Water's Edge

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Waters Edge
Studio album by Sweet
Released	1980
Genre	Glam rock, Hard rock
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Sweet chronology
Cut Above the Rest (1979) Waters Edge (1980) Identity Crisis (1982)

Waters Edge is a 1980 album by Sweet.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 US release track listing 3 Personnel 3.1 Band members 3.2 Other personnel

[edit] Track listing

(European version originally released on Polydor Records in April 1980)

1. "Sixties Man" (Williams/Hutchins)
2. "Getting In The Mood For Love" (Scott/Tucker/Priest)
3. "Tell The Truth" (Scott/Priest/Moberley)
4. "Own Up" (Connolly/Scott/Tucker/Priest)
5. "Too Much Talking" (Ray McRiner)
6. "Thank You For Loving Me" (Scott/Moberley)
7. "At Midnight" (Andy Scott)
8. "Waters Edge" (Scott/Tucker/Priest)
9. "Hot Shot Gambler" (Steve Priest)
10. "Give The Lady Some Respect" (Ray McRiner)

Song "Own Up" is different from another one, titled "Own Up, Take A Look At Yourself" and released as B-side to single "Teenage Rampage" (1974).

[edit] US release track listing

This album was released in the U.S. under the title VI, a generic title referring to the fact that this was the 6th Sweet's album released on Capitol Records. The track listing also differed from the Polydor version:

1. "Sixties Man"
2. "Own Up, Take A Look At Yourself" - the same song as "Own Up"
3. "Too Much Talking"
4. "Tell The Truth"
5. "Getting In The Mood For Love" - edit version
6. "Thank You For Loving Me"
7. "At Midnight"
8. "Waters Edge"
9. "Hot Shot Gambler"
10. "Give The Lady Some Respect"

To date, the 'VI' version of this album has never been re-issued on CD.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Band members

• Steve Priest - Lead Vocals on tracks 1, 2, 8, 9 and 10, Co-lead Vocals on tracks 3 and 6. Bass Guitar. Backing Vocals.
• Andy Scott - Lead Vocals on tracks 5 and 7, Co-lead Vocals on tracks 3 and 6. All Guitars, Synthesisers. Backing Vocals.
• Mick Tucker - Lead Vocals on track 4. All Drums and Percussions. Backing Vocals.

[edit] Other personnel

• Gary Moberley - Keyboards.
• The Sweet - Production on tracks 2-9
• Pip Williams - Production on track 1 and 10

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