Sweat (Kool & the Gang album)
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Singles
Both "Raindrops" (peak #27) and "Never Give Up" (peak #74) on the Billboard Hot Soul Songs chart.[1]
Critical reception
Template:Music ratings Ron Wynn of AllMusic called the album "a completely faceless, aimless record ... probably the worst album of their career".[2] Hugh Wyatt of the New York Daily News called Sweat "one of the year's best recordings".[3]
Track listing
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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 (1989) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums (Offizielle)[4] | 28 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[5] | 29 |
| Swiss Albums (Hitparade)[6] | 30 |
| US Billboard Top Soul Albums[7] | 52 |
References
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