Waters Edge
Waters Edge | ||||
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Studio album by Sweet | ||||
Released | April 1980[1] | |||
Recorded | 1980 | |||
Genre | pop rock, hard rock | |||
Length | 36:02 (Europe) 34:41 (US/Canada) | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Sweet, Pip Williams | |||
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Alternative cover | ||||
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Waters Edge is the eighth studio album by British glam rock band Sweet, released in 1980. The album was a commercial disappointment and yielded no hits.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Steve Priest, Andy Scott and Mick Tucker except where noted.
European release
- "Sixties Man" (Peter Hutchins, Pip Williams) - 4:12
- "Getting in the Mood for Love" - 3:04
- "Tell the Truth" (Priest, Scott, Gary Moberley) - 3:34
- "Own Up" - 3:19
- "Too Much Talking" (Ray McRiner) - 3:57
- "Thank You for Loving Me" (Scott, Moberley) - 3:43
- "At Midnight" (Scott) - 3:20
- "Waters Edge" - 2:59
- "Hot Shot Gambler" (Priest) - 3:34
- "Give the Lady Some Respect" (McRiner) - 4:30
The song "Own Up" is different from "Own Up, Take a Look at Yourself", released as B-side to the single "Teenage Rampage" in 1974.
Bonus tracks on 2010 reissue
- "Tall Girls" - 4:30
- "Oh Yeah!" - 2:21
- "Sixties Man" (single version) - 3:52
- "Give The Lady Some Respect" (single version) - 3:27
US/Canada release (LP only)
This album was released in the US and Canada under the title VI with different cover and sleeve. VI is a generic title referring to the fact that this was Sweet's sixth album released on Capitol Records. The track listing also differed from the Polydor version:
- Side One
- "Sixties Man" - 4:08
- "Own Up" - 3:16
- "Too Much Talking" - 3:57
- "Tell the Truth" - 3:30
- "Getting in the Mood for Love" (edited) - 3:01
- Side Two
- "Thank You for Loving Me" - 3:40
- "At Midnight" - 3:16
- "Waters Edge" - 2:54
- "Hot Shot Gambler" - 3:32
- "Give the Lady Some Respect" (single version) - 3:27
To date, the VI version of this album has never been reissued on CD.
Personnel
- Sweet
- Steve Priest - bass guitar, lead vocals (tracks 1, 2, 8, 9, 10), co-lead vocals (tracks 3, 6), backing vocals
- Andy Scott - guitars, synthesisers, lead vocals (tracks 5, 7), co-lead vocals (tracks 3, 6), backing vocals
- Mick Tucker - drums, percussion, lead vocals (track 4), backing vocals
- Additional personnel
- Gary Moberley - keyboards
- Pip Williams - production (tracks 1, 10)
References
- ^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 807.
- ^ "Waters Edge - Sweet | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Sheffield, Rob; et al. (2004). Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 798.
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