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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 -- not only does Sean 'Puffy' Combs produce and rap, but Snoop Doggy Dogg, Missy Elliott, Foxy Brown, Lil' Kim, Lil' Caesar, E-40, and Redman all appear on the album. 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 like 'Someone' and sweet grooves like 'Rain' and 'Here for You.'

Release Details. Artist: SWV Album: Release Some Tension Year: 1997 Label: RCA Records. Length: 53 min 12 sec. Contemporary R&B. SWV - Release Some Tension (1997) 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 - not only does Sean 'Puffy' Combs produce and rap, but Snoop Doggy Dogg, Missy Elliott.

Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
1	Deric 'D-Dot' Angelettie / Sean Combs / J. Graham / Andrea Martin / Harve Pierre / Kelly Price / Todd Shaw	SWV feat: Diddy	04:05
2	SWV	04:05
3	SWV	04:38
4	Charles Farrar / Kendall Jones / Troy Taylor	SWV feat: Lil' Ceasar	03:46
5	Missy Elliott / Timothy Mosley	SWV	04:51
6	Brian Alexander Morgan / Jaco Pastorius	SWV	04:25
7	Deric 'D-Dot' Angelettie / Kelly Price	SWV	04:41
8	SWV	04:23
9	Patricia Deige Muldrow / Kevin Perez / A. Pérez	SWV	04:31
10	Charles Farrar / Troy Taylor	SWV	04:38
11	Ray Evans / Charles Farrar / Troy Taylor	SWV	04:53
12	Calvin Broadus / Snoop Dogg	SWV	04:19

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Release Some Tension

Studio album by

Released

August 12, 1997

Genre

R&B^[1]
soul^[2]
pop^[2]
hip hop^[2]^[3]

Length

53:15

Label

RCA

Producer

Malik Pendleton
The Characters
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

'Can We'
Released: February 11, 1997
'Someone'
Released: July 3, 1997
'Lose My Cool'
Released: September 16, 1997
'Rain'
Released: November 9, 1997

Release Some Tension is the third studio album by American R&B vocal group SWV. It was released by RCA Records on August 12, 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]

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]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+^[2]
Rolling Stone	^[7]

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[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	'Someone' (featuring Puff Daddy)	Deric 'D-Dot' Angelettie Jeremy A. Graham Harve Pierre Todd Shaw	4:05
2.	'Release Some Tension' (featuring Foxy Brown)	John Daniels Roderick Wiggins	4:05
3.	'Lose My Cool' (featuring Redman)	Malik Pendleton	Pendleton	4:38
4.	'Love Like This' (featuring Lil' Cease)	Taylor	3:46
5.	'Can We' (featuring Missy Elliott)	Elliott	Timbaland	4:51
6.	'Rain'	Morgan	4:25
7.	'Give It Up' (featuring Lil' Kim)	Angelettie Price Darryl French Mark James	4:41
8.	'Come and Get Some' (featuring E-40)	Marc Kinchen	Kinchen	4:23
9.	'When U Cry'	Darryl Ellis Pau

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