Sweat (Kool & the Gang album)
1989 studio album by Kool & the Gang
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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.
ReleasedJune 1989
RecordedSeptember 1988 – March 1989
Studios
- Quantum Sound Studios (Jersey City, New Jersey)
- Soundtrack Studios (New York City, New York)
- Sigma Sound Studios (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
- Aire L.A. Studios (Glendale, California)
Genres
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| Released | June 1989 | |||
| Recorded | September 1988 – March 1989 | |||
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| Length | 52:37 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
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Singles
Both "Raindrops" (peak #27) and "Never Give Up" (peak #74) on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.[1]
Critical reception
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Sweat" | Royal Bayyan | 4:22 |
| 2. | "This Is What a Love Can Do" | John Bokowski, Jimmy Varner | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Never Give Up" | David Bellochio, Stacy Habeeb | 4:42 |
| 4. | "You Got My Heart on Fire" | Tony Haynes, Curtis Williams | 6:29 |
| 5. | "Someday" | Royal Bayyan, Skip Martin | 4:58 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Raindrops" | Chuckii Booker | 3:50 |
| 2. | "In Your Company" | Booker | 5:53 |
| 3. | "I'll Follow You Anywhere" | Dorothy Sea Gazeley, Richard Scher | 5:37 |
| 4. | "All She Wants to Do Is Dance" | Booker | 3:55 |
| 5. | "How Can I Get Close to You" | George Brown, Dennis Thomas | 4:22 |
| 6. | "You Are the Meaning of Friend" | Cathy Block, Claydes Charles Smith | 5:06 |
Personnel
Kool & the Gang
- Odeen Mays – vocals, keyboards
- Larry Gittens – keyboards, trumpet, vocals
- Claydes Charles Smith – guitars
- Robert "Kool" Bell – bass
- George Brown – drums
- Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas – alto saxophone, percussion, vocals
- Clifford Adams – trombone, vocals
- Sennie "Skip" Martin – vocals, trumpet, percussion
Album performers
- Odeen Mays – lead vocals (1, 2, 4, 7, 10), backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 8), keyboard solo (2), keyboards (3, 11), programming (10), additional synthesizer strings (10)
- Skip Martin – backing vocals (2–6, 11), lead vocals (3–9, 11), trumpet solo (7), horns (8)
- Royal Bayyan – programming (1), keyboards (1, 5), guitars (1), backing vocals (1), drum programming (5)
- Curtis "Fitz" Williams – keyboards (1, 4), programming (4, 10), drums (4), backing vocals (4), synthesizer strings (10), drum programming (10)
- Curtis Dowd – keyboards (2, 8), bass (8)
- Jim Salamone – keyboards (2), drum programming (2, 8)
- Randy Cantor – keyboards (3, 8)
- Robert "Kool" Bell (Master Rock) – programming (4)
- Chuckii Booker – keyboard programming (6, 7, 9), drum programming (6, 7, 9), additional vocals (6, 7, 9)
- Donald Robinson – keyboards (8)
- Randy Bowland – guitars (2, 3, 8)
- Claydes Charles Smith – guitars (6, 10, 11), programming (11)
- Doug Grigsby – bass (3)
- Sonny Emory – drums (3)
- George Brown – percussion (6), programming (10), additional synthesizer strings (10), live drums (10)
- Dennis Thomas – alto saxophone (1, 10), sax solo (3), horns (8), saxophones (11)
- Clifford Adams – trombone (1, 11), backing vocals (2, 8, 10, 11), trombone solo (7), horns (8)
- Larry Gittens – trumpet (1)
- Rick Kerber – horns (8)
- Ron Kerber – horns (8)
- Troy Taylor – backing vocals (1)
- Steve Wise – backing vocals (2, 3, 8)
- Lori Fulton – backing vocals (3)
- Gary Brown – backing vocals (4)
- Patrice Linder – backing vocals (4)
- Tamala Renatyah Adams – backing vocals (10, 11)
- Debbie Robinson – backing vocals (10, 11)
- Penny Saunders – backing vocals (11)
Music arrangements
- Curtis Dowd – arrangements (2), rhythm arrangements (8)
- Jim Salamone – arrangements (2), rhythm arrangements (8)
- Rick Kerber – horn arrangements (3, 8), string arrangements (3)
- Ron Kerber – horn arrangements (3, 8), string arrangements (3), concertmaster (3)
- Skip Martin – BGV arrangements (4)
- Curtis Williams – arrangements (4), BGV arrangements (4)
- Chuckii Booker – arrangements (6, 7, 9)
Party people on "You Got My Heart on Fire"
- Lisa Barclay
- Robert "Kool" Bell
- Greg Biddlecome
- Gary Brown
- Terri Brown
- Curtis "B. Boy" Williams
- Curtis F. Williams Jr.
- Sandra Williams
Production
- Royal Bayyan – producer (1, 5)
- Nick Martinelli – producer (2, 3, 8)
- Curtis Williams – producer (4, 10)
- Chuckii Booker – producer (6, 7, 9)
- George Brown – producer (10, 11)
- Claydes Charles Smith – producer (11)
- Kool & the Gang – producers (11)
- Lisa Barclay – coordinator
- Charles Stone – production manager
- Annette Cirrilo – cover art direction
- Sheryl Lutz-Brown – cover design
- Attitudes By Sakinah – wardrobe
- Jimmell Mardome – wardrobe designs
- Adil Bayyan – tour manager
- Jerome Phillips – tour managing assistant
- Buzz Willis – management, direction
Technical credits
- Mark Partis – engineer (1), tracking engineer (4, 5, 10, 11), mix engineer (10, 11)
- Tom Vercillo – engineer (1)
- Royal Bayyan – mixing (1)
- Franz Verna – mix engineer (1)
- Bruce Weeden – engineer (2, 3, 8)
- Tony Volante – tracking engineer (4, 5, 9, 10)
- Carl Beatty – mix engineer (4, 5)
- Craig Burbidge – recording (6, 9), mixing (6, 9), additional engineer (7), engineer (9)
- David Koenig – recording (7), mixing (7)
- Frank Cardello – assistant engineer (1, 4–6, 9–11), assistant mix engineer (4, 5, 10)
- Anthony Saunders – assistant engineer (1, 4, 5, 10), assistant mix engineer (11)
- John Sullivan – assistant engineer (2, 3, 8)
- Sal Viarlli – assistant engineer (2, 3, 8)
- Russ Elevado – assistant engineer (4)
- Gregg Barrett – assistant engineer (6, 7, 9)
- Jackie Forsting – assistant engineer (6)
- Anthony Jeffries – assistant engineer (7, 9)
Charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| German Albums (Offizielle)[4] | 28 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[5] | 29 |
| Swiss Albums (Hitparade)[6] | 30 |
| US Billboard Top Soul Albums[7] | 52 |
