Sweatsuit (album)

2005 compilation album by Nelly
Sweatsuit
Compilation album by
Nelly
ReleasedMay 2005 (2005-05)
Recorded2003–2005
Genre
  • Hip hop
  • R&B
Length73:41
Label
  • Universal
  • Derrty
  • Fo' Reel
Nelly chronology
Suit
(2004) 		Sweatsuit
(2005) 		Brass Knuckles
(2008)
Alternative cover

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.[7] 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.[8] The compilation peaked at number 6 and 5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Top Rap Albums, respectively.[9][10] 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.[11] It remained on the chart for ten weeks before dropping out on the week of August 21, 2005.[11] The compilation peaked at number 36 on the New Zealand Albums Chart, dropping off on the following week.[12] On the UK Albums Chart, it peaked at number 41.[13] It was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).

Track listing

Sweatsuit track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Play It Off" (featuring Pharrell)The Neptunes3:47
2."My Place" (featuring Jaheim)
Doe5:36
3."Over and Over" (featuring Tim McGraw)
  • Haynes Jr.
  • Bridges
  • James Hargrove
  • Samuel McGraw
Bridges4:14
4."Flap Your Wings"
  • Haynes Jr.
  • Hugo
  • Williams
The Neptunes4:03
5."Pretty Toes" (featuring Jazze Pha and T.I.)
Jazze Pha4:28
6."She Don't Know My Name" (featuring Snoop Dogg and Ronald Isley)
4:26
7."Nobody Knows" (featuring Anthony Hamilton)
Mauldin4:39
8."Heart of a Champion" (featuring Lincoln University Vocal Ensemble)
  • Haynes Jr.
  • Phillip Duckett
  • John Tesh
Duckett4:29
9."Na-NaNa-Na" (featuring Jazze Pha)
Jazze Pha3:59
10."Get'cha Get'cha" (featuring St. Lunatics)
  • Haynes Jr.
  • Harper
  • Jones
  • Cleveland
  • Wayne Nugent
  • Kevin Risto
Midi Mafia4:37
11."River Don't Runnn" (featuring Murphy Lee and Stephen Marley)
  • Haynes Jr.
  • Harper
  • Marley
  • Moore
Doe4:59
12."Playa" (featuring Mobb Deep and Missy Elliott)
  • Haynes Jr.
  • Alan Maman
  • Melissa Elliott
  • Albert Johnson
  • Kejuan Muchita
  • Cleveland
  • Lee Ryda
The Alchemist3:57
13."'N' Dey Say"
Bridges3:37
14."Fly Away"
  • Haynes Jr.
  • A. Martin
  • C. Schack
  • I. Matias
  • K. Karlin
  • Rashad Hill
Bridges4:09
15."Grillz" (featuring Paul Wall and Ali & Gipp)
Jermaine Dupri4:30
16."Tired" (featuring Avery Storm)Haynes Jr.P. Productions3:16
17."Nasty Girl" (The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Diddy, Nelly, Jagged Edge and Avery Storm)
Jazze Pha4:52
Total length:73:41

Notes[14][15]

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[16]

