on the album. I think Steve Huff sings on this song.....he should come out with a album. 7:Good life--This track has the beat froma old song with cappone and noreaga rapping on it. this track is a laid back hiphop track. Talking about enjoying the sucess.9:Somebody Else--This is sparkle regretting something she told her ex and now wants to make up. this has a laid back beat.10:Everything--Another good slow jam about sparkle talking about how she do anything to keep a relationship going strong. There sa guy doing back up on this song that sounds like one of the isleys but it might be steve huff...not sure. tight track.Overall sparkle came stronger on this one than her last cd. Anyone looking for a good R+B cd should check this out. Kelly might not be here but you can tell she didnt forget everthing she learned from him because you can hear it on certain songs."

Not Exactly Sparkling

I.B. | 05/02/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Sparkle's TOLD YOU SO is a follow-up to her eponymous 1998 album, which was dominated by R.Kelly. The album had a hit single entitled "Be Careful" (feat.R.Kelly), and the album flew to No.4 on Billboard 200 instantly. Now Sparkle switched to Motown, with different writers (she even writes some of her own stuff). TOLD YOU SO has certain musical appeal and is an undeserved flop (I didn't even see it debut in the Top 100 of Billboard). But Sparkle's new album sounds cliched, undercooked, and not aggressive enough, considering I hear nothing to make it deserve a "Parental Advisory." Parental Advisory for what??? "It's A Fact" is a catchy, and haunting first single. And I would've suggested playing the breath-taking "When A Woman's Heart Is Broken," the booty-shaking "Good Life"-remix feat. Memphis Bleek (I actually would've put that on the album instead), and the wedding-worthy "Everything" all on the radio. Despite those high points, she also falls into bland territory with the turn-off "All I Want," the so-so "Somebody Else," and the disastrously mushy "Lovin A Man." Grade: B-"