Sweat (Kool & the Gang album)

Sweat is the eighteenth studio album by the band Kool & the Gang, released in 1989 following a three-year gap between albums. James "J.T." Taylor, Khalis Bayyan and Robert "Spike" Mickens had departed, and this album showed a refocused band.

Singles

Both "Raindrops" (peak #27) and "Never Give Up" (peak #74) on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Ron Wynn of AllMusic called the album "a completely faceless, aimless record ... probably the worst album of their career". Hugh Wyatt of the New York Daily News called Sweat "one of the year's best recordings".

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Sweat"	Bayyan	4:22
2.	"This Is What a Love Can Do"	Bokowski, Varner	4:13
3.	"Never Give Up"	Bellochio, Habeeb	4:42
4.	"You Got My Heart on Fire"	Haynes, Williams	6:29
5.	"Someday"	Bayyan, Martin	4:58

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Raindrops"	Booker	3:50
2.	"In Your Company"	Booker	5:53
3.	"I'll Follow You Anywhere"	Gazeley, Scher	5:37
4.	"All She Wants to Do Is Dance"	Booker	3:55
5.	"How Can I Get Close to You"	Brown, Thomas	4:22
6.	"You Are the Meaning of Friend"	Block, Smith	5:06

Personnel

Robert "Kool" Bell – bass
Ronald "Khalis" Bell – tenor saxophone, keyboards
Claydes Charles Smith – guitar
Gary Brown – vocals
Sennie "Skip" Martin – vocals, trumpet, percussion (lead on 3–9, 11)
Odeen Mays – vocals, keyboards (lead on 1, 2, 4, 7, 10)
Larry Gittens – trumpet, vocals, keyboards
Michael Ray – trumpet
Clifford Adams – trombone, vocals
George Brown – keyboards
Robert "Robbie G" Goble – drums

Charts

Chart performance for *Sweat*
Chart (1989)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle)	28
French Albums (SNEP)	29
Swiss Albums (Hitparade)	30
US Billboard Top Soul Albums	52

References

"Kool & the Gang: Raindrops (Hot Soul Songs)". Billboard.
^ Wynn, Ron. "Kool & the Gang: Sweat at AllMusic. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
Wyatt, Hugh (July 28, 1989). The Gang's still Kool, and still hot. New York Daily News. p. 59.
"Kool & the Gang: Sweat". offiziellecharts.de. Offizielle Charts.
"Kool and The Gang: Sweat". infodisc.fr. SNEP.
"Kool and The Gang: Sweat". hitparade.ch. Hitparade.
"Kool & the Gang: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2023.

v t e Kool & the Gang
Robert "Kool" Bell Ronald Bell George Brown Robert Mickens Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas Clifford Adams Sennie "Skip" Martin Shawn McQuiller Rodney Ellis Jirmad Gordon James "J.T." Taylor Claydes Charles Smith Rick Westfield
Studio albums	Kool and the Gang Music Is the Message Good Times Wild and Peaceful Light of Worlds Spirit of the Boogie Love & Understanding Open Sesame The Force Everybody's Dancin' Ladies' Night Celebrate! Something Special As One In the Heart Emergency Forever Sweat Unite State of Affairs Gangland The Hits: Reloaded Still Kool Kool for the Holidays Perfect Union People Just Wanna Have Fun
Live albums	Live at the Sex Machine Live at PJ's
Compilations	Kool Jazz Twice as Kool: The Hits of Kool & the Gang
Singles	"Let the Music Take Your Mind" "Funky Man" "Funky Stuff" "Jungle Boogie" "Hollywood Swinging" "Summer Madness" "Caribbean Festival" "Higher Plane" "Spirit of the Boogie" "Open Sesame" "Ladies' Night" "Too Hot" "Celebration" "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It)" "Steppin' Out" "Get Down on It" "Big Fun" "Joanna" "Misled" "Fresh" "Cherish" "Stone Love" "Rags to Riches" "Raindrops" "In the Hood" "No Show"
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