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
Stephen Dent (Engineer), Roderick Wiggins (Drum Programming), Al Eaton (Engineer), Tamara Johnson (Vocals (Background)), Timbaland (Producer), Bam (Keyboards), Harve Pierre (A&R), Jeremy James (Guitar), Malik Pendleton (Producer), Lil' Kim (Performer), Troy Taylor (Rhythm Arrangements), A.D. Perez (Drum Programming), Mike Gibbs (Guitar), Kevin Perez (Keyboards), Johnta Austin (Vocal Arrangement), Missy Elliott (Performer), Snoop Dogg (Performer), Kelly Price (Vocal Producer), Lynn Montrose (Engineer), Charles Farrar (Producer), Kelly Price (Vocals (Background)), Malik Pendleton (Multi Instruments), Brian Alexander Morgan (Producer), Harve Pierre (Associate Executive Producer), Malik Pendleton (Vocal Producer), Alvaughn Jackson (Vocal Producer), Brian Kincaid (Engineer), Harve Pierre (Vocal Arrangement), Patricia Deige Muldrow (Vocal Arrangement), Rich Keller (Engineer), Patricia Deige Muldrow (Arranger), Lynn Montrose (Second Engineer), Brian Attmore (Multi Instruments), Kevin Tage (Assistant Engineer), Michael Gregory (Guitar (Acoustic)), Malik Pendleton (Arranger), Stevie J. (Producer), Freddy Levine (Drums), Harve Pierre (Arranger), Kim Biggs (Design), Kelly Price (Producer), Missy Elliott (Rap), Timbaland (Mixing), Leanne Lyons (Vocals), Marc Kinchen (Producer), Mark South (Vocal Arrangement), Johnta Austin (Arranger), Troy Taylor (Vocal Arrangement), Rich Keller (Bass), Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie (Producer), Jade (Wurlitzer), Malik Pendleton (Mixing), Kevin Thomas (Engineer), Jimmy Douglas (Mixing), SWV (Vocals), Troy Taylor (Multi Instruments), Rich Keller (Guitar), Roderick Wiggins (Keyboard Programming), Michael Gregory (Bass (Electric)), Kevin Haywood (Engineer), Cheryl Gamble (Vocals), Anthony "Jake" Morgan (Associate Executive Producer), Redman (Performer), Ken Lewis (Mixing), Stevie J. (Multi Instruments), Eliud "Lou" Ortiz (Mixing), Commissioner Gordon (Engineer), John "Jade" Daniels (Producer), Stevie J. (Programming), John "Jade" Daniels (Wurlitzer), Troy Taylor (Arranger), Marc Kinchen (Programming), Tree (Guitar), Don Pooh (Vocal Producer), Marc Kinchen (Multi Instruments), John "Jade" Daniels (Associate Producer), Troy Taylor (Vocal Producer), Tamara Johnson (Vocals), Roderick Wiggins (Producer), Mark South (Arranger), Diddy (Performer), Mary Brown (Producer), Andy Salas (Mixing Assistant), Lanz "Wet" Mitchell (Producer), A.D. Perez (Producer), Tony Dawsey (Mastering), Kevin Evans (Executive Producer), Malik Pendleton (Vocal Arrangement), Mark Gibbs (Guitar), Kevin Evans (Mixing), The Characters (Producer), Eliud "Lou" Ortiz (Engineer), E-40 (Performer), Marc Kinchen (Mixing), Ken Lewis (Engineer), SWV (Vocals (Background)), Marc Kinchen (Keyboards), Ben Garrison (Engineer), Kevin Evans (Producer), Majesty (Drum Programming), Luke Gordon (Engineer), Jimmy Douglas (Engineer), Paul Logus (Engineer), Bam (Keyboards), Trauma Unit (Mixing), Mary Brown (Vocal Producer), Joe Pererra (Engineer), Alvaughn Jackson (Producer), Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander (Mixing), Cheryl Gamble (Vocals (Background)), John "Jade" Daniels (Keyboard Programming), Foxy Brown (Performer), K. Perez (Producer), Keith Winfield (Keyboards), Bam (Key Bass), Majesty (Keyboard Programming), Jean-Marie Horvat (Mixing), Troy Taylor (Producer), Michael Patterson (Mixing), Don Pooh (Producer), Jade (Keyboard Programming), K. Perez (Keyboards), Larry Funk (Engineer), Kevin Perez (Producer), Sean "Puffy" Combs (Producer), Leanne Lyons (Vocals (Background)), Larry Funk (Mixing), Kevin "KD" Davis (Mixing), Kevin Evans (Vocal Producer), Rasheed Goodlowe (Engineer)
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
