Release Some Tension
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Release Some Tension
- Artist: SWV
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- Release Date: July 29, 1997
- Total Time: 53:15
- Genre: Rhythm & Blues
Review
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, Rovi| Release Remixes, Vol. 2 (2000 Album by Afro Celt Sound System) | |
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| Studio album by SWV | ||||
| Released | August 13, 1997 (U.S.) | |||
| Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
| Genre | R&B, Hip Hop Soul | |||
| Length | 53:15 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| 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 | |||
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| Entertainment Weekly | B+[2] |
Release Some Tension is SWV's third album. Guest appearances are made by E-40, P. Diddy, Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Foxy Brown, Lil' Cease, Lil' Kim, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and Redman. The album features hits like "Rain" (which samples Jaco Pastorius's classic "Portrait of Tracy"), "Someone", "Can We" (which was originally included on the soundtrack for the Jamie Foxx film, Booty Call). 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's "Ten Crack Commandment's & Les McCann's "Valantra" also the flowing "When U Cry" sampling Tyrone Davis "In The Mood" .The album was certified gold for shipping 500,000 copies in the U.S. alone. RIAA Database
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Track listing
- Someone (featuring Puff Daddy) - 4:05
- Release Some Tension (featuring Foxy Brown)1 - 4:05
- Lose My Cool (featuring Redman) - 4:38
- Love Like This (featuring Lil' Cease) - 3:46
- Can We (featuring Missy Elliott and Timbaland) - 4:51
- Rain - 4:25
- Give It Up (featuring Lil' Kim) - 4:41
- Come and Get Some (featuring E-40) - 4:23
- When U Cry - 4:31
- Lose Myself - 4:38
- Here For You - 4:53
- Gettin' Funky (featuring Snoop Dogg) - 4:19
1originally recorded by Missy Elliott
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