With their third album, SWV attempt to break away from the slick urban straitjacket and return to their hip-hop roots. In order to achieve their goal, the group hired a head-spinning array of producers and collaborators -- not only does Sean "Puffy" Combs produce and rap, but Snoop Doggy Dogg, Missy Elliott, Foxy Brown, Lil' Kim, Lil' Caesar, E-40 and Redman all appear on the album. Considering all the extra starpower, it's not all that surprising that SWV occasionally become overwhelmed by their guests, but that doesn't prevent Release Some Tension from being a solid album, particularly when it's propelled by funky sinlges like "Someone" and sweet grooves like "Rain" and "Here for You." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Mark South (Vocal Arrangement), Malik Pendleton (Mixing), Rich Keller (Bass), Kevin Thomas (Engineer), Troy Taylor (Vocal Arrangement), SWV (Vocals), Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie (Producer), Johnta Austin (Arranger), Jade (Wurlitzer), Rich Keller (Guitar), Troy Taylor (Multi Instruments), Cheryl Gamble (Vocals), Jimmy Douglas (Mixing), Roderick Wiggins (Keyboard Programming), Kevin Haywood (Engineer), Michael Gregory (Bass (Electric)), Anthony "Jake" Morgan (Associate Executive Producer), Eliud "Lou" Ortiz (Mixing), Ken Lewis (Mixing), Stevie J. (Multi Instruments), Redman (Performer), Commissioner Gordon (Engineer), Mary Brown (Producer), Lanz "Wet" Mitchell (Producer), John "Jade" Daniels (Associate Producer), Marc Kinchen (Multi Instruments), A.D. Perez (Producer), Tony Dawsey (Mastering), Mark South (Arranger), Mark Gibbs (Guitar), Malik Pendleton (Vocal Arrangement), Kevin Evans (Executive Producer), Eliud "Lou" Ortiz (Engineer), Kevin Evans (Mixing), The Characters (Producer), E-40 (Performer), Marc Kinchen (Mixing), SWV (Vocals (Background)), Marc Kinchen (Keyboards), Luke Gordon (Engineer), Kevin Evans (Producer), Ben Garrison (Engineer), Bam (Keyboards), Ken Lewis (Engineer), Paul Logus (Engineer), John "Jade" Daniels (Keyboard Programming), Jimmy Douglas (Engineer), Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander (Mixing), Alvaughn Jackson (Producer), Cheryl Gamble (Vocals (Background)), Joe Pererra (Engineer), Mary Brown (Vocal Producer), Trauma Unit (Mixing), Majesty (Drum Programming), Foxy Brown (Performer), K. Perez (Producer), Keith Winfield (Keyboards), Bam (Key Bass), Michael Patterson (Mixing), Majesty (Keyboard Programming), Jean-Marie Horvat (Mixing), Troy Taylor (Producer), Jade (Keyboard Programming), Don Pooh (Producer), K. Perez (Keyboards), Kevin Perez (Producer), Larry Funk (Engineer), Larry Funk (Mixing), Leanne Lyons (Vocals (Background)), Sean "Puffy" Combs (Producer), Kevin Evans (Vocal Producer), Kevin "KD" Davis (Mixing), Rasheed Goodlowe (Engineer), Stevie J. (Programming), John "Jade" Daniels (Wurlitzer), John "Jade" Daniels (Producer), Tree (Guitar), Marc Kinchen (Programming), Don Pooh (Vocal Producer), Troy Taylor (Arranger), Troy Taylor (Vocal Producer), Diddy (Performer), Roderick Wiggins (Producer), Andy Salas (Mixing Assistant), Tamara Johnson (Vocals), Stephen Dent (Engineer), Al Eaton (Engineer), Roderick Wiggins (Drum Programming), Tamara Johnson (Vocals (Background)), Timbaland (Producer), Harve Pierre (A&R), Bam (Keyboards), Jeremy James (Guitar), Malik Pendleton (Producer), A.D. Perez (Drum Programming), Lil' Kim (Performer), Troy Taylor (Rhythm Arrangements), Mike Gibbs (Guitar), Johnta Austin (Vocal Arrangement), Kevin Perez (Keyboards), Missy Elliott (Performer), Snoop Dogg (Performer), Lynn Montrose (Engineer), Kelly Price (Vocal Producer), Charles Farrar (Producer), Malik Pendleton (Multi Instruments), Kelly Price (Vocals (Background)), Brian Alexander Morgan (Producer), Harve Pierre (Associate Executive Producer), Malik Pendleton (Vocal Producer), Alvaughn Jackson (Vocal Producer), Brian Kincaid (Engineer), Patricia Deige Muldrow (Vocal Arrangement), Harve Pierre (Vocal Arrangement), Rich Keller (Engineer), Patricia Deige Muldrow (Arranger), Brian Attmore (Multi Instruments), Kevin Tage (Assistant Engineer), Lynn Montrose (Second Engineer), Malik Pendleton (Arranger), Michael Gregory (Guitar (Acoustic)), Stevie J. (Producer), Harve Pierre (Arranger), Freddy Levine (Drums), Kelly Price (Producer), Missy Elliott (Rap), Kim Biggs (Design), Leanne Lyons (Vocals), Timbaland (Mixing), Marc Kinchen (Producer)
Sean "Puffy" Combs, Roderick "Majesty" Wiggins, Malik Pendleton, The Characters, Timbaland, Brian A. Morgan, Derick "D. Dot" Angelettie, Marc Kinchen, K. Perez & A.O Perez, Kevin Evans, Joe, Faith Evans, Tyrone Davis
Release Some Tension is SWV's third album. Guest appearances are made by E-40, P. Diddy, Missy Elliott, Foxy Brown, Lil' Cease, Lil' Kim, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and Redman. The album features hits like "Rain", "Someone", "Can We" and cancelled single "Lose My Cool". "Someone", although featuring one of the biggest producers/artists of the year, Puff Daddy, only reached #19 on the Billboard charts which sampled The Notorious B.I.G.. The album was certified gold for shipping 500,000 copies in the U.S. alone. RIAA Database
