Electric Sweat

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Electric Sweat
MooneySuzuki ElectricS.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril, 2002
RecordedAugust 2001, Ghetto Recorders, Detroit, MI
Genre Garage Rock
Length34:34
Label Gammon
The Mooney Suzuki chronology
People Get Ready
(2000)
Electric Sweat
(2002)
Alive & Amplified
(2004)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 77/100 [1]
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Electric Sweat is the second studio album of The Mooney Suzuki, following on from People Get Ready in 2000. The album was released in April 2002. It was re-released on Columbia Records in 2003.

The Mooney Suzuki band

The Mooney Suzuki is an American garage rock band that formed in New York City in 1996. Originally comprising vocalist and guitarist Sammy James, Jr., guitarist Graham Tyler, bassist John Paul Ribas and drummer Will Rockwell-Scott, the band has released four studio albums – People Get Ready (2000), Electric Sweat (2003), Alive & Amplified (2004) and Have Mercy (2007). The current lineup includes founding members James and Rockwell-Scott, guitarist Chris Isom and bassist Reno Bo.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks by Sammy James, Jr.

  1. "Electric Sweat" - 3:36
  2. "In a Young Man's Mind" - 3:13
  3. "Oh Sweet Susanna" - 3:34
  4. "A Little Bit of Love" - 2:30
  5. "It's Not Easy" - 4:07
  6. "Natural Fact" - 3:00
  7. "It's Showtime Pt. II" - 3:32
  8. "I Woke Up This Mornin'" - 3:44
  9. "The Broken Heart" - 5:31
  10. "Electrocuted Blues" - 2:48

Personnel

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References

  1. "Electric Sweat by Mooney Suzuki" . Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. Allmusic review