Gonna Make You Sweat

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Gonna Make You Sweat
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 18, 1990 [1]
Recorded1989–1990
Studio Unique Recording Studios, New York City
Genre Hip house, dance; pop
Length66:17
Label Columbia
Producer
C+C Music Factory chronology
Gonna Make You Sweat
(1990)
Anything Goes!
(1994)
Singles from Gonna Make You Sweat
  1. "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
    Released: November 18, 1990
  2. "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)"
    Released: March 3, 1991
  3. "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..."
    Released: June 23, 1991
  4. "Just a Touch of Love"
    Released: August 15, 1991

Gonna Make You Sweat is the debut studio album by American musical production group C+C Music Factory, released in the US on December 18, 1990. [1] Following on the success of contemporaries Black Box and Technotronic, Gonna Make You Sweat was a worldwide smash, reaching number two on the US Billboard 200.

Contents

The album's first single "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in February 1991. The song also reached number one on Billboard's Top R&B Singles, Dance Club, and Dance Singles charts, as well as number three on the Australian ARIA Singles chart and UK Singles Chart.

Subsequent singles "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)" and "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." both became top-five entries on the Billboard Hot 100.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Calgary Herald B+ [3]
Robert Christgau Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg [4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [6]
NME 6/10 [7]
People Magazine (favorable) [8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Select 2/5 [10]

The album received generally mixed reviews from critics. James Muretich from Calgary Herald wrote, "From the title track to "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." (a nod here to TV talk show host Arsenio Hall), the music is irresistibly infectious to anyone the least susceptible to dancin' the night away. C+C Music Factory cleverly snatch melodic lines from people like Suzanne Vega while also providing a few riffs of their own, especially those of guitarist Paul Pesco. The lyrics also avoid crotch-rap cliches. C+C Music Factory is destined to become this year's dance hit factory." [3] Marisa Fox from Entertainment Weekly felt that "this high-energy album has all the makings of a dance-club hit." She added that it's "a lot of fun — and it does live up to its name." [6] In a contemporary review, Select stated that "For every might tune like the title track, there's an over-long muddled "What's This Word Called Love?" and "the producers knack of building indestructible house beats is matched only by their inconsistency". [10] The review concluded that the songs were over-long and have trouble sustaining interest." [10]

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
1."Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
4:06
2."Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)"
  • Clivillés
  • Williams
Williams5:42
3."Things That Make You Go Hmmm..."
  • Clivillés
  • Williams
Williams5:23
4."Just a Touch of Love"Clivillés 5:38
5."A Groove of Love (What's This Word Called Love?)"
  • Clivillés
  • Williams
10:00
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
6."Live Happy" David Cole Davis7:22
7."Oooh Baby"ColeCole4:53
8."Let's Get Funkee"ColeDavis4:29
9."Givin' It To You"ColeCole4:52
10."Bang That Beat"
  • Cole
  • Williams
Williams5:35
CD hidden track
No.TitleLength
11."Shade"8:17

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [25] Platinum70,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [26] 4× Platinum400,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [27] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [28] 5× Platinum5,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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