Sweat (Kool & the Gang album)
Sweat is the eighteenth studio album by the band Kool & the Gang, released in 1989 following a three-year gap between albums. James "J.T." Taylor, Khalis Bayyan and Robert "Spike" Mickens had departed, and this album showed a refocused band.[1]
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| Released | October 1989 | |||
| Recorded | September 1988-July 1989 | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop, dance-pop, R&B | |||
| Length | 52:37 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Kool and the Gang, Royal Bayyan, Nick Martinelli, Curtis Williams, Chuckii Booker, George Brown, Charles Smith | |||
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Singles
Both "Raindrops" (peak #27) and "Never Give Up" (peak #74) on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.[2]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| New York Daily News | (favourable)[4] |
Ron Wynn of Allmusic called the album "a completely faceless, aimless record…probably the worst album of their career,".[3] Hugh Wyatt of the New York Daily News called Sweat "one of the year's best recordings".[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Sweat" | Bayyan | 4:22 |
| 2. | "This Is What a Love Can Do" | Bokowski, Varner | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Never Give Up" | Bellochio, Habeeb | 4:42 |
| 4. | "You Got My Heart on Fire" | Haynes, Williams | 6:29 |
| 5. | "Someday" | Bayyan, Martin | 4:58 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Raindrops" | Booker | 3:50 |
| 2. | "In Your Company" | Booker | 5:53 |
| 3. | "I'll Follow You Anywhere" | Gazeley, Scher | 5:37 |
| 4. | "All She Wants to Do Is Dance" | Booker | 3:55 |
| 5. | "How Can I Get Close to You" | Brown, Thomas | 4:22 |
| 6. | "You Are the Meaning of Friend" | Block, Smith | 5:06 |
Personnel
- Robert "Kool" Bell - bass
- Dennis Thomas - alto sax, vocals, percussion
- Claydes Charles Smith - guitar
- Sennie "Skip" Martin - vocals, trumpet, percussion (lead on 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
- Odeen Mays - vocals, keyboards (lead on 1, 2, 4, 7, 10)
- Larry Gittens - trumpet, vocal, keyboards
- Clifford Adams - trombone, vocals
- George Brown - drums
Charts
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
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| 1989 | German Albums (Offizielle)[5] | 28 |
| Swiss Albums (Hitparade)[6] | 30 | |
| US Billboard Top Soul Albums | 52 |
References
- Kool & The Gang – Sweat at Discogs
- "Kool & the Gang: Raindrops (Hot Soul Songs)". billboard.com. Billboard.
- Wynn, Ron. "Kool & the Gang: Sweat at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- Wyatt, Hugh (July 28, 1989). The Gang's still Kool, and still hot. New York Daily News. p. 59.
- "Kool & the Gang: Sweat". offiziellecharts.de. Offizielle Charts.
- "Kool and The Gang: Sweat". hitparade.ch. Hitparade.
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