Off the Record (Sweet album)

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ReleasedMarch 1977 (1977-03)[1][2]
8 April 1977 (1977-04-08) (US)[3]
October 1977 (1977-10) (Yugoslavia)[4]
Recorded4–8 October 1976[5]
StudioAudio International Studios, London[5]
Genre
Off the Record
Studio album by
Sweet
ReleasedMarch 1977 (1977-03)[1][2]
8 April 1977 (1977-04-08) (US)[3]
October 1977 (1977-10) (Yugoslavia)[4]
Recorded4–8 October 1976[5]
StudioAudio International Studios, London[5]
Genre
Length38:32 (original)
41:37 (US)
LabelRCA
Capitol (US)
ProducerSweet
Sweet chronology
Give Us a Wink
(1976)		 Off the Record
(1977)		 The Golden Greats
(1977)
Singles from Off the Record
  1. "Lost Angels"
    Released: 14 October 1976 (1976-10-14) (Germany)[6]
    15 October 1976 (1976-10-15)[7]
    October 1976 (1976-10) (France, Spain)[8][9]
    November 1976 (1976-11) (Italy)[10]
    1977 (1977) (MX)[11]
  2. "Fever of Love"
    Released: February 1977 (1977-02) (Belgium, Italy, Spain)[12][13][14]
    25 February 1977 (1977-02-25)[15]
    28 February 1977 (1977-02-28) (Germany)[16]
    13 April 1977 (1977-04-13) (US)[16]
    June 1977 (1977-06) (Yugoslavia)[16]
    1977 (1977) (Japan)[16]
  3. "Funk it Up"
    Released: July 1977 (1977-07)[1]
    26 August 1977 (1977-08-26) (US & MX)[17]
  4. "Stairway to the Stars"
    Released: 29 July 1977 (1977-07-29)[18]
    August 1977 (1977-08) (Germany, Belgium, Spain)[19][20][21]
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusicStarStar[22]
Administratorno rating[23]

Off the Record is the fifth studio album by British glam rock band Sweet, released in March 1977 through RCA.[1][2]

The band produced it with assistance from engineers Louis Austin and Nick Ryan. The album peaked at No. 151 on the Billboard 200 on 14 May 1977.[24]

"Stairway to the Stars" was withheld from the RCA album release and later issued as a single as a follow-up to "Lost Angels" and "Fever of Love". All three singles proved to be commercial flops (except some countries like Sweden, Germany, Austria, South Africa, and Denmark, where all or some broke the top 10 and 20).

The German power metal act Gamma Ray covered "Lost Angels" on their 2013 Master of Confusion EP.

Original release

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Off the Record.[5]

All tracks are written by Sweet (Brian Connolly, Steve Priest, Andy Scott and Mick Tucker).

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Fever of Love"4:03
2."Lost Angels"4:06
3."Midnight to Daylight"3:34
4."Windy City"7:26
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Live for Today"3:19
6."She Gimme Lovin'"4:08
7."Laura Lee"4:18
8."Hard Times"4:01
9."Funk It Up"3:34
Total length:38:32

Bonus tracks on 1990 reissue

  2. "A Distinct Lack of Ancient" (B-side of 'Fever of Love') – 4:07
  3. "Stairway to the Stars" – 3:05
  4. "Why Don't You Do It to Me" (B-side of 'Stairway to the Stars') – 3:11

Bonus tracks on 1999 reissue

  2. "A Distinct Lack of Ancient" – 4:09
  3. "Why Don't You Do It to Me" – 3:14

Bonus tracks on 2005 reissue

  2. "A Distinct Lack of Ancient" – 4:07
  3. "Funk It Up" (disco mix – US B-side of 'Funk It Up') – 5:27
  4. "Stairway to the Stars" – 3:03
  5. "Why Don't You Do It to Me" – 3:13
  6. "Midnight to Daylight" (extended version) – 4:09
  7. "Lost Angels" (demo version) – 3:46
  8. "She Gimme Lovin'" (alternative version – previously unreleased) – 4:06
  9. "Hard Times" (alternative version – previously unreleased) – 4:40

US Track listing

Personnel

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