Release Some Tension
07/29/1997
Lyrics from Release Some Tension
All Music Guide Review
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 sinlges like "Someone" and sweet grooves like "Rain" and "Here for You." ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
Release Some Tension Track Listing
Credits of Release Some Tension
- Leanne Lyons
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Brian Alexander Morgan
- Producer
- Michael Patterson
- Mixing
- Troy Taylor
- Arranger, Vocal Producer, Rhythm Arrangements, Multi Instruments, Vocal Arrangement, Producer
- Kevin Thomas
- Engineer
- Eliud "Lou" Ortiz
- Engineer, Mixing
- Rasheed Goodlowe
- Engineer
- Kevin Perez
- Keyboards, Producer
- Luke Gordon
- Engineer
- Ken Lewis
- Engineer, Mixing
- Lil' Kim
- Performer
- Tony Dawsey
- Mastering
- Kevin Evans
- Producer, Mixing, Vocal Producer, Executive Producer
- Bam
- Keyboards, Key Bass
- Missy Elliott
- Rap, Performer
- Diddy
- Performer
- Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie
- Producer
- Commissioner Gordon
- Engineer
- Jimmy Douglas
- Engineer, Mixing
- Stevie J.
- Programming, Multi Instruments, Producer
- Malik Pendleton
- Arranger, Vocal Producer, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Mixing, Multi Instruments
- Timbaland
- Producer, Mixing
- Kim Biggs
- Design
- Kelly Price
- Vocals (Background), Vocal Producer, Producer
- Andy Salas
- Mixing Assistant
- Kevin Haywood
- Engineer
- Stephen Dent
- Engineer
- Lynn Montrose
- Engineer, Second Engineer
- Roderick Wiggins
- Producer, Keyboard Programming, Drum Programming
- Anthony "Jake" Morgan
- Associate Executive Producer
- A.D. Perez
- Producer, Drum Programming
- Freddy Levine
- Drums
- Lanz "Wet" Mitchell
- Producer
- Patricia Deige Muldrow
- Arranger, Vocal Arrangement
- Keith Winfield
- Keyboards
- Jeremy James
- Guitar
- Joe Pererra
- Engineer
- K. Perez
- Keyboards, Producer
- Harve Pierre
- Arranger, Associate Executive Producer, A&R, Vocal Arrangement
- Don Pooh
- Producer, Vocal Producer
- Mark South
- Arranger, Vocal Arrangement
- Kevin Tage
- Assistant Engineer
- Johnta Austin
- Arranger, Vocal Arrangement
- John "Jade" Daniels
- Producer, Wurlitzer, Associate Producer, Keyboard Programming
- Brian Attmore
- Multi Instruments
- Trauma Unit
- Mixing
- The Characters
- Producer
- Mark Gibbs
- Guitar
- Majesty
- Drum Programming, Keyboard Programming
- Bam
- Keyboards
- Kevin "KD" Davis
- Mixing
- Michael Gregory
- Guitar (Acoustic), Bass (Electric)
- SWV
- Vocals, Vocals (Background), Main Performer
- Redman
- Performer
- Jade
- Keyboard Programming, Wurlitzer
- Foxy Brown
- Performer
- E-40
- Performer
- Snoop Dogg
- Performer
- Tree
- Guitar
- Mary Brown
- Producer, Vocal Producer
- Sean "Puffy" Combs
- Producer
- Al Eaton
- Engineer
- Charles Farrar
- Producer
- Larry Funk
- Engineer, Mixing
- Cheryl Gamble
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Ben Garrison
- Engineer
- Mike Gibbs
- Guitar
- Jean-Marie Horvat
- Mixing
- Alvaughn Jackson
- Producer, Vocal Producer
- Tamara Johnson
- Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Rich Keller
- Bass, Guitar, Engineer
- Brian Kincaid
- Engineer
- Marc Kinchen
- Keyboards, Programming, Multi Instruments, Producer, Mixing
- Paul Logus
- Engineer























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