Sweet Inspiration (The Sweet Inspirations song)
| "Sweet Inspiration" | |
|---|---|
Side A of the US single | |
| Single by the Sweet Inspirations | |
| from the album The Sweet Inspirations | |
| B-side | "I'm Blue" |
| Released | February 1968 |
| Recorded | 1967 |
| Length | 2:50 |
| Label | Atlantic |
| Songwriter(s) | Wallace Pennington, Lindon Oldham |
| Producer(s) | Tom Dowd, Tommy Cogbill |
Sweet Inspiration is the title of a Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham composition written for, and first recorded in 1967 by, the Sweet Inspirations. It became a Top 20 hit reaching #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1968, and a live version by Barbra Streisand, in medley with "Where You Lead", would also become a Top 40 hit.