The album features hits like "Rain", "Someone", and "Can We". Another single "Lose My Cool" was slated to be released as the album's third single but due to limited radio airplay it was shelved in favor of "Rain" which became one of their most notable hits. The second single "Someone" reached number 19 on the Billboard charts and was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies.[5][6] The girls and others claimed that this album was rushed and recording began while they were still promoting their second album New Beginning (1996).
AllMusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine found that "with their third album, SWV attempt to break away from the slick urban straitjacket and return to their hip-hop roots. In order to achieve their goal, the group hired a head-spinning array of producers and collaborators [...] Considering all the extra starpower, it's not all that surprising that SWV occasionally become overwhelmed by their guests, but that doesn't prevent Release Some Tension from being a solid album, particularly when it's propelled by funky singles [...]."[3]
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Release Some Tension is the third studio album by American R amp B vocal group SWV It was released by RCA Records on July 29 1997 The album guest appearances by E 40 Puff Daddy Missy Elliott Timbaland Foxy Brown Lil Cease Lil Kim Snoop Dogg and Redman The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA for shipments exceeding 500 000 copies in the United States 4 Release Some TensionStudio album by SWVReleasedJuly 29 1997 1997 07 29 Recorded1996 1997GenreR amp B 1 soul 2 pop 2 hip hop 2 3 Length53 15LabelRCAProducerSean Puffy Combs Roderick Majesty Wiggins Malik Pendleton The Characters Timbaland Brian Alexander Morgan Deric D Dot Angelettie Marc Kinchen K Perez A O PerezSWV chronologyNew Beginning 1996 Release Some Tension 1997 A Special Christmas 1997 Singles from Release Some Tension Can We Released February 11 1997 Someone Released June 24 1997 Lose My Cool Released September 16 1997 Rain Released February 24 1998The album features hits like Rain Someone and Can We Another single Lose My Cool was slated to be released as the album s third single but due to limited radio airplay it was shelved in favor of Rain which became one of their most notable hits The second single Someone reached number 19 on the Billboard charts and was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of 500 000 copies 5 6 The girls and others claimed that this album was rushed and recording began while they were still promoting their second album New Beginning 1996 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Charts 3 1 Weekly charts 3 2 Year end charts 4 Certifications 5 References 6 External linksCritical reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 3 Entertainment WeeklyB 2 The Guardian 7 Music Week 8 Rolling Stone 9 AllMusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine found that with their third album SWV attempt to break away from the slick urban straitjacket and return to their hip hop roots In order to achieve their goal the group hired a head spinning array of producers and collaborators Considering all the extra starpower it s not all that surprising that SWV occasionally become overwhelmed by their guests but that doesn t prevent Release Some Tension from being a solid album particularly when it s propelled by funky singles 3 Track listing EditNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Someone featuring Puff Daddy Deric D Dot AngelettieSean CombsJeremy A GrahamAndrea MartinHarve PierreKelly PriceTodd ShawJ DubCombs4 052 Release Some Tension featuring Foxy Brown Missy ElliottInga MarchandJohn DanielsRoderick WigginsWigginsDaniels co 4 053 Lose My Cool featuring Redman Malik PendletonReginald NoblePendleton4 384 Love Like This featuring Lil Cease Charles FarrarKendall JonesTroy TaylorJeff LorberTaylor3 465 Can We featuring Missy Elliott ElliottTimothy MosleyTimbaland4 516 Rain Brian Alexander MorganJaco PastoriusMorgan4 257 Give It Up featuring Lil Kim AngelettiePriceKimberly JonesDarryl FrenchMark JamesD DotLanz Wet Mitchell4 418 Come and Get Some featuring E 40 Cheryl GambleEarl StevensMarc KinchenKinchen4 239 When U Cry Darryl EllisPaul RichmondRuben Locke Jr Patricia Deige MuldrowKevin PerezTony PerezK PerezT Perez4 3110 Lose Myself FarrarDawn BeckmanTaylorTaylor4 3811 Here For You FarrarJohnta AustinKevin EvansTaylorTaylor4 5312 Gettin Funky featuring Snoop Dogg Calvin BroadusLeon Sylvers IIIKinchenEvans4 19Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1997 PeakpositionCanada Top Albums CDs RPM 10 19Dutch Albums Album Top 100 11 18European Top 100 Albums Music amp Media 12 38German Albums Offizielle Top 100 13 65Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 14 23UK Albums OCC 15 19UK R amp B Albums OCC 16 3US Billboard 200 17 24US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 18 5 Year end charts Edit Chart 1997 PositionUS Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 19 89Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesCanada Music Canada 20 Gold 50 000 Japan RIAJ 21 Gold 100 000 United States RIAA 22 Gold 500 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References Edit Miles Marshall Lewis 1997 Vibe SWV Release Some Tension a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a website ignored help a b c d Tyehimba Cheo August 16 1997 Release Some Tension Review Entertainment Weekly Archived from the original on 2009 04 21 Retrieved June 9 2013 a b c Stephen Thomas Erlewine Release Some Tension at AllMusic Retrieved June 9 2013 American certifications S W V Release Some Tension Recording Industry Association of America American certifications S W V Someone Recording Industry Association of America Best Selling Records of 1997 Billboard Vol 110 no 5 BPI Communications Inc January 31 1998 p 76 ISSN 0006 2510 Retrieved May 31 2015 Sullivan Caroline August 8 1997 Music This week s pop CD releases The Guardian Reviews Albums PDF Music Week July 26 1997 p 27 Retrieved August 15 2022 Stovall Natasha October 16 1997 SWV Release Some Tension Music Reviews Rolling Stone Retrieved June 9 2013 dead link Top RPM Albums Issue 3307 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved May 19 2022 Dutchcharts nl SWV Release Some Tension in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved May 19 2022 European Top 100 Albums PDF Music amp Media Vol 14 no 36 September 6 1997 p 13 Retrieved April 16 2023 via World Radio History Offiziellecharts de SWV Release Some Tension in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved September 30 2020 Swedishcharts com SWV Release Some Tension Hung Medien Retrieved May 19 2022 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved February 11 2023 Official R amp B Albums Chart Top 40 Official Charts Company Retrieved May 19 2022 SWV Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved September 30 2020 SWV Chart History Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard Retrieved September 30 2020 Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Year End 1997 Billboard Retrieved September 30 2020 Canadian album certifications SWV Release Some Tension Music Canada Retrieved November 20 2019 Japanese album 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