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Off the Record (Sweet album)

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1977 studio album by Sweet
Off the Record
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1977 (1977-03)[1][2]
8 April 1977 (1977-04-08)(US)[3]
October 1977 (1977-10)(Yugoslavia)[4]
Recorded4–8 October 1976[5]
StudioAudio International Studios, London[5]
Genre
Length38:32(original)
41:37(US)
LabelRCA
Capitol(US)
ProducerSweet
Sweet chronology
Give Us a Wink
(1976)		Off the Record
(1977)		The Golden Greats
(1977)
Singles from Off the Record
  1. "Lost Angels"
    Released: 14 October 1976 (1976-10-14)(Germany)[6]
    15 October 1976 (1976-10-15)[7]
    October 1976 (1976-10)(France, Spain)[8][9]
    November 1976 (1976-11)(Italy)[10]
    1977 (1977)(MX)[11]
  2. "Fever of Love"
    Released: February 1977 (1977-02)(Belgium, Italy, Spain)[12][13][14]
    25 February 1977 (1977-02-25)[15]
    28 February 1977 (1977-02-28)(Germany)[16]
    13 April 1977 (1977-04-13)(US)[16]
    June 1977 (1977-06)(Yugoslavia)[16]
    1977 (1977)(Japan)[16]
  3. "Funk it Up"
    Released: July 1977 (1977-07)[1]
    26 August 1977 (1977-08-26)(US & MX)[17]
  4. "Stairway to the Stars"
    Released: 29 July 1977 (1977-07-29)[18]
    August 1977 (1977-08)(Germany, Belgium, Spain)[19][20][21]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStar[22]
Administratorno rating[23]

Off the Record is the fifth studio album by Britishglam rock bandSweet, released in March 1977 throughRCA.[1][2]

The band produced it with assistance from engineers Louis Austin and Nick Ryan. The album peaked at No. 151 on theBillboard 200 on 14 May 1977.[24]

"Stairway to the Stars" was withheld from the RCA album release and later issued as a single as a follow-up to "Lost Angels" and "Fever of Love". All three singles proved to be commercial flops (except some countries like Sweden, Germany, Austria, South Africa, and Denmark, where all or some broke the top 10 and 20).

The German power metal actGamma Ray covered "Lost Angels" on their 2013Master of Confusion EP.

Track listing

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Credits adapted from the liner notes ofOff the Record.[5]

Original release

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All tracks are written bySweet (Brian Connolly,Steve Priest,Andy Scott andMick Tucker).

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Fever of Love"4:03
2."Lost Angels"4:06
3."Midnight to Daylight"3:34
4."Windy City"7:26
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."Live for Today"3:19
6."She Gimme Lovin'"4:08
7."Laura Lee"4:18
8."Hard Times"4:01
9."Funk It Up"3:34
Total length:38:32

Bonus tracks on 1990 reissue

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  2. "A Distinct Lack of Ancient"(B-side of 'Fever of Love') – 4:07
  3. "Stairway to the Stars" – 3:05
  4. "Why Don't You Do It to Me"(B-side of 'Stairway to the Stars') – 3:11

Bonus tracks on 1999 reissue

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  2. "A Distinct Lack of Ancient" – 4:09
  3. "Why Don't You Do It to Me" – 3:14

Bonus tracks on 2005 reissue

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  2. "A Distinct Lack of Ancient" – 4:07
  3. "Funk It Up"(disco mix – US B-side of 'Funk It Up') – 5:27
  4. "Stairway to the Stars" – 3:03
  5. "Why Don't You Do It to Me" – 3:13
  6. "Midnight to Daylight"(extended version) – 4:09
  7. "Lost Angels"(demo version) – 3:46
  8. "She Gimme Lovin'"(alternative version – previously unreleased) – 4:06
  9. "Hard Times"(alternative version – previously unreleased) – 4:40

US Track listing

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Side one
  1. "Fever of Love"(different intro) – 3:59
  2. "Lost Angels" – 4:02
  3. "Midnight to Daylight" – 3:30
  4. "Laura Lee" – 4:16
  5. "Windy City" – 7:27
Side two
  1. "Stairway to the Stars"(additional track) – 3:05
  2. "Live for Today"(clean version) – 3:22
  3. "Funk It Up (David's Song)"(same as RCA version) – 3:33
  4. "Hard Times" – 4:00
  5. "She Gimme Lovin'" – 4:04

Unlike the RCA issue, the Capitol cover featured the album title.

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes ofOff the Record.[5]

Sweet
  • Brian Connolly – lead vocals
  • Steve Priest – bass guitar, harmonica(track 8), lead vocals(track 7) and backing vocals(except track 5)
  • Andy Scott – all guitars, keyboards, synthesizers & vocals(except track 5)
  • Mick Tucker – all percussion (drums) & vocals(except track 5)
Production
  • Louie Austin & Nick Ryan — engineers
  • David Stanford — photography by Andy Scott
  • Pennie Smith — photography by Brian Connolly
  • Alexander Agor — photography by Steve Priest
  • Jan Frewer — photography by Mick Tucker
  • Recorded in October 1976 at Audio International Studios
  • Mixed in January 1977 at Kingsway Recorders, London

References

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  1. ^abcStrong, Martin Charles (27 January 1995).Great Rock Discography. Canongate Press. p. 807.ISBN 978-0-86241-541-9.
  2. ^ab"Vinyl Album: Sweet - Off The Record (1977)".45worlds. Retrieved1 July 2025.
  3. ^"Vinyl Album: Sweet - Off The Record (1977)".45worlds. Retrieved3 July 2025.
  4. ^"Sweet - Off The Record".Discogs.com. October 1977. Retrieved30 July 2025.
  5. ^abcdSweet (1977).Off the Record (liner notes).RCA. PL 25072.
  6. ^"The Sweet - Lost Angels". Retrieved30 July 2025.
  7. ^"The Sweet - Lost Angels". Retrieved30 July 2025.
  8. ^"The Sweet - Lost Angels". Retrieved30 July 2025.
  9. ^"The Sweet - Lost Angels". Retrieved30 July 2025.
  10. ^"The Sweet - Lost Angels". Retrieved30 July 2025.
  11. ^"The Sweet - Lost Angels". Retrieved30 July 2025.
  12. ^"The Sweet - Fever of Love". Retrieved30 July 2025.
  13. ^"The Sweet - Fever of Love". Retrieved30 July 2025.
  14. ^"The Sweet - Fever of Love". Retrieved30 July 2025.
  15. ^"The Sweet - Fever of Love". Retrieved30 July 2025.
  16. ^abcd"The Sweet - Fever Of Love".dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved3 July 2025.
  17. ^"The Sweet - Funk it Up".dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved3 July 2025.
  18. ^"The Sweet - Stairway to the Stars". Retrieved30 July 2025.
  19. ^"The Sweet - Stairway to the Stars". Retrieved30 July 2025.
  20. ^"The Sweet - Stairway to the Stars". Retrieved30 July 2025.
  21. ^"The Sweet - Stairway to the Stars". Retrieved30 July 2025.
  22. ^"Off the Record Review by Donald A. Guarisco".AllMusic. Retrieved3 April 2024.
  23. ^Administrator (23 December 2018)."Off The Record | The Ultimate Sweet Fan Site".sweet.thesweetweb.com. Retrieved1 July 2025.
  24. ^"Sweet".Billboard. Retrieved3 April 2024.
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