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{{Album reviews
{{Album reviews
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|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|website = [[AllMusic]]}}</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]]''
| 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>
| 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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===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.
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
;Sweet
;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]]
*[[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
*[[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
*[[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==

Revision as of 01:25, 20 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

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

European release

  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

  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)

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

Sweet
Additional personnel

References

  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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