Sweat (The System album)

Sweat
Studio album by the System
Released	June 19, 1983
Recorded	August 1981– April 1983
Studio	Sorcerer Sound Studios, Soho, N.Y.
Genre	Post-disco funk electro synth-pop
Length	41:33
Label	Mirage/Atlantic
Producer	David Frank Mic Murphy
The System chronology
Sweat (1983) X-Periment (1984)
Singles from Sweat
"You Are in My System" Released: August 26, 1982 "It's Passion" Released: 1982

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Village Voice	A−[1]

Sweat is the 1983 debut album recorded by the American band the System, released in the United States on June 19, 1983, under Mirage Records (a subsidiary label for Atlantic). It was produced by the duo of David Frank and Mic Murphy. The album features two commercially successful songs "It's Passion" and "You Are in My System". The album entered the Billboard 200 and R&B Albums charts in 1983.^[2]

Track listing

^{All songs written by Frank & Murphy.}

Side A

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sweat"	7:13
2.	"You Are in My System"	5:57
3.	"It's Passion"	7:28

Side B

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stand Up And Cheer"	5:45
2.	"I Won't Let Go"	5:27
3.	"Go For What U Know"	5:37
4.	"Now I Am Electric"	4:06

Personnel

• Mic Murphy - vocals, electric guitars
• David Frank - keyboards, synthesizers, digital sounds

Production

• Arranged and Produced by Mic Murphy and David Frank.
• Recording and mix by Craig Bishop.
• Mastered by "Dr." Dennis King.

Chart positions

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[2]	94
US R&B Albums[2]	14

References

1. Christgau, Robert (May 31, 1983). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
2. ""Sweat" by The System (chart positions) on Allmusic". Billboard, Allmusic. Retrieved August 23, 2011.