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{{For|other releases of a similar title|Water's Edge (disambiguation)}}
{{For|other releases of a similar title|Water's Edge (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
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| cover = Waters Edge album cover.jpg
| cover = Waters Edge album cover.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = April 1980<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/806/mode/2up|title=Great Rock Discography|page=807}}</ref>
| released = August 1980
| recorded = 1980
| recorded = 1980
| venue =
| venue =
| studio =
| studio =
| genre = [[Glam rock]], [[pop rock]]
| genre = [[pop rock]], [[hard rock]]
| length = 36:02 <small>(Europe)</small><br />34:41 <small>(US/Canada)</small>
| length = [European version 36:02]
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| label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]]
[US/Canadian version 34:41]
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| label = [[Polydor]]
| producer = Sweet, [[Pip Williams]]
| producer = Sweet, [[Pip Williams]]
| prev_title = [[Cut Above the Rest]]
| prev_title = [[Cut Above the Rest]]
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{{Album reviews
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>https://www.allmusic.com/album/waters-edge-mw0000468061</ref>
|rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/waters-edge-mw0000468061|title = Waters Edge – Sweet &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|publisher = [[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book|author=Sheffield, Rob|editor1-first=Nathan|editor1-last=Brackett|editor1-link=Nathan Brackett|editor2-first=Christian|editor2-last=Hoard|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|publisher=Simon & Schuster|edition=4th|year=2004|page=798|display-authors=etal|author-link=Rob Sheffield|title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide}}</ref>
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'''''Waters Edge''''' is the eighth studio album by British [[glam rock]] band [[The Sweet|Sweet]], released in 1980.
'''''Waters Edge''''' is the eighth studio album by British [[glam rock]] band [[The Sweet|Sweet]], released in 1980. The album was a commercial disappointment and yielded no hits.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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===European release===
===European release===
#"[[Sixties Man]]" <small>(Peter Hutchins, [[Pip Williams]])</small> - 4:12
#"Sixties Man" <small>(Peter Hutchins, [[Pip Williams]])</small> – 4:12
#"Getting in the Mood for Love" - 3:04
#"Getting in the Mood for Love" – 3:04
#"Tell the Truth" <small>(Priest, Scott, Gary Moberley)</small> - 3:34
#"Tell the Truth" <small>(Priest, Scott, Gary Moberley)</small> – 3:34
#"Own Up" - 3:19
#"Own Up" – 3:19
#"Too Much Talking" <small>(Ray McRiner)</small> - 3:57
#"Too Much Talking" <small>(Ray McRiner)</small> – 3:57
#"Thank You for Loving Me" <small>(Scott, Moberley)</small> - 3:43
#"Thank You for Loving Me" <small>(Scott, Moberley)</small> – 3:43
#"At Midnight" <small>(Scott)</small> - 3:20
#"At Midnight" <small>(Scott)</small> – 3:20
#"Waters Edge" - 2:59
#"Waters Edge" – 2:59
#"Hot Shot Gambler" <small>(Priest)</small> - 3:34
#"Hot Shot Gambler" <small>(Priest)</small> – 3:34
#"Give the Lady Some Respect" <small>(McRiner)</small> - 4:30
#"Give the Lady Some Respect" <small>(McRiner)</small> – 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.
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====
====Bonus tracks on 2010 reissue====
# <li value=11> "Tall Girls" - 4:30</li>
# <li value=11> "Tall Girls" – 4:30</li>
# "Oh Yeah!" - 2:21
# "Oh Yeah!" – 2:21
# "Sixties Man" <small>(single version)</small> - 3:52
# "Sixties Man" <small>(single version)</small> – 3:52
# "Give The Lady Some Respect" <small>(single version)</small> - 3:27
# "Give The Lady Some Respect" <small>(single version)</small> – 3:27


===US/Canada release (LP only)===
===US/Canada release (LP only)===
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;Side One
;Side One
#"Sixties Man" - 4:08
#"Sixties Man" – 4:08
#"Own Up" - 3:16
#"Own Up" – 3:16
#"Too Much Talking" - 3:57
#"Too Much Talking" – 3:57
#"Tell the Truth" - 3:30
#"Tell the Truth" – 3:30
#"Getting in the Mood for Love" <small>(edited)</small> - 3:01
#"Getting in the Mood for Love" <small>(edited)</small> – 3:01


;Side Two
;Side Two
#"Thank You for Loving Me" - 3:40
#"Thank You for Loving Me" – 3:40
#"At Midnight" - 3:16
#"At Midnight" – 3:16
#"Waters Edge" - 2:54
#"Waters Edge" – 2:54
#"Hot Shot Gambler" - 3:32
#"Hot Shot Gambler" – 3:32
#"Give the Lady Some Respect" <small>(single version)</small> - 3:27
#"Give the Lady Some Respect" <small>(single version)</small> – 3:27


To date, the ''VI'' version of this album has never been reissued on CD.
To date, the ''VI'' version of this album has never been reissued on CD.


