Gonna Make You Sweat

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.

This article is about the album by C+C Music Factory. For the title track from the album, see Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now). For the song by Keith Sweat, see Make You Sweat.
Gonna Make You Sweat
Studio album by
C+C Music Factory
ReleasedDecember 18, 1990[1]
Recorded1989–1990
StudioUnique Recording Studios, New York City
GenreHip house, dance, pop
Length66:17
LabelColumbia
Producer
C+C Music Factory chronology
Gonna Make You Sweat
(1990)		 Anything Goes!
(1994)
Singles from Gonna Make You Sweat
  1. "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
    Released: November 18, 1990
  2. "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)"
    Released: March 3, 1991
  3. "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..."
    Released: June 23, 1991
  4. "Just a Touch of Love"
    Released: August 15, 1991

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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Calgary HeraldB+[3]
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
NME6/10[7]
People Magazine(favorable)[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Select2/5[10]

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
Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
1."Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
4:06
2."Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)"
  • Clivillés
  • Williams
Williams5:42
3."Things That Make You Go Hmmm..."
  • Clivillés
  • Williams
Williams5:23
4."Just a Touch of Love"Clivillés 5:38
5."A Groove of Love (What's This Word Called Love?)"
  • Clivillés
  • Williams
10:00
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)VocalsLength
6."Live Happy"David ColeDavis7:22
7."Oooh Baby"ColeCole4:53
8."Let's Get Funkee"ColeDavis4:29
9."Givin' It To You"ColeCole4:52
10."Bang That Beat"
  • Cole
  • Williams
Williams5:35
CD hidden track
No.TitleLength
11."Shade"8:17

Personnel
  • 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
  • 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

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[25] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[26] 4× Platinum 400,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[28] 5× Platinum 5,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
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  7. Raven, Kristina (2 March 1991). "Long Play". NME. p. 36. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  8. "Picks and Pans Review: Gonna Make You Sweat". People Magazine. 25 February 1991.
  9. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 120.
  10. Andrew, Harrison (March 1991). "Reviews". Select. p. 68.
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