''Sweatsuit'' is a compilation album by American rapper Nelly, released on November 22, 2005. The album consists of tracks from his 2004 simultaneous album releases, ''

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'' and '' Suit''. The US edition of the compilation also includes four extra tracks, including the single " Grillz" featuring rappers

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and Ali & Gipp, which reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart; along with

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single " Nasty Girl", "Tired" featuring Avery Storm, and "Fly Away" from the

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of the 2005 film '' The Longest Yard.'' ''Sweatsuit'' received positive reviews from critics, for containing the highlights from both ''Sweat'' and ''Suit'', praising its material quality. Commercially, the compilation peaked at 26 on the US ''Billboard'' 200, and reached the top 40 in Australia and New Zealand. It has been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of 500,000 copies.

Background

While recording material for his third studio album, Nelly originally had the intention of producing one album. Songs were being recorded at a steady pace, with Nelly composing more ideas, to which he established the idea of two albums released simultaneously to house all the tracks. On April 27, 2004, Nelly's representative initially described the upcoming albums as thematically dissimilar, "one is more melodic and party-oriented in the vein of records like " E.I." and "Tip Drill", while the other was described as having a "harder edge". Nelly would release singles accompanied by music videos from both albums. Talking to MTV News, Nelly went on to describe the differences between both albums; their titles of ''

'' and '' Suit'' were announced on May 27, 2004. He noted ''Sweat'' as "more up-tempo" and "energetic", while characterizing ''Suit'' as more of "a grown-up and sexy vibe ..it's more melodic".

Release

On the same year, the compilation was released in the US on November 22, 2005 and in the UK on May 16.

Reception

Critical

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's Jason Birchmeier saw ''Sweatsuit'' as an album that combines the highlights of ''Sweat'' and ''Suit'', and one that should have been released initially. Birchmeier went on to criticize the compilation's track sequencing, and described the new songs as "unexceptional." "Nelly – Sweatsuit: Overview"

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. Retrieved on November 2, 2013. Though he summarized its material as "a solid, well-balanced, smoothly mixed listen," awarding the compilation four out of five stars. RapReviews.com's Steve Juon gave ''Sweatsuit'' an eight out of ten. Juon didn't see the new tracks as reason to purchase the compilation; he saw it as discarding material not targeted towards a pop audience, to make the compilation more attractive to new buyers who didn't get either ''Sweat'' or ''Suit''. Ultimately, Juon went on to praise Nelly's consistency, confidence and the combination of pop and hip hop within the material.

Commercial

''Sweatsuit'' peaked at number 26 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, remaining on the chart for twenty-four weeks. The compilation peaked at number 6 and 5 on the

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, respectively. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of 500,000 copies. On the

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, ''Sweatsuit'' debuted at number 25, peaking at number 24 on the following week. It remained on the chart for ten weeks before dropping out on the week of August 21, 2005. The compilation peaked at number 36 on the

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, dropping off on the following week. On the

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, it peaked at number 41. It was certified silver by the

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(BPI).

Track listing

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' 1990 " Roundball Rock". *"Na-NaNa-Na" samples

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's 1987 "Left Me Lonely".

Personnel

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. "Nelly – Sweatsuit: Credits" Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved on November 2, 2013. *Victor Abijaudi – engineer *The Alchemist – audio production, producer *Ali – featured artist, main personnel, rap *Ali & Gipp – performer, primary artist *Kori Anders – mixing *Avery Storm – featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, vocals *Big Gipp – guest artist *Biggie – featured artist *Mr. Leslie Braithwaite – mixing *Matt Brauss – brass *Jayson Bridges – audio production, drums, percussion, producer *Sandy Brummels – art direction *Al Byno – engineer *Jasper Cameron – featured artist, main personnel, producer, vocals *Chris Carmouche – engineer *Jason Carson – engineer *Andrew Coleman – engineer *Diddy – featured artist, main personnel, primary artist, rap *Phillip Duckett – producer *Jermaine Dupri – audio production, mixing, producer *Missy Elliott – featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, rap *Brian Frye – engineer *Richard "Rip" Gager – guitar *Chris Gehringer – mastering *Gipp – featured artist, main personnel, rap *Harold Guy – assistant engineer *Anthony Hamilton – featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, vocals *James D. "Sted Fast" II Hargrove – guitar, producer *Jennifer Havey – A&R *John Horesco IV – engineer, mixing *Jun Ishizeki – engineer *Ronald Isley – featured artist, guest artist, primary artist *Jagged Edge – featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, rap *Jaheim – featured artist, main personnel, vocals *King James II – engineer *Jazze Pha – audio production, featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, producer, rap *Kim Moore Johnson – vocals (background) *Rajinder Kala – congas *Chip Karpells – engineer, mixing *Debra Killings – bass *Kevin Law – A&R, engineer *Marc Stephen Lee – engineer *Murphy Lee – featured artist, main personnel, primary artist, vocals *Lincoln University Vocal Ensemble – featured artist, main personnel, vocals *Bryan Loss – drums *Lunatics – featured artist *Stephen Marley – featured artist, main personnel, primary artist, vocals *Dan "Thunda Dan" Marshal – engineer, guitar *Brandon "B Don" Matthews – engineer *NDoffene MBodji – assistant engineer *Tim McGraw – featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, vocals *Tadd Mingo – assistant engineer, engineer *Mobb Deep – featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, rap *Carl Nappa – engineer *Nelly – main personnel, primary artist, vocals *The Neptunes – audio production, producer *Jared Nugent – assistant engineer *Shorty B. – bass, guitar *Snoop Dogg – featured artist, main personnel, primary artist, rap *Nico Solis – engineer *Joe Spiz – art direction, design *St. Lunatics – main personnel, primary artist, vocals *T.I. – featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, vocals *Phil Tan – mixing *Richard Travali – mixing *Serge Tsai – engineer *Paul Wall – featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, rap *Bruce Waynne – producer *James White – photography *Pharrell Williams – featured artist, guest artist, main personnel, primary artist, vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

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