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;Sweet
*[[Steve Priest]] - [[bass guitar]], [[lead vocals]] <small>(tracks 1, 2, 8, 9, 10)</small>, co-lead vocals <small>(tracks 3, 6)</small>, [[backing vocals]]
*[[Andy Scott (guitarist)|Andy Scott]] - [[guitar]]s, [[synthesiser]]s, lead vocals <small>(tracks 5, 7)</small>, co-lead vocals <small>(tracks 3, 6)</small>, backing vocals
*[[Steve Priest]] – [[bass guitar]], [[lead vocals]] <small>(tracks 1, 2, 8, 9, 10)</small>, co-lead vocals <small>(tracks 3, 6)</small>, [[backing vocals]]
*[[Mick Tucker]] - [[drum kit|drums]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]], lead vocals <small>(track 4)</small>, backing vocals
*[[Andy Scott (guitarist)|Andy Scott]] – [[guitar]]s, [[synthesiser]]s, lead vocals <small>(tracks 5, 7)</small>, co-lead vocals <small>(tracks 3, 6)</small>, backing vocals
*[[Mick Tucker]] – [[drum kit|drums]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]], lead vocals <small>(track 4)</small>, backing vocals


;Additional personnel
;Additional personnel
*Gary Moberley - [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
*Gary Moberley – [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]]
*[[Pip Williams]] - production <small>(tracks 1, 10)</small>
*[[Pip Williams]] – production <small>(tracks 1, 10)</small>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:1980 albums]]
[[Category:1980 albums]]
[[Category:Polydor Records albums]]
[[Category:Polydor Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Pip Williams]]




Latest revision as of 17:26, 23 October 2024

For other releases of a similar title, see Water's Edge (disambiguation).

Waters Edge
Studio album by
Sweet
ReleasedApril 1980[1]
Recorded1980
Genrepop rock, hard rock
Length36:02 (Europe)
34:41 (US/Canada)
LabelPolydor
ProducerSweet, Pip Williams
Sweet chronology
Cut Above the Rest
(1979) 		Waters Edge
(1980) 		Identity Crisis
(1982)
Alternative cover
Cover of US/Canada version
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

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

[edit]

All songs written and composed by Steve Priest, Andy Scott and Mick Tucker except where noted.

European release

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  1. "Sixties Man" (Peter Hutchins, Pip Williams) – 4:12
  2. "Getting in the Mood for Love" – 3:04
  3. "Tell the Truth" (Priest, Scott, Gary Moberley) – 3:34
  4. "Own Up" – 3:19
  5. "Too Much Talking" (Ray McRiner) – 3:57
  6. "Thank You for Loving Me" (Scott, Moberley) – 3:43
  7. "At Midnight" (Scott) – 3:20
  8. "Waters Edge" – 2:59
  9. "Hot Shot Gambler" (Priest) – 3:34
  10. "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

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  2. "Tall Girls" – 4:30
  3. "Oh Yeah!" – 2:21
  4. "Sixties Man" (single version) – 3:52
  5. "Give The Lady Some Respect" (single version) – 3:27

US/Canada release (LP only)

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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
  1. "Sixties Man" – 4:08
  2. "Own Up" – 3:16
  3. "Too Much Talking" – 3:57
  4. "Tell the Truth" – 3:30
  5. "Getting in the Mood for Love" (edited) – 3:01
Side Two
  1. "Thank You for Loving Me" – 3:40
  2. "At Midnight" – 3:16
  3. "Waters Edge" – 2:54
  4. "Hot Shot Gambler" – 3:32
  5. "Give the Lady Some Respect" (single version) – 3:27

To date, the VI version of this album has never been reissued on CD.

Personnel

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Sweet
Additional personnel

References

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  1. ^ "Great Rock Discography". p. 807.
  2. ^ "Waters Edge – Sweet | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ^ 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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