Told You So (Sparkle album) explained

Told You So
Type:	album
Artist:	Sparkle
Cover:	Told You So.jpg
Recorded:	2000
Genre:	R&B
Label:	Motown
Producer:	Steve "Stone" Huff
Prev Title:	Sparkle
Prev Year:	1998

Told You So is the second album by American R&B singer Sparkle.^{[1] [2]} It was released on October 24, 2000, by Motown Records.

Told You So peaked at number 121 on the Billboard 200 and number 31 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^{[3] [4]} 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.^[5] The conflict resulted in Sparkle eventually being released from her contract and signing with Motown.^[1] Told You So was produced by Steve "Stone" Huff.

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."^[6]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sparkle, Once R. Kelly's Protégée, May Testify Against Him. Again.. Elizabeth A.. Harris. April 16, 2019. NYTimes.com.
2. Taylor . Chuck . Sparkle: It's A Fact . Billboard . Sep 2, 2000 . 112 . 36 . 25.
3. Web site: Sparkle. Billboard.
4. Web site: Sparkle. Billboard.
5. Web site: Soulless: The Case Against R. Kelly. Jim. DeRogatis. June 4, 2019. Abrams. Google Books.
6. News: Righi . Len . SPARKLE: TOLD YOU SO . The Morning Call . 9 Dec 2000 . A55.