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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 singles like "Someone" and sweet grooves like "Rain" and "Here for You.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SomeoneDeric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Sean Combs, J. Graham, Andrea Martin, Harve Pierre, Kelly Price, T. Shaw | SWV, Diddy | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 2 | Release Some TensionMissy Elliott | SWV, Foxy Brown | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | Lose My CoolNoble | SWV, Redman | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | Love Like ThisCharles Farrar, Kendall Jones, Troy Taylor | SWV, Lil' Ceasar | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | Can WeMissy Elliott, Timothy Mosley | SWV, Missy Elliott | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | RainBrian Alexander Morgan, Jaco Pastorius | SWV | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | Give It UpDeric "D-Dot" Angelettie, Kelly Price | SWV, Lil' Kim | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 8 | Come and Get SomeCheryl Gamble | SWV, E-40 | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | When U CryPatricia Deige Muldrow, Kevin Perez, A. Pérez | SWV | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | Lose MyselfCharles Farrar, Troy Taylor | SWV | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 11 | Here for YouRay Evans, Charles Farrar, Troy Taylor | SWV | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 12 | Gettin' FunkyCalvin Broadus, Snoop Dogg | SWV, Snoop Dogg | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 53 mins | 121 MB | |||||
| 53 mins | 348 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles "Prince Charles" Alexander | Mixing |
| 2 | Deric "D-Dot" Angelettie | Composer, Producer |
| 3 | Brian Attmore | Multi Instruments |
| 4 | Johnta Austin | Arranger, Vocal Arrangement |
| 5 | Bam | Key Bass, Keyboards |
| 6 | Bam | Keyboards |
| 7 | Kim Biggs | Design |
| 8 | Biz Markie | Guest Artist |
| 9 | Calvin Broadus | Composer |
| 10 | Foxy Brown | Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 11 | Mary Brown | Producer, Vocal Producer |
| 12 | Lil' Ceasar | Featured Artist |
| 13 | The Characters | Producer |
| 14 | Sean Combs | Composer, Producer |
| 15 | Commissioner Gordon | Engineer |
| 16 | John "Jade" Daniels | Associate Producer, Keyboard Programming, Producer, Wurlitzer |
| 17 | Kevin KD Davis | Mixing |
| 18 | Tony Dawsey | Mastering |
| 19 | Stephen Dent | Engineer |
| 20 | Diddy | Performer, Primary Artist |
| 21 | Jimmy Douglas | Engineer, Mixing |
| 22 | E-40 | Featured Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 23 | Al Eaton | Engineer |
| 24 | Missy Elliott | Composer, Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist, Rap |
| 25 | Kevin Evans | Executive Producer, Mixing, Producer, Vocal Producer |
| 26 | Ray Evans | Composer |
| 27 | Charles Farrar | Composer, Producer |
| 28 | Larry Funk | Engineer, Mixing |
| 29 | Cheryl Gamble | Composer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 30 | Ben Garrison | Engineer |
| 31 | Mark Gibbs | Guitar |
| 32 | Mike Gibbs | Guitar |
| 33 | Rasheed Goodlowe | Engineer |
| 34 | Luke Gordon | Engineer |
| 35 | J. Graham | Composer |
| 36 | Michael Gregory | Bass (Electric), Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 37 | Kevin Haywood | Engineer |
| 38 | Jean-Marie Horvat | Mixing |
| 39 | Stevie J | Multi Instruments, Producer, Programming |
| 40 | Alvaughn Jackson | Producer, Vocal Producer |
| 41 | Jade | Keyboard Programming, Wurlitzer |
| 42 | Jeremy James | Guitar |
| 43 | Tamara Johnson | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 44 | Kendall Jones | Composer |
| 45 | Rich Keller | Bass, Engineer, Guitar |
| 46 | Brian Kincaid | Engineer |
| 47 | Marc Kinchen | Keyboards, Mixing, Multi Instruments, Producer, Programming |
| 48 | Freddy Levine | Drums |
| 49 | Ken Lewis | Engineer, Mixing |
| 50 | Lil' Ceasar | Primary Artist |
| 51 | Lil' Kim | Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 52 | Paul Logus | Engineer |
| 53 | LeAnne Lyons | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 54 | Majesty | Drum Programming, Keyboard Programming |
| 55 | Andrea Martin | Composer |
| 56 | Mr. Cheeks | Guest Artist |
| 57 | Lanz "Wet" Mitchell | Producer |
| 58 | Lynn Montrose | Engineer, Second Engineer |
| 59 | Anthony "Jake" Morgan | Associate Executive Producer |
| 60 | Brian Alexander Morgan | Composer, Producer |
| 61 | Timothy Mosley | Composer |
| 62 | Patricia Deige Muldrow | Arranger, Composer, Vocal Arrangement |
| 63 | Noble | Composer |
| 64 | Eliud "Lou" Ortiz | Engineer, Mixing |
| 65 | Jaco Pastorius | Composer |
| 66 | Michael Patterson | Mixing |
| 67 | Malik Pendleton | Arranger, Mixing, Multi Instruments, Producer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Producer |
| 68 | Joe Pererra | Engineer |
| 69 | A. Pérez | Composer |
| 70 | A.D. Perez | Drum Programming, Producer |
| 71 | K. Perez | Keyboards, Producer |
| 72 | Kevin Perez | Composer, Keyboards, Producer |
| 73 | Harve Pierre | A&R, Arranger, Associate Executive Producer, Composer, Vocal Arrangement |
| 74 | Don Pooh | Producer, Vocal Producer |
| 75 | Kelly Price | Composer, Producer, Vocal Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 76 | Puff Daddy | Featured Artist |
| 77 | Redman | Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 78 | Andy Salas | Mixing Assistant |
| 79 | T. Shaw | Composer |
| 80 | Snoop Dogg | Composer, Featured Artist, Guest Artist, Performer, Primary Artist |
| 81 | Mark South | Arranger, Vocal Arrangement |
| 82 | SWV | Primary Artist, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 83 | Kevin Tage | Assistant Engineer |
| 84 | Troy Taylor | Arranger, Composer, Multi Instruments, Producer, Rhythm Arrangements, Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Producer |
| 85 | Kevin Thomas | Engineer |
| 86 | Timbaland | Mixing, Producer |
| 87 | Trauma Unit | Mixing |
| 88 | Tree | Guitar |
| 89 | Roderick Wiggins | Drum Programming, Keyboard Programming, Producer |
| 90 | Keith Winfield | Keyboards |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |