Sweatsuit (album)

Sweatsuit is a compilation album by American rapper Nelly, released on November 22, 2005. The album consists of tracks from his 2004 simultaneous album releases, Sweat and Suit. The US edition of the compilation also includes four extra tracks, including "Fly Away" from the soundtrack of the 2005 film The Longest Yard, the single "Grillz" featuring rappers Paul Wall and Ali & Gipp, The Notorious B.I.G. single "Nasty Girl" and "Tired" featuring Avery Storm.

Sweatsuit
Compilation album by
Nelly
ReleasedNovember 22, 2005 (2005-11-22)
Recorded2003–05
Genre
Length1:13:41 (US edition)
Label
Nelly chronology
Sweat and Suit
(2004)		 Sweatsuit
(2005)		 Brass Knuckles
(2008)
Alternative cover

Sweatsuit charted on the US Billboard 200 chart, peaking at number 26. Internationally, the compilation peaked at number 22 on the Australian Albums Chart, number 36 on the New Zealand Albums Chart and at number 41 on the New Zealand Albums Chart. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of 500,000 copies. Sweatsuit received positive reviews from critics, for containing the highlights from both Sweat and Suit, praising its material quality.

Background

While recording material for his third studio album, Nelly originally had the intention of producing one album. Songs were being recorded at a steady pace, with Nelly composing more ideas, to which he established the idea of two albums released simultaneously to house all the tracks.[1] On April 27, 2004, Nelly's representative initially described the upcoming albums as thematically dissimilar, "one is more melodic and party-oriented in the vein of records like "E.I." and "Tip Drill", while the other was described as having a "harder edge".[2] Nelly would release singles accompanied by music videos from both albums.[2] Talking to MTV News, Nelly went on to describe the differences between both albums; their titles of Sweat and Suit were announced on May 27, 2004.[3] He noted Sweat as "more up-tempo" and "energetic", while characterizing Suit as more of "a grown-up and sexy vibe [...] it's more melodic".[1]

Release

On the same year, the compilation was released in the US on November 22, 2005 and in the UK on May 16.[4][5]

Reception

Critical

AllMusic's Jason Birchmeier saw Sweatsuit as an album that combines the highlights of Sweat and Suit, and one that should have been released initially. Birchmeier went on to criticize the compilation's track sequencing, and described the new songs as "unexceptional."[6] Though he summarized its material as "a solid, well-balanced, smoothly mixed listen," awarding the compilation four out of five stars.[6] RapReviews.com's Steve Juon gave Sweatsuit an eight out of ten. Juon didn't see the new tracks as reason to purchase the compilation; he saw it as discarding material not targeted towards a pop audience, to make the compilation more attractive to new buyers who didn't get either Sweat or Suit.[7] Ultimately, Juon went on to praise Nelly's consistency, confidence and the combination of pop and hip hop within the material.[7]

Commercial

Sweatsuit peaked at number 26 on the US Billboard 200 chart, remaining on the chart for twenty-four weeks.[8] The compilation peaked at number 6 and 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums, respectively.[9][10] It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of 500,000 copies. On the Australian Albums Chart, Sweatsuit debuted at number 25, peaking at number 24 on the following week.[11] It remained on the chart for ten weeks before dropping out on the week of August 21, 2005.[11] The compilation peaked at number 36 on the New Zealand Albums Chart, dropping off on the following week.[12] On the UK Albums Chart, it peaked at number 41.[13] It was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

Track listing
Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Play It Off" (featuring Pharrell)
The Neptunes3:47
2."My Place" (featuring Jaheim)
Doe5:36
3."Over and Over" (featuring Tim McGraw)
  • Haynes Jr.
  • Bridges
  • James Hargrove
  • Samuel McGraw
Bridges4:14
4."Flap Your Wings"
  • Haynes Jr.
  • Hugo
  • Williams
The Neptunes4:03
5."Pretty Toes" (featuring Jazze Pha and T.I.)
Jazze Pha4:28
6."She Don't Know My Name" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Ronald Isley)
  • Big Boi
  • Beat Bullies
4:26
7."Nobody Knows" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)
Mauldin4:39
8."Heart of a Champion" (featuring Lincoln University Vocal Ensemble)
  • Haynes Jr.
  • Phillip Duckett
  • John Tesh
Duckett4:29
9."Na-NaNa-Na" (featuring Jazze Pha)
Jazze Pha3:59
10."Get'cha Get'cha" (featuring St. Lunatics)
  • Haynes Jr.
  • Harper
  • Jones
  • Cleveland
  • Wayne Nugent
  • Kevin Risto
Midi Mafia4:37
11."River Don't Runnn" (featuring Murphy Lee and Stephen Marley)
  • Haynes Jr.
  • Harper
  • Marley
  • Moore
Doe4:59
12."Playa" (featuring Mobb Deep and Missy Elliott)
The Alchemist3:57
13."'N' Dey Say"
Bridges3:37
14."Fly Away"
  • Haynes Jr.
  • A. Martin
  • C. Schack
  • I. Matias
  • K. Karlin
  • Rashad Hill
Bridges4:09
15."Grillz" (featuring Paul Wall, Ali and Gipp)
Jermaine Dupri4:30
16."Tired" (featuring Avery Storm)Haynes Jr.P. Productions3:16
17."Nasty Girl" (The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge and Avery Storm)
Jazze Pha4:52
Notes[14][15]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Allmusic.[16]

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] Silver 60,000^
United States (RIAA)[20] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
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  14. Suit (CD liner). Nelly. Universal Records. 2004. 986 393-6.CS1 maint: others (link)
  15. Sweat (CD liner). Nelly. Universal Records. 2004. 986 393-5.CS1 maint: others (link)
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  18. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  19. "British album certifications – Nelly – Sweatsuit". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Sweatsuit in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  20. "American album certifications – Nelly – Sweatsuit". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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