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The Sweet Inspirations (album)

The Sweet Inspirations
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Studio album by Sweet Inspirations
Released November 1967
Recorded April 1967
Genre R&B, soul
Length 33:10
Label Atlantic
Producer Tom Dowd, Tommy Cogbill
Sweet Inspirations chronology
The Sweet Inspirations
(1967)
Songs of Faith & Inspiration
(1968)Songs of Faith & Inspiration1968
Singles from The Sweet Inspirations
  1. "Why (Am I Treated so Bad)"
    Released: May 1967
  2. "Let It Be Me"
    Released: July 1967
  3. "Sweet Inspiration"
    Released: February 1968

The Sweet Inspirations is the self-titled debut album by American recording soul/gospel female group the Sweet Inspirations, released in 1967 by Atlantic Records. Led by Cissy Houston, the Sweet Inspirations were highly-in-demand female back-up singers featured on some of the most important pop and soul recordings of the 1960s and '70s. They toured and served as session background vocals on albums by various artists' including Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett and Dusty Springfield. This was their first album, recorded in 1967, in which it contains mostly covers of the hits of the day. The album peaked at number 12 on Billboard's Hot Soul Albums, and features the Top 20 hit "Sweet Inspiration" plus the R&B chart hits "Why (Am I Treated So Bad)" and "Let It Be Me".


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