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| Released | February 1 1988 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 41:31 | |||
| Label | Aquarius | |||
| Producer | Garth Richardson, Jack Richardson | |||
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Sweet Dreams is the second album by the Canadian heavy metal band Sword, released in 1988 by Aquarius Records. [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sweet Dreams" | Rick Hughes, Mike Plant | 5:08 |
| 2. | "Trouble Is" | Hughes, Plant, Mike Larock, Dan Hughes | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Land of the Brave" | Rick Hughes, Larock | 5:28 |
| 4. | "Back Off" | Rick Hughes, Plant | 3:53 |
| 5. | "Prepare to Die" | Rick Hughes, Larock, Plant | 2:58 |
| 6. | "Caught in the Act" | Hughes, Hughes, Larock, Plant | 4:09 |
| 7. | "Until Death Do Us Part" | Hughes, Larock, Plant, Hughes | 3:36 |
| 8. | "The Threat" | Hughes, Plant, Larock, Hughes | 4:10 |
| 9. | "Life on the Sharp Edge" | Hughes, Plant, Hughes | 4:44 |
| 10. | "State of Shock" | Rick Hughes, Plant, Larock | 3:43 |
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