  • Victor Abijaudi – engineer
  • The Alchemist – audio production, producer
  • Ali – featured artist, main personnel, rap
  • Ali & Gipp – performer, primary artist
  • Kori Anders – mixing
  • Avery Storm – featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, vocals
  • Big Gipp – guest artist
  • Biggie – featured artist
  • Mr. Leslie Braithwaite – mixing
  • Matt Brauss – brass
  • Jayson Bridges – audio production, drums, percussion, producer
  • Sandy Brummels – art direction
  • Al Byno – engineer
  • Jasper Cameron – featured artist, main personnel, producer, vocals
  • Chris Carmouche – engineer
  • Jason Carson – engineer
  • Andrew Coleman – engineer
  • Diddy – featured artist, main personnel, primary artist, rap
  • Phillip Duckett – producer
  • Jermaine Dupri – audio production, mixing, producer
  • Missy Elliott – featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, rap
  • Brian Frye – engineer
  • Richard "Rip" Gager – guitar
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering
  • Gipp – featured artist, main personnel, rap
  • Harold Guy – assistant engineer
  • Anthony Hamilton – featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, vocals
  • James D. "Sted Fast" II Hargrove – guitar, producer
  • John Horesco IV – engineer, mixing
  • Jun Ishizeki – engineer
  • Ronald Isley – featured artist, guest artist, primary artist
  • Jagged Edge – featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, rap
  • Jaheim – featured artist, main personnel, vocals
  • King James II – engineer
  • Jazze Pha – audio production, featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, producer, rap
  • Kim Moore Johnson – vocals (background)
  • Rajinder Kala – congas
  • Chip Karpells – engineer, mixing
  • Debra Killings – bass
  • Kevin Law – engineer
  • Marc Stephen Lee – engineer
  • Murphy Lee – featured artist, main personnel, primary artist, vocals
  • Lincoln University Vocal Ensemble – featured artist, main personnel, vocals
  • Bryan Loss – drums
  • Lunatics – featured artist
  • Stephen Marley – featured artist, main personnel, primary artist, vocals
  • Dan "Thunda Dan" Marshal – engineer, guitar
  • Brandon "B Don" Matthews – engineer
  • NDoffene MBodji – assistant engineer
  • Tim McGraw – featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, vocals
  • Tadd Mingo – assistant engineer, engineer
  • Mobb Deep – featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, rap
  • Carl Nappa – engineer
  • Nelly – main personnel, primary artist, vocals
  • The Neptunes – audio production, producer
  • Jared Nugent – assistant engineer
  • Shorty B. – bass, guitar
  • Snoop Dogg – featured artist, main personnel, primary artist, rap
  • Nico Solis – engineer
  • Joe Spiz – art direction, design
  • St. Lunatics – main personnel, primary artist, vocals
  • T.I. – featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, vocals
  • Phil Tan – mixing
  • Richard Travali – mixing
  • Serge Tsai – engineer
  • Paul Wall – featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, rap
  • Bruce Waynne – producer
  • James White – photography
  • Pharrell Williams – featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Sweatsuit
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 22
Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[17] 6
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[18] 8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 36
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 41
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[19] 11
US Billboard 200[8] 26
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] 6
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[10] 5

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Sweatsuit
Chart (2006) Position
US Billboard 200[20] 96
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[21] 47

Certifications

Certifications for Sweatsuit
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] Gold 100,000‡
United States (RIAA)[23] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b Reid, Shaheem (June 3, 2004). "Nelly Explains The Fine Line Between Sweat And Suit". MTV News. Archived from the original on July 4, 2004. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Reid, Shaheem (April 27, 2004). "Nelly To Pull A Guns N' Roses This Summer, With Mase In Tow". MTV News. Archived from the original on June 22, 2004. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  3. ^ Reid, Shaheem (May 27, 2004). "Tail Feathers Sore? Time To 'Flap Your Wings,' Nelly Says". MTV News. Archived from the original on June 6, 2004. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Sweatsuit: Nelly". Amazon. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  5. ^ "Sweatsuit: Nelly". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Nelly – Sweatsuit: Overview". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved on November 2, 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Nelly :: Sweatsuit:: Universal Records". RapReviews.com. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Nelly Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Nelly Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  10. ^ a b "Nelly Chart History (Top Rap Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  11. ^ a b c "Australiancharts.com – Nelly – Sweat Suit". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  12. ^ a b "Charts.nz – Nelly – Sweat Suit". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  13. ^ a b "Nelly | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved November 3, 2013.
  14. ^ Suit (CD liner). Universal Records. 2004. 986 393-6.
  15. ^ Sweat (CD liner). Universal Records. 2004. 986 393-5.
  16. ^ "Nelly – Sweatsuit: Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved on November 2, 2013.
  17. ^ "ARIA Urban Chart – Week Commencing 10th October 2005" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association (815): 16. October 10, 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Pandora Archive.
  18. ^ "スウェット&スーツ～リミテッド2CDエディション～" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  19. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  20. ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  21. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2006". Billboard. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  22. ^ "British album certifications – Nelly – Sweat Suit". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  23. ^ "American album certifications – Nelly – Sweatsuit". Recording Industry Association of America.
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