Sweat (The System album)

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Sweat
The system - sweat cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 19, 1983
RecordedAugust 1981– April 1983
StudioSorcerer Sound Studios, Soho, N.Y.
Genre
Length41:33
Label
Producer
The System chronology
Sweat
(1983)
X-Periment
(1984)
Singles from Sweat
  1. "You Are in My System"
    Released: August 26, 1982
  2. "It's Passion"
    Released: 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Village Voice A− [1]

Sweat is the 1983 debut album recorded by the American band The System, released in the United States on June 19, 1983 under Mirage Records (a subsidiary label for Atlantic). [2] It was produced by the duo of David Frank and Mic Murphy. The album features two commercially successful songs "It's Passion" and "You Are in My System". The album entered the Billboard 200 and R&B Albums charts in 1983. [3]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Frank & Murphy.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Sweat"7:13
2."You Are in My System"5:57
3."It's Passion"7:28
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Stand Up And Cheer"5:45
2."I Won't Let Go"5:27
3."Go For What U Know"5:37
4."Now I Am Electric"4:06

Production

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (1983)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [3] 94
US R&B Albums [3] 14

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References

  1. Christgau, Robert (May 31, 1983). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  2. "The System' Sweat at Discogs". discogs. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
  3. 1 2 3 ""Sweat" by The System (chart positions) on Allmusic". Billboard, Allmusic . Retrieved 2011-08-23.