Sweatsuit (album) explained

Sweatsuit
Type:Compilation
Artist:Nelly
Cover:Nelly - Sweatsuit - CD cover.jpg
Recorded:2003–2005
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Length:73:41
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Prev Title:Suit
Prev Year:2004
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Sweatsuit is a compilation album by American rapper Nelly, released in May 2005. The album consists of tracks from his 2004 simultaneous album releases, Sweat and Suit. The US edition of the compilation also includes four extra tracks, including the single "Grillz" featuring rappers Paul Wall and Ali & Gipp, which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; along with The Notorious B.I.G. single "Nasty Girl", "Tired" featuring Avery Storm, and "Fly Away" from the soundtrack of the 2005 film The Longest Yard.

Sweatsuit received positive reviews from critics, for containing the highlights from both Sweat and Suit, praising its material quality. Commercially, the compilation peaked at 26 on the US Billboard 200, and reached the top 40 in Australia and New Zealand. It has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of 500,000 copies.

Background

While recording material for his third studio album, Nelly originally had the intention of producing one album. Songs were being recorded at a steady pace, with Nelly composing more ideas, to which he established the idea of two albums released simultaneously to house all the tracks.[1] On April 27, 2004, Nelly's representative initially described the upcoming albums as thematically dissimilar, "one is more melodic and party-oriented in the vein of records like "E.I." and "Tip Drill", while the other was described as having a "harder edge".[2] Nelly would release singles accompanied by music videos from both albums.[2] Talking to MTV News, Nelly went on to describe the differences between both albums; their titles of Sweat and Suit were announced on May 27, 2004.[3] He noted Sweat as "more up-tempo" and "energetic", while characterizing Suit as more of "a grown-up and sexy vibe [...] it's more melodic".[1]

Release

The compilation was released in the UK on May 6, 2005 and in the US on November 22.[4] [5]

Reception

Critical

AllMusic's Jason Birchmeier saw Sweatsuit as an album that combines the highlights of Sweat and Suit, and one that should have been released initially. Birchmeier went on to criticize the compilation's track sequencing, and described the new songs as "unexceptional."[6] Though he summarized its material as "a solid, well-balanced, smoothly mixed listen," awarding the compilation four out of five stars.[6] RapReviews.com's Steve Juon gave Sweatsuit an eight out of ten. Juon didn't see the new tracks as reason to purchase the compilation; he saw it as discarding material not targeted towards a pop audience, to make the compilation more attractive to new buyers who didn't get either Sweat or Suit. Ultimately, Juon went on to praise Nelly's consistency, confidence and the combination of pop and hip hop within the material.[7]

Commercial

Sweatsuit peaked at number 26 on the US Billboard 200 chart, remaining on the chart for twenty-four weeks. The compilation peaked at number 6 and 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums, respectively. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of 500,000 copies. On the Australian Albums Chart, Sweatsuit debuted at number 25, peaking at number 24 on the following week. It remained on the chart for ten weeks before dropping out on the week of August 21, 2005. The compilation peaked at number 36 on the New Zealand Albums Chart, dropping off on the following week. On the UK Albums Chart, it peaked at number 41. It was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

Track listing

Notes[8] [9]

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[10]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Sweatsuit! Chart (2005)! Peak
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Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[11] 6
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[12] 8
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Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Sweatsuit! Chart (2006)! Position
US Billboard 200[13] 96
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] 47

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shaheem. Reid. Nelly Explains The Fine Line Between Sweat And Suit. MTV News. June 3, 2004. December 16, 2023. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20040704061710/http://www.mtv.com:80/news/articles/1488146/06032004/nelly.jhtml. July 4, 2004.
  2. Web site: Shaheem. Reid. Nelly To Pull A Guns N' Roses This Summer, With Mase In Tow. MTV News. April 27, 2004. December 16, 2023. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20040622005342/http://www.mtv.com:80/news/articles/1486622/20040427/story.jhtml. June 22, 2004.
  3. Web site: Shaheem. Reid. Tail Feathers Sore? Time To 'Flap Your Wings,' Nelly Says. MTV News. May 27, 2004. December 16, 2023. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20040606082717/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1487996/20040527/story.jhtml. June 6, 2004.
  4. Web site: Sweatsuit: Nelly. Amazon . November 3, 2013.
  5. Web site: Sweatsuit: Nelly. Amazon.co.uk. November 3, 2013.
  6. "Nelly – Sweatsuit: Overview"
  7. Web site: Nelly :: Sweatsuit:: Universal Records. RapReviews.com. November 3, 2013.
  8. Suit. Universal Records. CD liner. 986 393-6. 2004.
  9. Sweat. Universal Records. CD liner. 986 393-5. 2004.
  10. "Nelly – Sweatsuit: Credits"
  11. ARIA Urban Chart – Week Commencing 10th October 2005 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222439/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20051020-0000/issue815.pdf . dead . 22 February 2008 . . 815 . 16 . October 10, 2005 . April 16, 2023 . Pandora Archive.
  12. Web site: スウェット&スーツ～リミテッド2CDエディション～. ja. Oricon. April 15, 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230415091637/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/121240/products/560510/1/. April 15, 2023 .
  13. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006. Billboard. September 29, 2020.
  14. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2006. Billboard. September 29, 2020.

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