| Product Summary | | Label: Bmg/rca | | UPC: 00078636752525 | | Release Date: 8/12/1997 | | Buy.com Sku: 60132111 | | Item#: M976HL | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 26050 | Format:  CD |
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | SWV: Coko, Taj, Lelee. | | Additional personnel: Puff Daddy, Lil' Kim, Mr. Cheeks, Foxy Brown, Biz Markie, Snoop Doggy Dogg, Redman, Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott (rap vocals); Mark Kinchen, Stevie J., Bryan Attmore, Troy Taylor (various instruments); Michael Gregory (acoustic guitar, bass); Rich Keller (guitar, bass); Mark Gibbs, Jeremy James, Tree (guitar); Jayd (Wurlitzer, keyboards); Majesty (keyboards, drum programming); Kevin Perez, Keith Winfield (keyboards); Rich Keller (bass); Freddy Levine (drums); A.D. Perez (drum programming); | | Producers include: Sean "Puffy" Combs, Roderick "Majesty" Wiggins, Malik Pendleton, Deric "D. Dot" Angelettie, Timbaland. | | Personnel: SWV (vocals, background vocals); Leanne Lyons, Tamara Johnson, Cheryl Gamble (vocals, background vocals); Missy Elliott (rap vocals); Mark Gibbs, Mike Gibbs, Rich Keller, Tree, Jeremy James (guitar); Michael Gregory (acoustic guitar, electric bass); John "Jade" Daniels, Jade (Wurlitzer organ, keyboard programming); Marc Kinchen (keyboards, programming); Keith Winfield, Bam, K. Perez, Kevin Perez, Bam (keyboards); Freddy Levine (drums); Stevie J. (programming); Majesty, Roderick Wiggins (keyboard programming, drum programming); A.D. Perez (drum programming); Kelly Price (background vocals). | | Audio Mixers: Kevin "KD" Davis; Kevin Evans; Eliud "Lou" Ortiz; Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander ; Marc Kinchen; Ken Lewis ; Jean-Marie Horvat; Jimmy Douglas; Larry Funk; Malik Pendleton; Michael Patterson ; Timbaland; Trauma Unit. | | Recording information: Axis Studio, Sony Music Studios And Soundtrack Recordin (1997); Battery Studios, New York, NY (1997); Blues Studios, Memphis, TN (1997); Chung King Recording Studios, NY (1997); Daddy's House Recording Studios (1997); Electric Lady Recording Studios, New York, NY (1997); House Of Blues Studios, Memphis (1997); Master Sound Studio, Virginia Beach, VA (1997); One Little Indian Studios, Richmond, CA (1997); Platinum Island Recording Studios, New York, NY (1997); The B Section, Laguna Beach, CA (1997); The Cutting Room, New York, NY (1997); The Hit Factory Reco (1997). | | Arrangers: Harve Pierre; Patricia Deige Muldrow; Johnta Austin; Malik Pendleton; Mark South; Troy Taylor. | | Coko, Lelee & Taj are three women who just can't keep from cranking out R&B hits. In 1996 the trio released their second album and just one year later they're back with a third, RELEASE SOME TENSION. Like their previous album, this one displays the vocal strengths of SWV, but this time around there's more of a danceable sound to the proceedings. | | RELEASE SOME TENSION also teams SWV up with two of the hottest producers in R&B, Sean "Puffy" Combs and Timbaland on "Someone" and "Can We," respectively. In an attempt to cover all the urban pop bases, some high-powered guest rappers are featured, from Lil' Kim to Snoop Doggy Dogg, adding a hip-hop feel to several of the tracks. And, of course, SWV fill their ballad quota with "Rain" and "When U Cry," where they exhibit the vocal talent that has made them mega-stars. |
Engineer: Commissioner Gordon; Lynn Montrose; Rasheed Goodlowe; Brian Kincaid; Joe Pererra; Eliud "Lou" Ortiz; Stephen Dent; Luke Gordon; Kevin Haywood; Kevin Thomas; Ben Garrison; Ken Lewis; Jimmy Douglas; Al Eaton; Larry Funk; Paul Logus; Rich Keller |
Musical Guests | | Lil' Kim | | Mr. Cheeks | | Foxy Brown | | Biz Markie | | Snoop Dogg | | Redman | | Missy Elliott | | Puff Daddy | | Lil' Ceasar | | E-40 |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 08/12/1997 | | Original Release Date : 1997 | | Catalog ID : 67525 | | Label : RCA Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 53m : 15s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00078636752525 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Rolling Stone (10/16/97, pp.108-110)
- 3 Stars (out of 5)
- "...SWV's diva croons and tight, soul-heavy harmonies cut a killer track....Even in their ultraproduced hip-hop jams, SWV are true to their R&B roots, i.e., they're obsessed with romance..."Entertainment Weekly (8/15/97, p.74)
- "...this third effort finds the sistas lifting their voices with rollicking dexterity and torchy soul, returning to what got them their multi-platinum status..." - Rating: B Vibe (10/97, p.170)
- "...Throughout RELEASE SOME TENSION, they alternate aggressive-submissive sentiments more than Mike Tyson did during his marraige to Robin Givens....[T]his album could seduce for days with the simple power of the groove..." Rap Pages (10/97, p.98)
- "...Armed with a warehouse full of production firepower...TENSION shows an insurable amount of accord between the artists and producers..." |
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