Release Some Tension

Release Some Tension is the third studio album by American R&B vocal group SWV. It was released by RCA Records on August 12, 1997. The album guest appearances by E-40, Puff Daddy, Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Foxy Brown, Lil' Cease, Lil' Kim, Snoop Dogg and Redman. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments exceeding 500,000 copies in the United States. The album features hits like "Rain", "Someone", and "Can We". Another single "Lose My Cool" was slated to be released as the album's third single but due to limited radio airplay it was shelved in favor of "Rain" which became one of their most notable hits. The second single "Someone" reached number 19 on the Billboard charts and was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies. The album ultimately proved a commercial disappointment; with their future prospects uncertain, SWV would disband before the end of the year. The girls and others later claimed that the production of Release Some Tension had been unfairly rushed by SWV's label and that the girls had been forced to start recording while still in the middle of promoting their second album New Beginning. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Release...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)