Release Some Tension

Release Some Tension
Studio album by SWV
Released August 13, 1997 (U.S.)
Recorded 1996–1997
Genre R&B, hip hop soul
Length 53:15
Label RCA
Producer Sean "Puffy" Combs, Roderick "Majesty" Wiggins, Malik Pendleton, The Characters, Timbaland, Brian Alexander Morgan, Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Marc Kinchen, K. Perez & A.O Perez
SWV chronology

New Beginning
(1996)		 Release Some Tension
(1997)		 A Special Christmas
(1997)
Singles from Release Some Tension
  1. "Can We"
    Released: February 11, 1997
  2. "Someone"
    Released: July 30, 1997
  3. "Rain"
    Released: September 16, 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [2]
Rolling Stone [3]

Release Some Tension is the third studio album by American R&B vocal group SWV.

Guest appearances are made by E-40, Puff Daddy, Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Foxy Brown, Lil' Cease, Lil' Kim, Snoop Doggy Dogg, and Redman.

The album features hits like "Rain" (which samples Jaco Pastorius's classic "Portrait of Tracy"), "Someone", "Can We" (which was originally included on the soundtrack for the Jamie Foxx film, Booty Call).

"Someone", although featuring one of the biggest producers/artists of the year, Puff Daddy, only reached #19 on the Billboard charts. Group member Coko claimed "Someone" was a "half-assed song" in a 1997 interview shortly after the single's release.[4]

The album was certified gold for shipping 500,000 copies in the U.S. alone. RIAA Database

Track listing

  1. Someone (featuring Puff Daddy) - 4:05
  2. Release Some Tension (featuring Foxy Brown)1 - 4:05
  3. Lose My Cool (featuring Redman) - 4:38
  4. Love Like This (featuring Lil' Cease) - 3:46
  5. Can We (featuring Missy Elliott and Timbaland) - 4:51
  6. Rain - 4:25
  7. Give It Up (featuring Lil' Kim) - 4:41
  8. Come and Get Some (featuring E-40) - 4:23
  9. When U Cry - 4:31
  10. Lose Myself - 4:38
  11. Here For You - 4:53
  12. Gettin' Funky (featuring Snoop Dogg) - 4:19

1originally recorded with Missy Elliott

Samples

Charts and certifications

Chart

Chart (1997) Peak
position
Canadian Albums Chart 19
German Albums Chart 65
UK Albums Chart 19
U.S. Billboard 200 24
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 5

Certifications

Country Certification
(sales thresholds)
United States Gold (RIAA)

References

  1. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Release Some Tension review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  2. ↑ Tyehimba, Cheo (August 16, 1997). "Release Some Tension Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  3. ↑ Stovall, Natasha (October 16, 1997). "SWV: Release Some Tension : Music Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2008-07-26. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  4. ↑ Vibe. Vibe Media Group. p. 109. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved 2015-04-13.

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