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1990 studio album by CC Music Factory
Gonna Make You Sweat is the debut studio album by American musical production group C+C Music Factory , released in the US on December 18, 1990.[1] Following on the success of contemporaries Black Box and Technotronic , Gonna Make You Sweat was a worldwide smash, reaching number two on the US Billboard 200 .
The album's first single "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) " reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in February 1991. The song also reached number one on Billboard' s Top R&B Singles , Dance Club , and Dance Singles charts, as well as number three on the Australian ARIA Singles chart and UK Singles Chart .
Subsequent singles "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll) " and "Things That Make You Go Hmmm... " both became top-five entries on the Billboard Hot 100.
Reception [ edit ]
The album received generally mixed reviews from critics. James Muretich from Calgary Herald wrote, "From the title track to "Things That Make You Go Hmmm... " (a nod here to TV talk show host Arsenio Hall ), the music is irresistibly infectious to anyone the least susceptible to dancin' the night away. C+C Music Factory cleverly snatch melodic lines from people like Suzanne Vega while also providing a few riffs of their own, especially those of guitarist Paul Pesco . The lyrics also avoid crotch-rap cliches. C+C Music Factory is destined to become this year's dance hit factory."[3] Marisa Fox from Entertainment Weekly felt that "this high-energy album has all the makings of a dance-club hit." She added that it's "a lot of fun — and it does live up to its name."[6] In a contemporary review, Select stated that "For every might tune like the title track, there's an over-long muddled "What's This Word Called Love?" and "the producers knack of building indestructible house beats is matched only by their inconsistency".[10] The review concluded that the songs were over-long and have trouble sustaining interest."[10]
Track listing [ edit ]
Side B Title Writer(s) Vocals 6. "Live Happy" David Cole Davis 7:22 7. "Oooh Baby" Cole Cole 4:53 8. "Let's Get Funkee" Cole Davis 4:29 9. "Givin' It To You" Cole Cole 4:52 10. "Bang That Beat" Williams 5:35
CD hidden track Title 11. "Shade" 8:17
Personnel [ edit ]
Deborah Cooper, Zelma Davis, Martha Wash, Freedom Williams, David Cole, Karen Bernod, Craig Derry, Yolanda Lee, Duran Ramos , Norma Jean Wright – lead and backing vocals
Robert Clivillés – keyboards, synthesizers, keyboard & synth programming, percussion, drum programming, backing vocals
David Cole – keyboards, backing vocals
Ricky Crespo – keyboards
Alan Friedman – keyboards, synthesizers, drums, percussion
Hugh McCracken – harmonica
Paul Pesco – guitars
Production [ edit ]
Arranged and produced by David Cole, Robert Clivillés, Freedom Williams and Larry Yasgar
Recorded and engineered by Rodney Ascue, Alec Head, Acar S. Key and Tony Maserati
Assistant engineers: Paul Berry, Bruce Calder, John Parthum, Steve Wellner
Mixed by Acar S. Key and Bob Rosa
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Certifications [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b "Gonna Make You Sweat - C+C Music Factory | Release Info" . AllMusic .
^ "Gonna Make You Sweat - C+C Music Factory - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 29 October 2016 .
^ a b Muretich, James (27 January 1991). "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald .
^ "Robert Christgau: CG: factory" . robertchristgau.com . Retrieved 31 October 2017 .
^ Larkin, Colin (2000). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music . Omnibus Press .
^ a b Fox, Marisa (18 January 1991). "Gonna Make You Sweat". Entertainment Weekly .
^ Raven, Kristina (2 March 1991). "Long Play" . NME . p. 36. Retrieved 3 April 2023 .
^ "Picks and Pans Review: Gonna Make You Sweat". People Magazine . 25 February 1991.
^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide . Random House. 1992. p. 120.
^ a b c Andrew, Harrison (March 1991). "Reviews". Select . p. 68.
^ "Australiancharts.com – C & C Music Factory – Gonna Make You Sweat" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ "Austriancharts.at – C & C Music Factory – Gonna Make You Sweat" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – C & C Music Factory – Gonna Make You Sweat" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – C & C Music Factory – Gonna Make You Sweat" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ "Charts.nz – C & C Music Factory – Gonna Make You Sweat" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ "Swedishcharts.com – C & C Music Factory – Gonna Make You Sweat" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – C & C Music Factory – Gonna Make You Sweat" . Hung Medien. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved March 11, 2021.
^ "The Billboard 200 Chart: Week of March 30, 1991" . Billboard . Retrieved March 11, 2021 .
^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart: Week of March 23, 1991" . Billboard . Retrieved March 11, 2021 .
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 47.
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1991" . Billboard . Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2021 .
^ "1991 The Year in Music" (PDF) . Billboard . Vol. 103, no. 51. December 21, 1991. p. YE-17. Retrieved June 4, 2021 .
^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1992" . Billboard . Archived from the original on January 24, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2021 .
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1991 Albums" (PDF) . Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 27 November 2021 .
^ "Canadian album certifications – C&C Music Factory – Gonna Make You Sweat" . Music Canada . Retrieved 27 November 2021 .
^ "British album certifications – Candc Music Factory – Gonna Make You Sweat" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 27 November 2021 .
^ "American album certifications – C&C Music Factory – Gonna Make You Sweat" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 27 November 2021 .
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