Waters Edge

Waters Edge is the eighth studio album by British glam rock band Sweet, released in 1980.

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

Waters Edge
Studio album by
Sweet
ReleasedAugust 1980
Recorded1980
GenreGlam rock, pop 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[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

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
  1. "Tall Girls" - 4:30
  2. "Oh Yeah!" - 2:21
  3. "Sixties Man" (single version) - 3:52
  4. "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. "Waters Edge - Sweet | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. 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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