Artist: Sweet | Album: Action The Ultimate Story | Released: 2015 | Label: Sony Music | Catalog # 88875129652 | Genre: Glam Rock, Hard Rock | Country: UK | Duration: 02:42:40

In some ways, the Sweet epitomized all the tacky hubris and garish silliness of the early ’70s. Fusing bubblegum melodies with crunching, fuzzy guitars, the band looked a heavy metal band, but were as tame as any pop group. It was a dichotomy that served them well, as they racked up a number of hits in both the U.K. and the U.S. Most of those hits were written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, a pair of British songwriters that had a way with silly, simple, and catchy hooks. Chinn/Chapman and Sweet were smart enough to latch on to the British glam rock fad, building a safer, radio-friendly and teen-oriented version of Queen, T. Rex, and Gary Glitter. By the end of the ’70s, the group’s time at the top of the charts had expired but their hit singles lived on not only as cultural artifacts, but also as the predecessors for the pop-metal of the ’80s.

Tracklisting:

CD 1:

01. Action 3:19
02. Turn It Down 3:30
03. Lost Angels 4:01
04. Wig Wam Bam 3:01
05. Little Willy 3:14
06. Peppermint Twist 3:29
07. The Ballroom Blitz 4:02
08. New York Groove 3:54
09. Natural 4:51
10. Call Me 2:52
11. Reach Out I’ll Be There 5:09
12. Defender 3:54
13. The Six Teens 4:02
14. Into The Night 4:25
15. Yesterday’s Rain 5:18
16. Do As I Say 4:56
17. Laura Lee 4:16
18. Love Is Like Oxygen 3:45
19. Fox On The Run 3:21
20. Fox On The Run (Jay Frog & Amfree Remix) 6:27

Duration: 01:21:47

CD 2:

01. Teenage Rampage 3:34
02. Burn On The Flame 3:37
03. Set Me Free 3:59
04. Cockroach 4:52
05. Hell Raiser 3:17
06. Blockbuster 3:12
07. Windy City 7:29
08. Sweet F.A. 6:14
09. Stairway To The Stars 3:04
10. 4th Of July 4:24
11. Everything 4:30
12. Sixties Man 3:51
13. Do It All Over Again 4:26
14. Lady Starlight 3:11
15. Poppa Joe 3:06
16. Co-Co 3:10
17. Funny Funny 2:46
18. Fever Of Love 4:00
19. The Lies In Your Eyes 3:45
20. Still Got The Rock 4:26

Duration: 01:20:53

Single download
Sweet – Action 3:19
Sweet – Turn It Down 3:30
Sweet – Lost Angels 4:01
Sweet – Wig Wam Bam 3:01
Sweet – Little Willy 3:14
Sweet – Peppermint Twist 3:29
Sweet – The Ballroom Blitz 4:02
Sweet – New York Groove 3:54
Sweet – Natural 4:51
Sweet – Call Me 2:52
Sweet – Reach Out I’ll Be There 5:09
Sweet – Defender 3:54
Sweet – The Six Teens 4:02
Sweet – Into The Night 4:25
Sweet – Yesterday’s Rain 5:18
Sweet – Do As I Say 4:56
Sweet – Laura Lee 4:16
Sweet – Love Is Like Oxygen 3:45
Sweet – Fox On The Run 3:21
Sweet – Fox On The Run Jay Frog & Amfree Remix
Sweet – Teenage Rampage 3:34
Sweet – Burn On The Flame 3:37
Sweet – Set Me Free 3:59
Sweet – Cockroach 4:52
Sweet – Hell Raiser 3:17
Sweet – Blockbuster 3:12
Sweet – Windy City 7:29
Sweet – Sweet F.A. 6:14
Sweet – Stairway To The Stars 3:04
Sweet – 4th Of July 4:24
Sweet – Everything 4:30
Sweet – Sixties Man 3:51
Sweet – Do It All Over Again 4:26
Sweet – Lady Starlight 3:11
Sweet – Poppa Joe 3:06
Sweet – Co-Co 3:10
Sweet – Funny Funny 2:46
Sweet – Fever Of Love 4:00
Sweet – The Lies In Your Eyes 3:45
Sweet – Still Got The Rock 4:26

Category:Hard Rock
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